Good morning!
The fastest way to find the originating IP address of an e-mail you've
received is to run the full headers through Julian Haight's SpamCop
service:
SpamCop
http://spamcop.net
You can register for a free spam reporting account and use it to trace
e-mail without sending abuse reports (or if it's spam you're tracing,
send abuse reports quickly with only a click).
If you'd like to learn how to read headers yourself, the January 2003
issue of MaximumPC magazine offers a brief visual explanation:
http://www.darkfriends.net/princessmoo/extras/maxPC.jpg
There's a more in-depth explanation at StopSpam.org:
Reading Email Headers
http://www.stopspam.org/email/headers/headers.html
Though both articles are written in the context of tracking down
spammers, the explanation applies to *all* e-mail tracing.
If you don't know how to view full headers in your e-mail client,
please let me know which one you're using, and I'll be glad to walk
you through the process of getting the headers to display. If you
*can* view the full headers, but still find them confusing, post them
here (with *your* e-mail address omitted) and I'll help you sort them
out.
Should you require additional assistance, simply ask for
clarification. I'll be glad to help.
--Missy
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