This was at the top of one of my e-mails:
Mar 23 03:47:48 conductor qmail: 859106868.539609 delivery 283464: success:
206.222.80.7_accepted_message./Remote_host_said:_250_Whew!_Done! _Was_it_as_good_for_you_as_it_was_for_me?/
Intrigued, I went and checked the site; here's a trace:
(The indented lines are the commands that I typed.)
220 mail.compmore.net SMTP ready, Who are you gonna pretend to be today?
helo conductor.synapse.net
250 mailr.compmore.net Is thrilled beyond bladder control to meet conductor.synapse.net
mail from:
250 sender is , (yeah sure, it's probably forged)
rcpt to:
250 recipient , I know them! they'll just *LOVE* to hear from you!
data
354 OK, fire away. End with .
Subject: test
Test
.
250 Whew! Done! Was it as good for you as it was for me?
help
500 Bloody Amateur! Proper forging of mail requires recognizable SMTP commands!
quit
221 It's been real. Take off Eh!
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