At 01:49 AM 12/25/96 +0000, you wrote:
HI ALL,
I have a mailing list set up and it check the "from field"
to see if the person is authorized to use the list.
The problem is that if you know the email address
of any authorized person, and change your from field
on your mailer to their address, the mail will go through the system.
Is there a way to test some other field? Like a verified sender or
something.
Nope. Any header can be forged by a resourceful enough person. You could
consider putting things in like a password that you could GREP for (to make
sure this person is allowed to get the list) and then STRIP out the
password before you send the list out.
Lates!
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