See below........ =A0 Regards from Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy", =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ,,,,,,,, =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=D4=BF=D4=AC =A0 =A0Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona --------------------------------- Thursday, 3/3/2005, @ 9:25:50 AM EST --------------------------------- You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D|:o:|=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:06:50 -0500, Cris wrote: =A0 | =A0 BUT - you guys - you can put whatever you want it to say, and I =A0 | =A0 can still go into the properties in the e-mail and see your =A0 | =A0 address that it actually was sent from. Correct -- that's the point I made earlier. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 and - the reason that you wouldn't want your address showing is =A0 | =A0 because of the - I was going to say hundreds, but I think it''s =A0 | =A0 more like thousands - of people who forward jokes etc. and never, =A0 | =A0 ever remove ANY of the original senders =A0 | =A0 information. so it goes out all over the internet, and is scooped =A0 | =A0 up by unscroupulous people, and you get more and more spam. plus - =A0 | =A0 =A0viruses from people who have that e-mail that has your e-mail =A0 | =A0 address sitting in it. Exactly -- which is why we say that correct "neticate" is to use a BBC list= to send to rather than putting the list of recipients in the "TO" column. = This is also how you keep people's addresses from being on a zillion= computers.....where they can be used by malicious virus scripts, etc. By= using the BCC to send, you eliminate this specific compromise. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Cris =A0 | =A0 ----- Original Message ----- =A0 | =A0 From: The Keyboard Cowboy =A0 | =A0 To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:06 PM =A0 | =A0 Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: when sending emails. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Right.. well, its just masking it, but the email addy still goes =A0 | =A0 with the =A0 | =A0 mail... whether its in the FROM field or REPLY-TO field. But... =A0 | =A0 most ISP's =A0 | =A0 don't have checks to verify the originating email address. So, =A0 | =A0 you can pretty much put any address in there, and it'll work. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Such as... this specific post. Looks like its coming from The =A0 | =A0 Keyboard Cowboy himself... but, hence, it is only Sir Troth. :o) =A0 | =A0 | =A0 ---Troth =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 -----Original Message----- =A0 | =A0 From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of The =A0 | =A0 Keyboard Cowboy Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:58 PM To: =A0 | =A0 ~OoO~ Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: when sending emails. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Actually, it depends on the e-mail program =A0In Poco, you can =A0 | =A0 leave out your=3D =A0 | =A0 e-mail address, name, etc. =A0 But you know, of course, that all =A0 | =A0 anyone has=3D =A0 | =A0 to do is hit reply and the e-mail address will be apparent. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 Regards from =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy", =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 ,,,,,,,, =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0=3DD4=3DBF=3DD4=3DAC =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 =3DA0Cincinnati, Ohio =A0 | =A0 Scottsdale, Arizona =A0 | =A0 --------------------------------- =A0 | =A0 Wednesday, 3/2/2005, @ 10:57:07 PM EST =A0 | =A0 --------------------------------- =A0 | =A0 When I die, bury me on the golf course so my husband will visit. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 ~Author Unknown =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0= =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D|:o:|=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =A0 | =A0 3D=3D3 D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =A0 | =A0 | =A0 On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:04:55 -0500, ~OoO~ wrote: =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 Well... you can't hide it, but nothing says you can't =A0 | =A0 lie about =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 it. Just put a bogus email address as the FROM address =A0 | =A0 in your =3DA0 | =3DA0 client. =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 ---Troth =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 -----Original Message----- =3DA0 | =3DA0 From: pctechtalk- =A0 | =A0 bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3DA0 | =3DA0 Sent: Wednesday, =A0 | =A0 March 02, 2005 11:48 AM =3DA0 | =3DA0 To: "Undisclosed- =A0 | =A0 Recipient:;"@freelists.org =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 Subject: -=3D3DPCTechTalk=3D3D- when sending emails. =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 I have discovered that I can send my emails ALL in BCC =A0 | =A0 and so no =3DA0 | =3DA0 one can get the addy's of friends if someone =A0 | =A0 forwards =3DA0but is =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 there a way to protect MY Name from going out? =3DA0Seems =A0 | =A0 like I =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 might have seen that somewhere but can't recall how =A0 | =A0 they did it =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 or where I saw it, does anyone know about this? =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 Thanks SandyLea =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 -- =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 <Please delete this line and everything below.>=A0=3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 To unsub or change your email settings: =3DA0 | =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 To =A0 | =A0 access our Archives: =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 | =3DA0 //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 For more info: =3DA0 | =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=3D3Dpctechtalk =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 -- =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 <Please delete this line and everything below.>=A0=3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 To unsub or change your email settings: =3DA0 | =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 To =A0 | =A0 access our Archives: =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 | =3DA0 //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =3DA0 For more info: =3DA0 | =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=3D3Dpctechtalk =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 -- =A0 | =A0 <Please delete this line and everything below.> =A0 | =A0 | =A0 To unsub or change your email settings: =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk =A0 | =A0 | =A0 To access our Archives: =A0 | =A0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ =A0 | =A0 | =A0 For more info: =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=3Dpctechtalk =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 -- =A0 | =A0 <Please delete this line and everything below.> =A0 | =A0 | =A0 To unsub or change your email settings: =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk =A0 | =A0 | =A0 To access our Archives: =A0 | =A0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ =A0 | =A0 | =A0 For more info: =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=3Dpctechtalk =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 -- =A0 | =A0 <Please delete this line and everything below.> =A0 | =A0 | =A0 To unsub or change your email settings: =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk =A0 | =A0 | =A0 To access our Archives: =A0 | =A0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ =A0 | =A0 | =A0 For more info: =A0 | =A0 //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=3Dpctechtalk -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk