What is e-mail spoofing? How do I minimize the chance that my e-mail address has been spoofed?
E-mail spoofing is the forgery of an e-mail header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source. Distributors of spam often use spoofing in an attempt to get recipients to open and potentially respond their solicitations. Spoofing can be used legitimately. You can simulate email spoofing by using your email client, such as Outlook or Outlook Express. In the email account setup screen, simply insert a different email address in the Email Address and Reply Address. Any reply messages will not come back to you, but will be received by the different e-mail address. You can discourage spammers from using your domain by forcing the reply email to bounce back to the mailing list’s ISP, asking them to trace the source of the spammer.
