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RE: Distressing, possibly life threatening emails from free accounts (yahoo, hotmail
From: "David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:03:12 -0700
heh. that's funny. The IP that will appear at the top of the email headers will be a Yahoo Web server. Since it was after all, a Yahoo Web Server which sent the email on the behalf of a yahoo web surfer.
Most responsible web-email providers -- including, specifically, Yahoo! -- construct a "Received:" header which shows what client IP address their web server received the message from. In fact, I was able to use that just yesterday to track the source of a not-very-coherent email that just might be a suicide note. (It led me to one of our public-access machines, but it did at least confirm a credible on-campus origin.) David Gillett --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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