#40102 [Opn->Csd]: Mail() Function Abuse Tracking

From: Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:44:59 +0000
Subject: #40102 [Opn->Csd]: Mail() Function Abuse Tracking
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 ID:               40102
 Updated by:       pajoye@php.net
 Reported By:      w dot ashcroft at redfoxuk dot com
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Closed
 Bug Type:         Feature/Change Request
 Operating System: All
 PHP Version:      4.x.x, 5.x.x, 6.x.x
-Assigned To:      
+Assigned To:      iliaa
 New Comment:

a mail logging functionality that allows logging of mail sent via
mail() function has been implemented in 5.3.0 (from beta1), thx to Ilia.


Previous Comments:
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[2008-08-25 19:44:47] w dot ashcroft at redfoxuk dot com

More information about this patch can be found at:

http://choon.net/php-mail-header.php

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[2007-06-17 15:06:53] w dot ashcroft at redfoxuk dot com

Updated to all OS's.

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[2007-06-16 15:35:13] paul at pwnewmedia dot com

I agree, this is very much needed and would help a lot in the battle
against spam!

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[2007-01-11 22:16:26] w dot ashcroft at redfoxuk dot com

Description:
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This isnt a bug as such, but rather a change that is desperatly needed
to the mail() function. Currently when this is abused there is NO WAY to
track which user/website/IP is abusing the function - what we really
need is for PHP to insert an header that cannot be removed by the
website administrator (possibly a setting in php.ini to enabled this
email header tracking feature by the system administrator).

This header will contain information that will help the system admin
track the abuser; such a patch that works very well (and is VERY simple
to implement) can be found here:

http://www.lancs.ac.uk:8080/~steveb/patches/php-mail-header-patch/

...it is a real headache for the system administrators that really need
this change to have to recompile PHP.

Reproduce code:
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Expected result:
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Actual result:
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