Email Spoofing
E-mail spoofing is the forgery of an e-mail header so that the message
appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the
actual source. Distributors of spam often use spoofing in an attempt to
get recipients to open, and possibly even respond to, their solicitations.
Spoofing can be used legitimately. Classic examples of senders who
might prefer to disguise the source of the e-mail include a sender
reporting mistreatment by a spouse to a welfare agency or a
"whistle-blower" who fears retaliation. However, spoofing anyone other
