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Subject:
Finding Someone By Their IP Address
Category: Computers > Internet Asked by: nycman-ga List Price: $20.00 |
Posted:
15 Jul 2003 15:21 PDT
Expires: 16 Jul 2003 12:00 PDT Question ID: 231397 |
If I have someone harrassing me through email(hotmail), how do I find out who it is. I have their IP address information. Which I will Supply if you need it. |
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Re: Finding Someone By Their IP Address
From: vballguy-ga on 15 Jul 2003 15:37 PDT |
Its pretty easy to figure out who owns the IP address, but that "owner" will probably be the internet service provider for the user. You can reverse to the owner at: http://www.arin.net/whois/index.html just enter the IP address. From that point, the owner is responsible for managing their own pool of ip addresses. Most companies use a service that dynamically assigns an available ip address to a user when they connect. This means that a given ip address will probably not be the same person over time (although the persone MIGHT have a static IP address it is doubtful). The lookup should list contacts, and you can try to email them explaining that one of their users is harrassing you, but it is doubtful that you would actually be able to get a name. |
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Re: Finding Someone By Their IP Address
From: osolost-ga on 15 Jul 2003 15:50 PDT |
Hi nycman, If the person is harrassing you through your e-mail account, why not just block their incoming e-mails? Most e-mail providers give you "blocking" options which will put an end to the harrassment. |
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Re: Finding Someone By Their IP Address
From: robertskelton-ga on 15 Jul 2003 16:14 PDT |
The IP address will be from one of Hotmail's servers, and of no use. |
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Re: Finding Someone By Their IP Address
From: larre-ga on 15 Jul 2003 16:40 PDT |
Display the full header of the e-mail and look for the X-Originating IP. All Hotmail e-mails display this IP, as determined by Hotmail servers at the time of use. The user could be employing a proxy, however. From the X-Originating IP, you can run a reverse DNS lookup, and possibly come up with an ISP. Beyond that point, it would very likely require access to ISP records to determine which customer was assigned to that IP at that particular moment. Such records are seldom freely available. Hotmail, and most ISPs, have an Abuse department which can be contacted with complaints. You should use the Forward function of your e-mail client, showing the complete header, with a note at the top of the e-mail explaining your dilemma. It can be helpful if you identify and quote the portion of the ISP's Terms of Service that the e-mail violates. --- l |
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Re: Finding Someone By Their IP Address
From: politicalguru-ga on 16 Jul 2003 06:12 PDT |
Please read an answer I previously gave and might help you: http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=50182 |
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