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Re: [ietf-smtp] Email explained from first principles

2021-05-27 11:39:39
PS:

On Thu, 27 May 2021, Kaspar Etter wrote:
On a different note, the problem with malicious display names is much worse than many people are aware: ...

I can assure you that everyone here is quite aware of the issue. We're also aware that a large number of mail users pay no attention to the sender's name at all. If you send a message from Evil Russian Criminal telling people to click on this link to verify your Paypal payment, lots of people will click anyway.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl(_at_)taugh(_dot_)com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly

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