Anti-Spoofing Feature

DavidJ · #1 (**permalink**) 01-31-10, 17:23

Does Bodhost have anti-spoofing feature in the hosting packages that were offered? If so then does it cost the client to have this feature or is it free?

I have seen this feature being offered by many web-hosting companies and I'm wondering if Bodhost is also offering it.

Rocky · #2 (**permalink**) 02-01-10, 05:54

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

Does Bodhost have anti-spoofing feature in the hosting packages that were offered? If so then does it cost the client to have this feature or is it free?

I have seen this feature being offered by many web-hosting companies and I'm wondering if Bodhost is also offering it.

Do you mean anti-spoofing features for emails ?

Frankie · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-10, 09:43

I've seen similar offered, and yes it was for emails, to stop someone sending email that is spoofed from your own address. It seems a wonderful feature.

Mickey · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-10, 11:20

I agree with Frankie, that anti-spoofing feature is for emails. That's what I understand. But you made me curious. Is there any other function of this feature other than to protect your address from being abused by spammers to send spam emails?

DavidJ · #5 (**permalink**) 02-02-10, 14:24

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Originally Posted by Rocky

Do you mean anti-spoofing features for emails ?

Yes, it is the feature for emails. Like what Mickey said, are there any other uses of anti-spoofing besides emails?

On the other note, how does spoofing works? How will the hacker get my email account and then send an email to me using my own account?

Frankie · #6 (**permalink**) 02-03-10, 03:26

They don't send to you through your email account-they just spoof the address so that it appears that way. It's rather clever really, and is used to try and get past spam blockers.

NCHosting · #7 (**permalink**) 02-04-10, 03:06

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

Yes, it is the feature for emails. Like what Mickey said, are there any other uses of anti-spoofing besides emails?

On the other note, how does spoofing works? How will the hacker get my email account and then send an email to me using my own account?

They don't get access to your email account. Spammers manipulate the Header of the email sent to make it look like it came from a legitimate email, in order to try and avoid Spam Filtering.

I have noticed recently that spammers are using Facebook/Myspace email addresses. Running Norton Internet Security myself filters 90% of these emails anyway.

E-mail spoofing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for a little light reading on the problem.