Decades-Old Email Flaws Could Let Attackers Mask Their Identities

malcontent · 5 Aug 2020, 07:13 AM

https://www.wired.com/story/decades-...sk-identities/

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Researchers found 18 exploits that take advantage of inconsistencies in the email plumbing most people never think about.

EricG · 16 Aug 2020, 04:50 AM

The author refers to "HELO and MAIL FROM" as email headers but they are SMTP commands. The SMTP designer should not have allows comments (full names), just USER@DOMAIN lists.

16 Aug 2020, 04:50 AM	#2
EricG Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 296	The author refers to "HELO and MAIL FROM" as email headers but they are SMTP commands. The SMTP designer should not have allows comments (full names), just USER@DOMAIN lists.