I am being harrassed by someone who sends me anonymous emails through a Japan based email service. This company wont give me any information on their users. However, I think I know the IP address of the person who is sending it. How do I find out the name, address, etc. that belongs with this IP address?? The number is 207.115.57.79 if anyone feels like a detective. Thanks a bunch everybody!
2006-11-09 19:57:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hit the 'Spam' button and get on with your life. Don't give the creep the satisfaction of knowing it bugs you.
2006-11-09 20:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by Bart S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just tried one of those 'who is' type sites and this is the info I got. You could try another to see if you get the same information:
OrgName: Prodigy Communications L.P.
OrgID: PROD
Address: 1565 Front St.
City: Yorktown Heights
StateProv: NY
PostalCode: 10598
Country: US
NetRange: 207.115.0.0 - 207.115.63.255
CIDR: 207.115.0.0/18
NetName: PRODIGY-BLK2
NetHandle: NET-207-115-0-0-1
Parent: NET-207-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: DNSMASTER2.PRODIGY.NET
NameServer: DNSMASTER.PRODIGY.NET
Comment: ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE
RegDate: 1996-06-19
Updated: 2001-09-26
RTechHandle: RL770-ARIN
RTechName: Lynch, Robert
RTechPhone: +1-914-448-1165
RTechEmail: boblynch@prodigy.net
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-11-09 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
2006-11-10 04:01:56 · answer #2 · answered by jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot find out the users name, but the info that is available is below.
If you are truly being harassed, get your local police to do a report. Eventually you may end up going to court on this to subpoena the records to find out who the person is, so that you can press charges. Fun huh? NOT
Also, it looks like the last hop that I can get a geographic location from my tracert is Granada Hills CA.
2006-11-10 04:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could also consider changing your eaddress or blocking sender/marking mail as spam as other options. I dont know how to trace IP address. Maybe some govt. or private investigative site?
2006-11-10 04:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by Genius 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Report it to the police.
Unless the sender has made special arrangements to have static IP address it will change so is useless for tracking him/her down.
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2006-11-10 04:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by jan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report it to your ISP. That's what they're there for.
2006-11-11 01:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋