It's not a Gmail thing:

> The reason why my IP address is visible is because Apple Mail sends emails with SMTP.

Unless you use a proxy, your IP address is visible to an SMTP server, just like it's visible to an HTTP server when you use a web browser. This is not specific to Apple Mail or to Gmail.

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saagarjha 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah but I think Gmail seems to actually just keep that header rather than nuking it. To be fair I don't entirely know what I would do to fix it since (like the post) this seems like there aren't many good options here.

	▲	lapcat 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> I think Gmail seems to actually just keep that header rather than nuking it. I think that's common among email providers.
	▲	js2 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Gmail's SMTP servers are what's adding the received header with your IP address, not Apple Mail.

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AnonC 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I clearly remember many years ago that this wasn’t the case with Gmail, when looking for the source IP address in a case involving harassment of a person. I could only get Gmail’s own IP address in the headers from the multiple emails I examined at that time.

Nevertheless, as js2 said in another comment, it’s your mail provider (in this case Gmail) deciding whether to include the sender’s IP address or not.

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frollogaston 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, was able to repro just now