Re: REQ: display and allow modifying From: header
From: Ben C. O. Grimm - Libertatis Praesidium NL - (BenGrimm@xs4all.nl)
Date: ed, 8 Jan 1997 16:49:44 -0500
Jani Patanen wrote:
> When I write a message, From: header is not included in the message.
> It would be nice to have it there, so that I could add spam-block
> (or remove it) when writing to closed mailing lists/international news
> groups. As it seems that more and more spammers get addresses from
> news articles I would like to have an easy way to modify my From:
> header when I want to.
> For example to put From: Jani.Patanen@pp.kolumbus.fi_REMOVE_TAIL
A simple way to do this is to change your 'name=' line or your
'domain=' line in the config-file. As long as your 'reply-to=' line
reflects your correct e-mail address, return mail will reach you. Most
spammers grab the from-line, which is determined by your 'name=' and
'domain=' lines.
As an example, I would use:
name=bengrimm
domain=xs4all.spam
reply-to=bengrimm@xs4all.nl
which would yield:
-- From: bengrimm@xs4all.spam
-- Reply-to: bengrimm@xs4all.nl
B.