January 06, 2005
Gmail is an anonymous mailer

Someone I know is getting weird emails from a gmail account and asked me to look into it. Obviously, first things first, I checked the headers for the originating IP. Guess what? It appears gmail doesn't include that in headers.

I suppose we now have to rely on google to get anywhere with harassing emails, spam and other badness. Google -- policing the Internet, great.

Posted January 06, 2005 07:31 PM in Geek Stuff
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On January 6, 2005 07:56 PM Jeb added:

Who do we rely on now?

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On January 7, 2005 03:46 AM rob added:

... sharp wits and pointy sticks.

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On January 7, 2005 07:51 AM Jeb added:

Al Franken and Ron Jeremy?

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On January 7, 2005 11:22 AM Observer added:

[AND] Recently I receive spams (more than a few of them) whose disclosed recipient email address is very close to my email, even though this specific email I have never used.
Are they testing their spam filters by letting spammers harvest emails through a listing?? Might be!

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On January 9, 2005 11:58 PM Eric added:

observer:

probably just spamming randomness @ random.isp.com or something, till they hit upon something.

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On January 14, 2005 03:59 AM eone added:

i can't sign on YM, the id rejected. how i can fix this matter

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