IP address send in all e-mails

[lakan]

When I send a mail using squirrelmail the damn thing sends my IP in the mail.

Received: from *.*.*.* (my ip address, not the server IP)
(SquirrelMail authenticated user [email protected])
by domain.se with HTTP;
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:19:51 -0700 (PDT)

also the mail() function in PHP sends the ip of the person requesting the page + the page location.

I don't want this. It's pointless and a security risk.

Is there any way to turn it off?

 

[floyd]

How is it a security risk?

 

[LawsHosting]

AFAIK, Hotmail (and most email systems) does this too... So, I also can't see why its an issue.

To me, its an useful feature as it can monitor spammers etc

 

[nobaloney]

Far from being a security risk, not having it is a security risk, because if someone is spamming or phishing using your box you might need to know from which IP# the problem originates. That's why hotmail does it. That's why squirrelmail does it.

Since the code is opensource, I suppose you could rewrite it.

Jeff

 

[scsi]

Why so paranoid if someone knows your ip address or not lol.

 

[floyd]

He has not bothered to reply so he probably realizes his error.

 

[lakan]

He has not bothered to reply so he probably realizes his error.

Because I forgot about the topic.

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Five replies, and not a single one with useful information. I'm asking if it's possible to disable this, not if it's a security risk or not.

I still need to do this, so if anybody knows how to do it then please reply, otherwise please don't.

 

[floyd]

not a single one with useful information. I'm asking if it's possible to disable this

Jeff answered your question.

Since the code is opensource, I suppose you could rewrite it.

There is your answer. Rewrite Squirrelmail.