The big question is... What might have been in her email that they will reveal in October (and deleted before posting the rest on the web)?
Well, hopefully, she would know what might be found. So, if there is something that could be damaging, TPTB may be able to anticipate it. My concern is more of them manufacturing something supposedly found. Granted, there are ways to disprove fraudulent emails, but the timing may be the key.
Nothing. Remember, what matters is the claim, not its veracity. Doing this makes it look like she was hiding something in what was an e-mail address she probably used primarily for family and friends. It’s just the suggestion that counts.
Try this little experiment on for size:
Go to your Inbox, and open an email. Click “Forward”. Enter your own email in the “TO” line. Then, alter the original message however you like, and send to yourself. When you open the new email, the alteration of the original email sticks. This works on sent and received email.
So, if the hacker was actually IN Palin’s mailbox, he could alter received messages or sent messages, and forward to anyone.