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Article #803Re: BAFFELED ??#@# !! CONFUSED !!#@@!!!!!
From: oleg
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:40
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:40
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In article <1drec6INNmf3@kitty.ksu.ksu.edu> probreak@kitty.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) writes: >873nikorawal@gw.wmich.edu writes: > >> What I do not understand is that how a user can send mail to a different user >>on the same system, and make it appear as though it has been sent by the >>operator or any other user on the system. Unless Of-course he has access to the >>operator/other persons account !!!!! > >> Curiocity !!!!!! > >Its a rather simple exercise to forge email from anyone at anywhere. >I of course am not going to say how its done, other than to say it's >pretty trivial to accomplish this. Basically I could send you mail from So, you don't study this in university? :) Well, to satisfy Curiocity !!!!!! of original poster I would recommend ftp'ing to nic.ddn.mil and grabbing /rfc/rfc821.txt. Don't assume e-mail is secure. des the message with password known to recipitant if you want to send anything important. Oleg
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!charnel!rat!koko.csustan.edu!nic.csu.net!nic.csu.net!nntp From: oleg@gd.cs.csufresno.edu Newsgroups: comp.security.misc Subject: Re: BAFFELED ??#@# !! CONFUSED !!#@@!!!!! Message-ID: <1992Nov20.064054.3285@nic.csu.net> Date: 20 Nov 92 14:40:53 GMT References: <1992Nov10.201503.6288@gw.wmich.edu> <1drec6INNmf3@kitty.ksu.ksu.edu> Sender: oleg@gd.cs.csufresno.edu Organization: Computer Science Departement of California State University in Fresno Lines: 20 Nntp-Posting-Host: gd.cs.csufresno.edu