questionable wording of rights from online magazine

[eschwartz]

If you click Show Original in Gmail web interface (top right corner of email, "more" menu) you will get the raw text of the message. The header should show something like this:

Delivered-To: my.email@gmail.com
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        for <my.email@gmail.com>;
        Thu, 28 Aug 2014 03:25:51 -0700 (PDT)
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Reply-To: <askalibrarian@dallaslibrary.org>
From: <askalibrarian@dallaslibrary.org>
To: <my.email@gmail.com>
Subject: Saved Search Results
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 05:24:15 -0500
Message-ID: <C1FBFBF89A2D430FB3BC355109AEE23C@city.dallastx.cod>
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Return-Path: askalibrarian@dallaslibrary.org
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Aug 2014 10:24:28.0708 (UTC) FILETIME=[3FC41E40:01CFC2AA]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

Proving where it came from is a little tricky. There is this: http://superuser.com/questions/86310...ty/86623#86623

But that really deals with proving to yourself.

It would be helpful if the message was signed, as in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DomainKeys_Identified_Mail

Or turn over your email account to the court, so they can check the Received: header trail themselves. I would think the email's existence in Gmail is enough proof that you haven't forged the whole thing in your text editor, as how else would it get on their server?

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

If you click Show Original in Gmail web interface (top right corner of email, "more" menu) you will get the raw text of the message. The header should show something like this:

Delivered-To: my.email@gmail.com
Received: by 10.140.30.75 with SMTP id c69csp15800qgc;
        Thu, 28 Aug 2014 03:25:52 -0700 (PDT)
X-Received: by 10.182.114.169 with SMTP id jh9mr2595241obb.25.1409221551686;
        Thu, 28 Aug 2014 03:25:51 -0700 (PDT)
Return-Path: <CCCREF@dallascityhall.com>
Received: from smtp2.dallascityhall.com (smtp2.dallascityhall.com. [66.97.146.48])
        by mx.google.com with SMTP id xl8si3778470oeb.5.2014.08.28.03.25.51
        for <my.email@gmail.com>;
        Thu, 28 Aug 2014 03:25:51 -0700 (PDT)
Received-SPF: softfail (google.com: domain of transitioning CCCREF@dallascityhall.com does not designate 66.97.146.48 as permitted sender) client-ip=66.97.146.48;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
       spf=softfail (google.com: domain of transitioning CCCREF@dallascityhall.com does not designate 66.97.146.48 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=CCCREF@dallascityhall.com
Received: from (unknown [172.16.18.11]) by smtp2.dallascityhall.com with smtp
	 id 01f5_df2f_9947f75c_2e9d_11e4_abad_001517f58fda;
	Thu, 28 Aug 2014 05:25:14 -0500
Received: from DPLSPAC ([192.168.38.20]) by EXCTY11.city.dallastx.cod with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675);
	 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 05:24:15 -0500
Received: from DPLSPRO ([172.16.19.45]) by DPLSPAC with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514);
	 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 05:24:28 -0500
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Thread-Topic: Saved Search Results
Reply-To: <askalibrarian@dallaslibrary.org>
From: <askalibrarian@dallaslibrary.org>
To: <my.email@gmail.com>
Subject: Saved Search Results
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 05:24:15 -0500
Message-ID: <C1FBFBF89A2D430FB3BC355109AEE23C@city.dallastx.cod>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
	boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010E_01CFC280.4EF33D80"
X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
Importance: normal
Priority: normal
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17514
Return-Path: askalibrarian@dallaslibrary.org
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Aug 2014 10:24:28.0708 (UTC) FILETIME=[3FC41E40:01CFC2AA]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

Proving where it came from is a little tricky. There is this: http://superuser.com/questions/86310...ty/86623#86623

But that really deals with proving to yourself.

It would be helpful if the message was signed, as in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DomainKeys_Identified_Mail

Or turn over your email account to the court, so they can check the Received: header trail themselves. I would think the email's existence in Gmail is enough proof that you haven't forged the whole thing in your text editor, as how else would it get on their server?

That did it, Boss. Now I'm ready for any legal challenge! My answer is: 'bring 'em on!'