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Election 2006 (and beyond): Digital Copyright Canada

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Re: [Flora-help] [Fwd: AOL email concerns for flora.ca]

From: Russell McOrmond <russell_-at-_flora.ca>
To: "FLORA.org helpdesk" <flora-help_-at-_list.flora.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:08:24 -0500
References: <00ce01c63000$0d34b890$6602a8c0@BillDell> <43EF7EEB.90704@flora.ca> <004301c63007$37e819e0$27dc1e46@lndn.phub.net.cable.rogers.com>

Marian wrote:
> Isn't the problem more likely to be a case of spammers appropriating
> flora email addresses and sending spam to AOL email addresses? Maybe
> I'm not understanding the situation.


   If this is the case, then this is a bug in AOL scripts.  The "From:"
of a message is similar in authenticity as the Subject: line -- they
mean absolutely nothing, are just strings that can be set to whatever 
people want, and can never be used to judge where a message came from.

-- 
  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
  2415+ Canadians oppose Bill C-60 which protects antiquated Recording,
  Movie and "software manufacturing" industries from modernization.
  http://KillBillC60.ca    Sign--> http://digital-copyright.ca/petition/
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