i have recieved a strange mail.is it possible to trace the IP address of the computer used to send the mail?
2006-12-16 21:41:36 · 6 answers · asked by mauamember 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It is very unlikely that you can get the IP of the person who sent the message since the information that would get you back to the computer can be spoofed/faked.
If the information wasn't spoofed or faked, then you can probably get back to the mail server that it was sent from and if it required a username and password before it would allow the user to send, then maybe it could be traced back to a user, but it is a bit of a longshot. If it is spam, then you can try spamcop at:http://www.spamcop.net/
Good Luck!
2006-12-16 22:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by bogey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The IP is the IP of the mail server used to send the mail, not the computer/sender itself.
i.e. if I sent you an email the IP in the headers would be of my ISPs mail servers
2006-12-16 21:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know the ip go
2006-12-16 22:01:00
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Start - run - (type) cmd then in the comand menu type tracert (space) the ip eg 111.111.111.111 and press enter and it will trace every where the ip goes threw to get to its host.
In command prompt type
tracert ???.???.???.??? (<
yes you can trace go to http://visualiptrace.visualware.com/ and enter the ip address.
2006-12-16 21:47:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you hit "reply", would the e-mail address of the sender show up in your outgoing mailbox?
2006-12-16 21:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by crazydave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I run a program called Trace, it will do that and more.
2006-12-16 21:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋