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Spamguard Cloaking device

#598
From: Peter Renzland nospam
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00
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I just wrote a really simple script to mask my From: address when
posting news.  (Spammers apparently ignore the Reply-To: header.)

I'm hoping the "localhost" trick will make it past pedantic news transports,
and that it just might backfire at aome of the spammers ...

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Message-ID: <E7FrzI.M55@passport.ca>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 1149bd,e48c49cf8092da84,start
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From: Peter Renzland (nospam@localhost)
Subject: Spamguard Cloaking device
Date: 1997/03/22
Message-ID: <E7FrzI.M55@passport.ca>
X-Deja-AN: 227507211
Sender: news@passport.ca
X-Nntp-Posting-Host: lindy.dancing.org
Organization: Traditional Social Dance Salon, Toronto
Reply-To: My.Real.Address.Is.In.The.Body.Of.The.Article@Localhost
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