How to send an anonymous mail via Python script

Alister alister.ware at ntlworld.com
Tue Sep 24 10:55:33 EDT 2013


On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:29:14 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:36:16 +0000, Alister wrote:
> 
>> To put it even more simply If you have a legitimate reason to send me
>> emails then you have no legitimate reason to withhold your true
>> Identity.
> 
> "Dear Alister,
<snip> 
> 
> Whistleblower laws are useless. Sometimes people need to remain
> anonymous. Even when whistleblower laws have teeth, sometimes it's just
> better to keep your identity unknown.


That would be acceptable as an email to me as a company/gvt. officer.
emails to me as an individual have no justification in remaining anonymous
> 
> However, in the specific case of Nikos, I cannot imagine any legitimate
> reason for him to be sending anonymous emails to his website users. I've
> asked him to explain, but he hasn't. I can only conclude that he is
> intending to send spam, or otherwise act unethically or even criminally.
> Even if I knew how to write an anonymous mail server, I wouldn't help
> him.

indeed, I have given Nikos the benefit of the doubt & even tried to help 
him once when the question seemed within my limited abilities but without 
further information on the purpose I will not be helping with this one.#




-- 
unfair competition, n.:
	Selling cheaper than we do.



More information about the Python-list mailing list