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On 2015-05-21 02:10:10 +0000, Digital Man said:
Re: Originator-Info
By: Gats to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Thu May 21 2015 12:56 am
Hi all,
Sorry for reposting this. It just occured to me that this might be a better place than irc for this. I see that synchronet always adds an Originator-Info header with outgoing mail that advertises too much information IMHO.
It's for tracking back the source of an email message. This is the commit message (mine) in CVS:
Added the "Originator-info" header field for transmitted messages which will help track the original submission, especially when submitted via protocols other than SMTP.
There doesn't seem to be a way to disable this other than commenting
out the appropriate line in the source and recompiling. Is there a
reason this is sent?
Yes, to help track the source of emails.
As far as i can see this header never made it past
an IETF draft and isn't an official part of the protocol.
That's not a problem as far I can tell.
What exactly is your concern?
If you telnet to the bbs from an interal network (10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16) your hosts internal ip and
hostname is sent out to the world. Maybe i'm being paranoid but
shouldn't this be filtered out?
digital man
Synchronet "Real Fact" #54:
Synchronet Terminal Server introduced RLogin support w/v3.00c (2000).
Norco, CA WX: 64.2øF, 66.0% humidity, 12 mph SE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
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<p class="p1">On 2015-05-21 02:10:10 +0000, Digital Man said:</p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: Originator-Info</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>By: Gats to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discussion on Thu May 21 2015 12:56 am</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> Hi all,</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> Sorry for reposting this. It just occured to me that this might be a</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> better place than irc for this. I see that synchronet always adds an</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> Originator-Info header with outgoing mail that advertises too much</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> information IMHO.</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3">It's for tracking back the source of an email message. This is the commit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p3">message (mine) in CVS:</p>
<p class="p3">Added the "Originator-info" header field for transmitted messages which will</p>
<p class="p3">help track the original submission, especially when submitted via protocols</p>
<p class="p3">other than SMTP.</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> There doesn't seem to be a way to disable this other than commenting</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> out the appropriate line in the source and recompiling. Is there a</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> reason this is sent?</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3">Yes, to help track the source of emails.</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> As far as i can see this header never made it past</p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>> an IETF draft and isn't an official part of the protocol.</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3">That's not a problem as far I can tell.</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3">What exactly is your concern?</p>
<p class="p5"><br></p>
<p class="p6"><span class="s1">If you telnet to the bbs from an interal network (</span><span class="s2">10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16) your hosts internal ip and hostname is sent out to the world. Maybe i'm being paranoid but shouldn't this be filtered out?</span></p>
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<p class="p5"><br></p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>digital man</p>
<p class="p4"><br></p>
<p class="p3">Synchronet "Real Fact" #54:</p>
<p class="p3">Synchronet Terminal Server introduced RLogin support w/v3.00c (2000).</p>
<p class="p3">Norco, CA WX: 64.2øF, 66.0% humidity, 12 mph SE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs</p>
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