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RE: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 04.08.05: Microsoft Multiple E-Mail Client Address Spoofing Vulnerability



>>Within the SMTP header, when the From field contains multiple
comma-separated addresses, Outlook and OWA will only display the first
address.  

Why is this called a "spoofing vulnerability"? It's not like the From:
address in SMTP is reliable anyway.

Larry Seltzer
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