hide computer name

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Hello,

I just noticed that my computer name shows in emails in the "From" section
along with the IP address.

This doesn't happen on all my computers, just my laptop.

How can I hide my computer name?

Windows xp pro. I have a wireless network (secure/hidden) + zone labs
firewall.

Thank you
scott
 
Hello,

I just noticed that my computer name shows in emails in the "From" section
along with the IP address.

This doesn't happen on all my computers, just my laptop.

How can I hide my computer name?

Windows xp pro. I have a wireless network (secure/hidden) + zone labs
firewall.

Thank you
scott
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I don't see IP addresses or computer names in the "From" section of an
E-mail message. I sometimes see them in the section that starts with
"Received: from". Is that what you mean?

What goes into that section is determined by your E-mail sending
program: a web mail site, Outlook Express, Eudora, Mozilla
Thunderbird, etc. The sending program's name sometimes appears in the
"X-Mailer" section.

What do you use to send E-mail on the laptop? Is that different than
on the other computers?
 
Hi Steve,

yes the "received from" and yes you are correct, I use outlook express on
the laptop only.

So I need to go into outlook to correct the issue?

thanks for responding.
scott
 
Steve (or anyone)

Is there a way to change the parameters in 'outlook' to prevent the computer
'name' from showing up?

Thanks
scott
 
Steve (or anyone)

Is there a way to change the parameters in 'outlook' to prevent the computer
'name' from showing up?

Thanks
scott
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Hi, Scott. Programs like Outlook Express use the Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) to send mail, as defined here:

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0821.txt

The command that the mail program uses to open communications with a
mail server includes the host name of the sender. Outlook Express
uses the computer name for that, and I don't know of a way to change
that behavior. Sorry.

Why do you want to change it? If your computer is properly
firewalled, I don't think that sending your computer name is a
security risk.
 
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