Wrom: GMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBU ???

heatherault · 31st August 2005, 02:17 PM

Hi everyone,

Maybe someone can help me understand if this is a mail server issue or a problem with FastMail?

When I hit 'reply' the replied to email changes the Wrom: HAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREX

What's going on here?

Wrom: GMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVR
To: "Somebody" <somebody@Redwoods.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:23:55 -0700
Subject: RE: Blackboard User Access

Killer · 31st August 2005, 02:52 PM

How about posting the full headers?

heatherault · 31st August 2005, 03:02 PM

Here's the full header:

Message-Id: <1125461339.22095.241844643@webmail.messagingengine.com>
X-Sasl-Enc: epCYDhqFz7JZSUsvAAatvysktMOMB8Ms+fxSVwj0m8hn 1125461339
Wrom: AXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFD
To: "Somebody" <somebody@redwoods.edu>
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.5 (F2.73; T1.001; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03)
Subject: Fwd: RE: Blackboard User Access
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:08:59 -0700

Killer · 31st August 2005, 11:26 PM

Why is it Wrom and not From?

heatherault · 1st September 2005, 02:01 AM

Hi Killer,

That's what I'm trying to figure out. Occassionally I'll hit reply and the quoted message will say "WROM blah, blah, blah..." and it's really annoying.

So I was hoping someone else would know where this WROM thing is originating - perhaps from the mail server itself?

inVision · 1st September 2005, 02:10 AM

I don't know if the mail adress above is real... but I advise you to change it to something that does not exist...

heatherault · 1st September 2005, 02:19 AM

Thanks for the advice. I understand what you mean.

robmueller · 1st September 2005, 12:19 PM

Wow that's weird and freaky. This sort of thing has happened extremely intermittently before, but I never worked out what was happening.

http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...&threadid=4937

Can you PM me your account details and permission to look at the email so I can try and work out what's going on.

Thanks

Rob

heatherault · 1st September 2005, 12:45 PM

Hi Rob,

What do you mean by PM?

Also, I 'googled' WROM and found mail posts here and there around the Web where the same thing was happening.

Heather

David · 1st September 2005, 02:35 PM

Heather:

Rob means to contact him by "personal messaging" You can just click on the 'PM' button below his post

robmueller · 1st September 2005, 04:30 PM

It certainly is odd, because it's been reported elsewhere as a strange but "seen by others" problem...

http://lists.horde.org/archives/imp/...22/034868.html

Is it completely repeatable? If so, I'd really like to try and track this down...

Rob

robmueller · 7th September 2005, 10:49 PM

Ok, I did some searching and found this mention as well.

http://lists.horde.org/archives/imp/...22/034868.html

I emailed that guy, and he got back to me with what he found:

---
Its unrelated to your application. Its the client.

The client has installed an antivirus program (I think it was norton) and turned on "privacy" option. That option causes the program to scramble any email address it sees before allowing it over the network.

Whoever this is happening to - ask them to look into their computer and check the configuration of their "privacy" software.
---

So sounds like a anti-virus program issue!

Rob

Zhiroc · 21st September 2005, 10:42 AM

I've tracked this down to occurring with Symantec Client Firewall v5.1. I'm not sure to what extent this exact product is out there--I think this is a point product that companies can license for their employees.

On this release, Open Advanced Options, and the control is called "Email (From)" privacy. It is set to Block by default, at least the way my company distributes it.

31st August 2005, 02:17 PM	#1
heatherault Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Wrom: GMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBU ??? Hi everyone, Maybe someone can help me understand if this is a mail server issue or a problem with FastMail? When I hit 'reply' the replied to email changes the Wrom: HAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREX What's going on here? Wrom: GMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVR To: "Somebody" <somebody@Redwoods.edu> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:23:55 -0700 Subject: RE: Blackboard User Access Last edited by heatherault : 1st September 2005 at 02:20 AM.

31st August 2005, 03:02 PM	#3
heatherault Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Here's the Full Header Here's the full header: Message-Id: <1125461339.22095.241844643@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: epCYDhqFz7JZSUsvAAatvysktMOMB8Ms+fxSVwj0m8hn 1125461339 Wrom: AXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFD To: "Somebody" <somebody@redwoods.edu> Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.5 (F2.73; T1.001; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03) Subject: Fwd: RE: Blackboard User Access Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:08:59 -0700 Last edited by heatherault : 1st September 2005 at 02:20 AM.

31st August 2005, 02:52 PM	#2
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,701 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	How about posting the full headers?

31st August 2005, 11:26 PM	#4
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,701 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	Why is it Wrom and not From?

1st September 2005, 02:01 AM	#5
heatherault Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Hi Killer, That's what I'm trying to figure out. Occassionally I'll hit reply and the quoted message will say "WROM blah, blah, blah..." and it's really annoying. So I was hoping someone else would know where this WROM thing is originating - perhaps from the mail server itself?

1st September 2005, 02:10 AM	#6
inVision Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: fgfdg Posts: 158	I don't know if the mail adress above is real... but I advise you to change it to something that does not exist...

1st September 2005, 02:19 AM	#7
heatherault Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Thanks for the advice. I understand what you mean.

1st September 2005, 12:19 PM	#8
robmueller Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,079 Representative of: Fastmail.FM	Wow that's weird and freaky. This sort of thing has happened extremely intermittently before, but I never worked out what was happening. http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...&threadid=4937 Can you PM me your account details and permission to look at the email so I can try and work out what's going on. Thanks Rob

1st September 2005, 12:45 PM	#9
heatherault Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Hi Rob, What do you mean by PM? Also, I 'googled' WROM and found mail posts here and there around the Web where the same thing was happening. Heather

1st September 2005, 02:35 PM	#10
David Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: location, location Posts: 7,957	Heather: Rob means to contact him by "personal messaging" You can just click on the 'PM' button below his post

1st September 2005, 04:30 PM	#11
robmueller Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,079 Representative of: Fastmail.FM	It certainly is odd, because it's been reported elsewhere as a strange but "seen by others" problem... http://lists.horde.org/archives/imp/...22/034868.html Is it completely repeatable? If so, I'd really like to try and track this down... Rob

7th September 2005, 10:49 PM	#12
robmueller Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,079 Representative of: Fastmail.FM	Ok, I did some searching and found this mention as well. http://lists.horde.org/archives/imp/...22/034868.html I emailed that guy, and he got back to me with what he found: --- Its unrelated to your application. Its the client. The client has installed an antivirus program (I think it was norton) and turned on "privacy" option. That option causes the program to scramble any email address it sees before allowing it over the network. Whoever this is happening to - ask them to look into their computer and check the configuration of their "privacy" software. --- So sounds like a anti-virus program issue! Rob

21st September 2005, 10:42 AM	#13
Zhiroc Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	I've tracked this down to occurring with Symantec Client Firewall v5.1. I'm not sure to what extent this exact product is out there--I think this is a point product that companies can license for their employees. On this release, Open Advanced Options, and the control is called "Email (From)" privacy. It is set to Block by default, at least the way my company distributes it.