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Old 05-14-2008   #1
Tim
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how do i find ip address on email

I want to confirm which computer is sending an email by checking against ip
address.

If there a way ?
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Old 05-14-2008   #2
Michael Santovec
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Re: how do i find ip address on email

Look at the Message Source (Ctrl-F3). The bottom most Received line is
inserted by the SMTP mail server that first got the message. It should
indicate the IP address of the PC that sent the message.

But there are limitations. If the sending PC is on a dial-up connection
the IP address changes each time the PC connects to its ISP. If the PC
is on a LAN and the SMTP mail server is not on the same LAN, the IP
address that it sees may not be directly relatable to a PC.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"Tim" <Tim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I want to confirm which computer is sending an email by checking
> against ip
> address.
>
> If there a way ?

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Old 05-14-2008   #3
Gary VanderMolen
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Re: how do i find ip address on email

If the sender is a spammer, or otherwise technically astute, he can
insert fake 'Received' headers which tend to disguise the true origin.
In that case, one would have to be adept at distinguishing fake
headers from genuine ones.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Look at the Message Source (Ctrl-F3). The bottom most Received line is
> inserted by the SMTP mail server that first got the message. It should
> indicate the IP address of the PC that sent the message.
>
> But there are limitations. If the sending PC is on a dial-up connection
> the IP address changes each time the PC connects to its ISP. If the PC is
> on a LAN and the SMTP mail server is not on the same LAN, the IP address
> that it sees may not be directly relatable to a PC.
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
>
> "Tim" <Tim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:86161CB0-BBFD-49D8-A3D2-2E2636FBBD22@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> I want to confirm which computer is sending an email by checking against
>> ip
>> address.
>>
>> If there a way ?
>
>
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Old 05-15-2008   #4
N. Miller
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Re: how do i find ip address on email

On Wed, 14 May 2008 17:51:00 -0700, Tim wrote:
Quote:

> I want to confirm which computer is sending an email by checking against ip
> address.
>
> If there a way ?
Is the computer one you have access to? If not, there will be no reliable
way.

Even if you have access, any computer which obtains an IP address via DHCP
will require checking any logs of the routers involved in networking the
computers, or even the DHCP aervers; if such logs exist.

If you are not the network administrator, you probably will be lacking
access to sufficient data to find out what you want to know.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
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