Subj : Node originating a message
To   : Fabio Bizzi
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Sep 25 2019 04:19 pm

 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.

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