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Re: mail port



On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, Ross F. Jimenez wrote:

> I have a question... you can telnet to a mail port (25) and send mail 
> from it,,to any person, and put it's from anybody you want, are you not 
> suppose to do this,, or can anybody do this, can the mail be tracked ?? 
> It would seem like a big security flaw if you could send false mail so 
> easily... ??? 

Why is this being discussed in the 'www-security' list?


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