Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
1. Sometimes, but not often. If you're using Outlook or a mail program like it that runs on your computer, one of the email headers might have your computer name in it, something to the effect of "Received from PC-NAME by smtp.gmail.com..." but not if you send via the web. I just tried it.
2. No, the Windows networking name (aka the SMB or NetBIOS name) has no bearing on web traffic.
I'm using Outlook, 2003, 2007 and 2010 depending on the machine. Should I be concerned? (The default is, I
am concerned.)
Originally Posted by
Efrem
Name it "Homeland Security E-Mail Monitor." If anyone detects it at Starbucks, they'll be very, very careful.
Bravo!
I'm still wondering how another customer at SBUX can see my computer. Could someone explain this to me?
I know AT&T can see your computer name because I have called their wifi support from SBUX. Then again, they are running the network.