Can you view an IP off an Email?

Just wondering...is there a way to find the IP of someone that sent you a mail? through looking at the source code or anything like that??? i think there is but i dont know how to do it.... any help...?
thanks
LeadBelly

Yes you can, in outlook express select the email and right click to properties, and in the details there should be the information or a button to get to it,
It will list all of the IP's that the email has touched including the source.
very handy for tracking open servers that are used for sending spam.

:mad:

Alternately, select View All Headers from the View menu (IIRC that's where it is in Outlook).

Comb the header of the e-mail and who it is from, usually you will see a name or something like that followed by an IP address. Try looking next where the first e-mail server appears.

I am using Microsoft Outlook Express from the Microsoft Office XP suite, and the only thing I do to find out the IP Address of a sender is to RIGHT CLICK on the mail from the inbox and SELECT OPTIONS all the information is in the Internet Headers. Sorry if this responce is repeated. I just shared my solution.

and if you haven't done yet, eMailTrackerPro can do all what are mentioned for you automatically.

Cool, i just set hotmail to show the full header....
thats cool, i ew ere was a way....thanks...
LeadBelly

hey, I thought you could only trace it as far back as the first smtp server it went through, not to the actual client, someone let me know if I'm wrong, I would really appreciate it.

GEL

Some SMTP servers will show a name of the user of the server. ie [email protected], some perform translation and will show [email protected]. Some versions of SMTP server will behave differently. The IP may or may not be readily viewed.

waytallgel, all mails which is being send via your ISP, yahoo, hotmail, .... accounts will show your real IP address, and 99% of anon mailings also will show the senders real IP.

Thanks Chefer

Most webmails will put your IP address in the headers when you send things, BTW. I think they often use X-Originating-IP or something that was like that. I'm too lazy to check, but I know at least Hotmail, Yahoo, and Antionline.Org will do that.

De nada. Anytime.

If you're asking this becouse of a spam issue, just report the IP here. :D

no not to report spam...i dont get email from people not in my address book...if i dont know em' i probably dont need to hear what they have to say. hotmail lets you see the whole MIME setting? what is MIME for....?
thanks
LB

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

did you just pull that outta your butt or did you go search for that???

No. I pulled it from my cranium but I provided you a link so you could read and learn.

Help on the next obvious question can be found here

hahaha Nice link, Draziw! :-) Nice ability to predict the next question.

AJ