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Re: ID10T out of office responders


From: Larry Sheldon <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:27:49 -0500

On 4/11/2014 2:16 AM, Tei wrote:
So....

Suppose I configure my email to send a "Thanks, we have received your
email, we will reply shortly in office hours.". Whats the Holy Headers
so even poorly configured servers don't cause a AutoReply Storm?
Googling, I found "Precedence", "X-Auto-Response-Suppress",..?     For
something like this, normally I would scan lots of opensource projects
in  www.google.com/codesearch  (so I can learn from the projects with
a large number of hours in production)  , but seems down at the
moment.


Any device or process that uses information from the infinitely forgeable email headers is a process or device that can be subverted.


--
Requiescas in pace o email           Two identifying characteristics
                                        of System Administrators:
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio      Infallibility, and the ability to
                                        learn from their mistakes.
                                          (Adapted from Stephen Pinker)


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