Inbound e-mail address

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Dave

I get spammed on occasion where I can't seem to find which of my e-mail
addresses is the target.

I'm using Outlook 2002. I looked in the View, Options, under Internet
Header, but don't see my address. Is is possible for a spammer to hide
that?

Dave.
 
Yes, they could have BCC'd you.


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Yes, they could have BCC'd you.

Interesing... I thought a BCC hid everyone else's address from me. You're
saying it hides mine also?

Dave
 
I'm using Outlook 2002. I looked in the View, Options, under Internet
Header, but don't see my address. Is is possible for a spammer to hide
that?
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The addresses you see in the "To", "Cc", and "Bcc" headers have absolutely
nothing to do with the actual recipients of a message, just as the "From"
address has no bearing on the actual sender. The real recipients are found
in the envelope RCPT TO command that the SMTP routers exchange in their
handshake. Think of it this way. Suppose you write a paper letter and say,
"Dear Ralph," as the salutation. Now, if you put that letter in an envelope
addressed to "Frank", who's going to get the letter? Frank, of course. The
greeting in the actual letter has no bearing on who the envelope addresses.
SMTP works the same way. If you want, I'll give a more detailed
explanation.
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Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
Well, it's possible that what they did is BCC a list that you happen to be
on. You might see the list name (which could look like gibberish) but it
wouldn't necessarily show you your own address.


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Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr
Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/Computers/OneNoteFAQ.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!
 
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