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Re: VeriSign's fake SMTP server for SiteFinder
From: Nate Hill <vugdeox () freeshell org>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:13:25 +0000
On Mon September 22 2003 19:13, Richard M. Smith wrote:
Hello, Does anyone know why Verisign has set up a fake SMTP server at their SiteFinder service to bounce email messages sent to misspelled or expired domain names? The fake SiteFinder SMTP server gives the impression that it is a real SMTP server and happily accepts "To" and "From" email addresses before rejecting a misdirected email message.
To and From, I'm guessing there's a database involved - oh yeah, some spammers from aol.com too.
I don't quite understand what technical issues Verisign is trying to solve here with a fake server. Any guesses?
Well, people rarely obfuscate a real envelope. Much easier that way.
I've attached an early email from Verisign that gives a bit more information about how this fake SMTP server operates but not why it is needed.
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