2006-09-11 12:12:49 · 10 answers · asked by wotdehal 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
On the bottom of the email on the right side. Click on "Full Headers".
2006-09-11 12:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by Some Guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking - no, it is not. The computer that sends the e-mail has full control on what it puts in the initial headers, so a rogue computer (or a rogue sender) can put there *anything*.
However, the computers that receive the e-mail and forward it further until it reaches yours also add their own information to the headers - and that information is usually genuine. After some careful digging it is often possible to at least discover the first computer that has received the offending e-mail. Which computer it has received it from, however, usually requires access to the logs of the computer you have found, and that requires cooperation of its system administrator.
Even then, it's a rather hopess task. The offending e-mail might have been sent from some free Web e-mail or mail forwarding site - or even from a "zombie" machine the attacker has control of while its owner has no clue what their machine is being used for.
2006-09-12 20:50:02 · answer #2 · answered by Vesselin Bontchev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I am not sure exactly how to do it. You have to find your header settings. It will show you everything including IP address. I did this a few years ago to help a friend track his runaway daughter..
On top of page you can find a button that says "my account". Click this and on the right side of screen you will see a list of yahoo services. Click mail. On the new screen click General preference. Under this listing you can select the option to see the full header on incoming email. The full header will contain your IP.
2006-09-11 19:18:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try right clicking on the full header and go to Properties down at the bottom and click there. I had to send this infro to eBay just the other day regarding a scam that came in with a Yahoo address.
2006-09-11 19:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by lavendergal_03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Click on the header of the e mail. It will have IP info there.
2006-09-11 19:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by w@rio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Check the headers and run a trace at network-tools.com
2006-09-11 19:18:46 · answer #6 · answered by bullet_to_the_brain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is, you will need the full header to run it but just follow the directions of the free trial version at whoami.com
2006-09-11 20:27:02 · answer #7 · answered by gunner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right click on the body of the email view source.its in there somewhere.
2006-09-11 19:18:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible
2006-09-11 19:18:15 · answer #9 · answered by Sara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put, no.
2006-09-11 19:18:27 · answer #10 · answered by Michael B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋