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message header

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message header

The identification lines at the beginning of an e-mail message, such as To:, From:, Subject: and Date:.



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Spammers simply take legitimate addresses and put them in the "From:" address in a message header.
E-mail authentication slams spam by Fisher, Joseph / Computer Technology Review
The state of California, for example, recently passed a bill which, although it came up short of outlawing the 'practice of spamming, requires that spammers include the letters "ADV" in the message header (or ADV/ADLT for adult content) and a valid fax, phone or e-mail address to allow recipients to ask to be removed from future mailings.
A lesson on spam artists: noble efforts to curb spamming likely ... by Milne, John / Northern Ontario Business
This complementary string is incorporated into the message header, and the message is sent.
Sneaky calculations: how to trick other people's computers into ... by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
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