>> the name@address you searched for, you could send email to that person >> and you have the choice of doing so anonomously. > I just tried it on myself (using netscape) and I could not change >the From: field. Exactly how did you manage to send something anonymously? >Here are the results of my test (boring headers removed): I used the lynx (text-only) browser from my unix acct. All I did was backspace out what appeared in the From: field. then i sent it. The list address is also in their database. I sent something from a unix machine that is not the one i have in the list's file via iaf.net. to test if it gets through. it shouldn't, but I'm a bit obsessive and just need to do things like this... :) > It also prompts for an email address before one can use their >service. [log in to unmask] came to mind for me. :-) They may use the signon's as a way to update info. You may want to check it tomorrow or the next day to see if the update date changes. Here's what I got back from my test: ============= From: SMTP%"" "sender unknown" 14-NOV-1995 10:52:03.05 To: [log in to unmask] CC: Subj: test Received: from monet.vill.edu [153.104.7.173] by WILD.UCIS.VILL.EDU with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Tue, 14 Nov 1995 10:52 EST Received: from renoir.vill.edu (renoir.csc.vill.edu) by monet.vill.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA13709; Tue, 14 Nov 95 10:52:06 EST Received: by renoir.vill.edu (ill.edu/Spike-2.0) id AA02894; Tue, 14 Nov 95 10:52:04 EST Date: Tue, 14 Nov 95 10:52:04 EST Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] X-Url: X-Mailer: Lynx, Version 2.3 BETA X-Personal_Name: From: Subject: test this is a test using iaf.net finder. ZZ =========== As you can see, you can trace where it came from but not the user. The acct. I used what my monet.vill.edu account. I did it from renoir, which is a machine on the cluster. -linda - - Joe Barone, WWII-L listowner [log in to unmask]