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8. For Emails, you can do some of your own forensics...

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 02:37 PM

Jan 2012

Just paste the complete, unmodified email header into a tool like...
http://www.mxtoolbox.com/EmailHeaders.aspx

If they are using a web based contact form to send the email, you will need to look at the server logs.

One thing to be aware of is if the user is using a proxy to access your site, you will only get the IP of the proxy server's public address. The "authorities" can usually get a search warrant to attain network logs of a proxy hosting provider if the threats are more than minor, and they are US based.

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To Ip web track, or not. [View all] The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 OP

If you just want IP addresses... ChromeFoundry Jan 2012 #1

Oh dear. The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #2

Whomever is hosting your website... ChromeFoundry Jan 2012 #3

Thanks so much ChromeFoundry! The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #6

The web servers CAN log that info and lots of other stuff. ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #4

Just want an insurance card. The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #5

Nothing special needed with email. ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #7

Back in the day when there was deja vu, The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #9

For Emails, you can do some of your own forensics... ChromeFoundry Jan 2012 #8

Thanks CF! The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #10

I personally like them DaveJ Jan 2012 #11

I've slowly grown to accept the fact that internet tracking is real and is here. The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #12

Hmm... I guess it depends on your audience then DaveJ Jan 2012 #13

A thousand hits a day. The Backlash Cometh Jan 2012 #14