03-04-2013, 08:04 PM
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Question for geeks or techies
If some anonymous person sends you an email...is there a way to find out who they are just from the address?
Maybe any garden-variety computer geek can answer this question. 
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03-04-2013, 08:33 PM
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I don't understand how this would help find out who sends the email...
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03-04-2013, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by G8RNTN
I don't understand how this would help find out who sends the email...
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If you have their IP address or a domain name it will show you who they really are.
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03-04-2013, 08:39 PM
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Where would u get that info on them?
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03-04-2013, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by G8RNTN
Where would u get that info on them?
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So you're asking how to get the IP address or Domain name without opening up the letter? That's a bit different.
Put it in a safe place first.
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03-04-2013, 08:45 PM
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What is the email address? If it is something like user123@gmail.com or user123@yahoo.com then no, unless you have warrants. If it is something like user@somesmallwebsite.com, then maybe depending on the privacy of the domain. Chances are no though.
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03-04-2013, 09:20 PM
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03-04-2013, 09:23 PM
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Good point about the headers. Depending on the source there may be enough to narrow it down.
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"I'll turn my back on a five-star guy if he isn't a good guy," Muschamp says. "I have zero reservations about that. ZERO reservations."
He raises his voice a little.
"I'm the recruiting coordinator here," he says. "You're not a good guy, you go somewhere else. We'll play you. We'll beat you."
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03-04-2013, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MeyerIsBack
Good point about the headers. Depending on the source there may be enough to narrow it down.
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Yepper, the header is the key to finding out about a suspect Email's origin.
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03-04-2013, 09:25 PM
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So are you the stalker or the stalkee?
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03-04-2013, 09:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry
So are you the stalker or the stalkee?
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If you were one or the other it would be prudent to get a dynamic IP address and MAC address generator first.
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03-04-2013, 09:45 PM
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Another good site for looking up IP address origins.
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
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03-04-2013, 11:56 PM
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Call the FBI or CIA
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03-05-2013, 03:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry
So are you the stalker or the stalkee?
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I was the recipient of a threatening (though I believe random) email.
It included language like "bullet to the head" type stuff. 
It might be business related....or monkey business related.
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