Anonymous E-mail


Email Clues (continued)


Return-Path: forged_address@fake.com
Received: from wooftech.net ([207.102.129.200])
by mail0.mailsender.net (5.1.036) id 395BB63B0012CA18
for alice@email.net; Thu, 6 Jul 2000 16:43:46 -0700
Received: from localhost ([172.153.252.183]) by popper3.vphos.net ; Thu, 06 Jul 2000 16:44:53 -0700
X-Originating-IP: [172.153.252.183]

From: forged_address@fake.com
To: alice@email.net
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 17:43:57 -0600
Subject: Anonymous email
Message-ID: <96292709501@popper3.vphos.net>
X-UIDL: d88aeacb3ad5b77467f87f8facaf9ce0
  • · Sometimes emails contain an "originating-IP" header. This header gives the unique address of the computer the sender was sitting in front of when the email was sent, making it even easier to trace the email. Using the example above, can you identify the originating IP?

Answer: [172.153.252.183]





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