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SMTP Log Shenanigans - Possible? - IronMac - 11-25-2013
Ok, am really curious as to whether or not the following story holds up in the technical sense:.
You have an IT person and an HR person at a multinational company. The MNC puts up a job notice and the emails start rolling in. The HR manager deletes all emails from a certain nationality. They then bribe the IT person to delete any record of the HR manager receiving those emails.
You suspect that something is going on so you keep a log file disguised as a system file that is sent to another server. You are then able to find out what happened by looking for discrepancies.
So, is the above possible?
Re: SMTP Log Shenanigans - Possible? - C(-)ris - 11-25-2013
Possible. But good luck getting a rogue log copy job past the paranoid system admin. If he is getting paid to cover the tracks he is going to monitor that server like a hawk.
In a lawsuit you are going to need the mail logs from the servers of the people SENDing in the applications that show a successful relay of the message.
Re: SMTP Log Shenanigans - Possible? - silvarios - 11-26-2013
Is this for a story you are writing? It sounds like an awesome set piece for suspense.
Re: SMTP Log Shenanigans - Possible? - IronMac - 11-26-2013
LOL Silvarios. No. Just another saga in Singapore regarding tension between citizens and immigrants.
Thanks C(-)ris for your input.