Subj : Node originating a message
To   : Fabio Bizzi
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Sep 25 2019 16:19:08

  Re: Node originating a message
  By: Fabio Bizzi to Wilfred van Velzen on Wed Sep 25 2019 03:53 pm

 > Hello Wilfred!
 >
 > 25 Sep 19 15:39, you wrote to me:
 >
 >  NA>>> The PATH.
 >
 >  FB>> Many Thank, but now I have to ask how to get the Zone? :)
 >
 >  FB>> In the path you have the first node that is the originating node
 >  FB>> plus all the traversed nodes, but it's without the preceding
 >  FB>> zone.
 >
 >  WV> That's another reason why you shouldn't use the PATH... ;)
 >
 > Ok, but:
 >
 > - The PATH can be cleared
 > - The MSGID is not mandatory and can be omitted
 > - The Origin can be forged
 > - The Headers can be forged
 >
 > So, how can I determine the originating node of a message? :D

If you're referring to EchoMail, then FTS-4 is the spec 
(http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-0004.001) and it instructs you to use the Origin line 
to determine where a message originated.

                                            digital man

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