Written by Damx http://www.unitedcouncil.org NOTE: This will only work if you have a network card that is not being used for your internet connection This is a little info on sending fake e-mail from your Linux box. ____________________________________________________________________________ Here is what you do. First find a host you want to be. My favoriteis microsoft.com. I will put these steps in order at the prompt type this-->#whois microsoft.com you will see something like this Technical Contact, Zone Contact: MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM 206 882 8080 Billing Contact: MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM 206 882 8080 Record last updated on 08-Jul-97. Record created on 02-May-91. Database last updated on 15-Feb-98 06:46:54 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7 DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240 DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7 DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251 now what you do is pick a name server you want to be at the prompt type this-->#ifconfig eth0 137.107.1.7 then hit enter now type at the prompt--->#route add 137.107.1.7 eth0 then hit enter. Now every thing is set up.Here is how you go about sending fake e-mail. NEWBIE NOTE: This can be traced so do not use it to harrass others. Now that is out of the way SENDING THE FAKE E_MAIL ::: at the prompt #telnet 137.107.1.7 25 (you will be telneting to your own box, but using root@microsoft.com) helo - mail from:bgates@microsoft.com rcpt to:rasinhead@www.com data Subject:Fun YOUR_MESSAGE . quit Its all done!! Send mail to yourself to test it look at the headers it will apear that the mail was sent from root@microsoft.com the third recieved field is what your are concerned about,although your real ip number will show up in the first field, but the person getting the mailwill think this is the servers port 25 used to send the mail Just a quick note another way to send fake email is to look for cgi scripts on web pages that will let you cut and paste config the code a little than use from your box. ... texts ...