I have the e-mail address AdamS @
worldnet .
att .
com .
When I checked my ATT
e-mail after a hyatus it contained about 90 private messages to/from people
I didn't know. Most of these people were addressing some part of the
message to Adams, usually a cc. Since the mail was originating on
worldnet.att.com an e-mail addressed to simply Adams ended up in my e-mail.
I am sure they did not mean to send it to me. Some had Adams as a surname
while others seemed to know someone named Adams.
It took a little while to convince the ATT rep that I considered this a
security problem and have him agree to pass on my recommendation that they
turn off automatic addition of @worldnet.att.com on addresses that don't
have an @. I realize this is a conveniance feature on Unix SMTP systems but
in a very large service with lots of inexperienced users it can be a
security and privacy problem.
I really wonder if ATT can get it right in the Web access service business.
The 800 support number is really usefull when it should not be needed. So
far, a slow and rocky start.
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Example message:
From: Ricky Adams <rickey-kim .
@
worldnet .
att .
net>
To: postmaster @
mtigwc01 .
worldnet .
att .
net
cc: rickey, adams
Subject: mail system error
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 00:00:11 +0000
I don't understand why my message was not delivered. My address (
rickey-kim .
@
worldnet .
att .
net ) seems to be correct.
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Adam Safier AdamS @
Worldnet .
att .
com
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