tracing location of email address

geegee Philippines
edited January 2005 in Science & Tech
can the location of a sender be traced even if he's using a web-based email? i tried doing so through the IP address ( its color=red]removed by admin[/color ) but all it told me was the location of the host and not that of the email sender. can this be done at all?

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  • maxanonmaxanon Montreal
    edited January 2005
    Unless the person has a dedicated SMTP server all to themself, the mail is normally sent from their ISP. The company would know the originating sender but you would need a warrant.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    True, maxanon, but the thread starter can do this:

    Given the ISP host, see if theyhave a website, and forward any abusive emails that come from them and which do not have virals in them (becasue virals can spoof sender's address) to the abuse address on the ISP website. Also, if you want to prevent more, forward the whole message in text-only format to your ISP.

    Let the ISPs act, that is what they are threre for-- you (gee) usually do not need to get that info directly and can get action by forwarding in plain text form the abusive emails to your ISP and the ISP the email appears to come from. Probably will not be instant, but should work over a weekly to monthly time frame given ISPs' abilities to trace incoming email themselves.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    Thread moved out of team short-media forum into security forum, and IP address removed for security reasons. :)
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    hehe...the ip was just for a mail.yahoo.com server.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    well still. ;D
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