Posted by Colin Wilson on 11/29/06 20:50

> But how does an e-mail addressed to, say, vpollard at clara.co.uk end up in
> my tricky at clara.co.uk inbox?

Bad analogy, but...

Email is like the contents of an envelope.

The true address is on the envelope, and is thrown away by your ISP -
the only trace you have of the true source is the IP address in the
received: line in the contents of the envelope.

See my prior posts regarding Mailwasher if you want some filters to help
stop all the sh!t getting through !

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