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Q: What is going on with the "Wrom:" header in emails? ( No Answer,   2 Comments )
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Subject: What is going on with the "Wrom:" header in emails?
Category: Computers
Asked by: matt108-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 18 Feb 2005 16:09 PST
Expires: 20 Mar 2005 16:09 PST
Question ID: 476856
I have been puzzled by seeing this strange Wrom: field in emails,
where the "from:" field gets replaced by Wrom: and the email address
gets converted into a  string of uppercase letters.  I am guessing
that it's some kind of anti-spam measure, but what program is doing it
and where is it happening (e.g. on the mail server via sendmail,
etc...)?

> -----Original Message-----
> Wrom: GPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUW
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:47 PM
> To: Paige Williams; rachel; Samantha Block; Shannon Danilovich; Adina
> Subject: 
> 
> Dear Friends and Family,
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Subject: Re: What is going on with the "Wrom:" header in emails?
From: bazzelle-ga on 20 Feb 2005 21:58 PST
 
If you are going through MSN/Hotmail, try to disable your firewall and
see if this works.

David Bazzelle
Subject: Re: What is going on with the "Wrom:" header in emails?
From: bazzelle-ga on 20 Feb 2005 22:03 PST
 
The sender of the message is probably using Outlook and going through
MSN/Hotmail and has a peronal firewall installed.  This is the cause
of the From: being converted to Wrom:.  This can cuase anti spam
software to block it because of the invalid from email address.  The
only solution I have been able to find is to disable the firewall..

David Bazzelle

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