On 14/06/2012, at 11:18 AM, tom samson wrote:
> Okay some really worthwhile discussion but can I prevent an address being
> sent?
> tom
Hi Tom,
In a previous reply to you I mentioned you would need to look at the Long
Headers in the email to see where the message actually has been sent from.
An email collects information from each of the computers it passes through on
the way to the recipient, and this is stored in the email’s 'Long Headers'.
The 'Long Headers' are best read from the bottom up, as they are added to as
the email passes through the system.
If you can see in the 'Long Headers' or ('All Headers' in Lion Mail) the IP
address for the computer that sent the email, you may be able to determine
where the message came from.
If you are completely sure that you have not 'physically' sent the email, we
would suspect that someone has 'spoofed' your email address (which is very easy
to do) and used your address in the return address in the email headers.
Spammers change an email header's "from" address to make it appear as though
the message originated from your email account, and which in turn causes any
bounced email alerts to go to your inbox.
In your case as your wife's email address is no longer active, your ISP has
notified you that the message failed to be delivered.
>> but can I prevent an address being sent?
Do you mean can you prevent an address being used to send emails?
If your email address has been 'spoofed' the answer is NO.
If you, or someone who has access to your email account has sent the email to
your wife's bigpond address the answer is YES.
As there is no record of the sent message in your Mail Account 'sent' mailbox
.... we have to presume you didn't send it.
Cheers,
Ronni
>
> On 13/06/2012, at 9:28 PM, tom samson wrote:
>
>> First you are correct I have been with iinet for about five years
>> second there are no copies of that address on my machine and I cannot find
>> it in spotlight or in address book
>> third mail was switched off at the time because we were at work.
>> and curious no sent mails.
>>
>> I think I need to see if little snitch can prevent any unwarranted emails.
>> Can this be done or is there another way ?
>> tom
>> On 13/06/2012, at 8:53 PM, cm wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Tom,
>>>
>>> Just a thought. I take it you are with iiNet now, hence the iiNet mailer
>>> daemon. You may have your wife's old address in an address book somewhere
>>> and inadvertently sent it an email. Which email account was the
>>> notification directed to? Have a look in the sent folder of that account
>>> from as many machines as you use that account on and see if there is an
>>> email accidentally addressed to the old account.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Carlo
>>>
>>> On 13/06/2012, at 20:48 , tom samson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had an undeliverable email notification from: Mail Delivery System
>>>> <mailer-dae...@icp-osb-irony-out9.external.iinet.net.au> with the problem
>>>> 5.1.0 Unknown address error 550-'5.1.1 and the email address of my wife's
>>>> old big pond account from about 5 years ago.
>>>> It ends with suggesting that I sent this on 13 June 2012 2:12:43 PM AWST
>>>>
>>>> the problem is we were at work at the time and this account has been
>>>> inactive for a long time.
>>>> Is there a problem here? and how could this have happened?
>>>> tom Samson
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