got a strange email from muppet

CyberGhost · 10-12-2003 12:55am #1

root@muppet.boards.ie

when i open it

From: Unknown sender
Subject: No Subject
Date: Unknown

i think you were trying to forge an email dude, but couldn't quite make it, or some a**hole forged mappet's email

Capt'n Midnight · 10-12-2003 1:24am

check the mail header
anyone can put anything they want in the FROM or REPLY TO when setting up an email account.

The Second · 10-12-2003 1:32am

'muppet' being the key word

ecksor · 10-12-2003 2:10am

If you want us to check this out, then forward me the mail with full headers to jerry@boards.ie

CyberGhost · 10-12-2003 8:25pm

how to see the header? i click "view source"

and i only get:

Delivered-To: shell22@nix.org

nothing else

somebody did a good job!

sceptre · 10-12-2003 9:33pm

What mail package are you using?

(View->Options for Outlook)

Mad Mike · 10-12-2003 9:47pm

Sounds to me like you are using Outlook Express.

If so right click on the mail and select properties - you will see the full mail header under the Details Tab.

CyberGhost · 10-12-2003 11:00pm

i don't use a client, my email doesn't support pop3/smtp, i don't think there are any free pop3/smtp mails left on the net

sharkman · 10-12-2003 11:08pm

Check with the Admins , sounds like a message from them .

When I signed up for supporters pack I got a message from the same sender ...

sceptre · 10-12-2003 11:54pm

There might be a setting in the options on your page to display the headers. Yahoo allows this but it's buried away in the universal options. Yours might be similar

(incidentally, pop3 still works fine with @yahoo.ie and @yahoo.co.uk addresses)

Mad Mike · 11-12-2003 10:46am

Originally posted by CyberGhost
i don't use a client, my email doesn't support pop3/smtp, i don't think there are any free pop3/smtp mails left on the net

Online.ie mail. Free, homegrown, pop3, lots of storage (20MB I think) and you can probably still get your own name. Also seems to be relatively immune to the spam that overwhelms hotmail accounts

CyberGhost · 11-12-2003 8:42pm

When I signed up for supporters pack I got a message from the same sender ...

what's a supporter pack? i don't remember signing up for any packs

well the email wasn't abusive or threatning so i'll just let it go

There might be a setting in the options on your page to display the headers. Yahoo allows this but it's buried away in the universal options. Yours might be similar

thanks mate, but i think my email doesn't have that option, i'll still look in the options but i'm pretty sure it's not available

Thanks for the emails guys! using a client is very convenient

got a strange email from muppet

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