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RE: Finding person name based on personnel email account
From: "Isaac Van Name" <ivanname () southerlandsleep com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:00:50 -0600
If they're using Outlook to send the emails with the Yahoo account, then I'd check your firewall logs for outbound traffic to a Yahoo mail server. You could also check the logs for HTTP access to Yahoo mail, if they're using the website, and trace the source IP. If all that fails (which it shouldn't), http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061112180603AAMDySh That site lists a few ways in which you can try to find a person's information tied to their Yahoo account. Of course, if they are using the website, I'd just set up a proxy server and deny HTTP requests to mail.yahoo.com (or, rather, allow the few websites you will allow, and deny everything else). This is what we do here... just using a computer with mediocre hardware, Linux (no GUI), and Squid. Hope that helps. Isaac Van Name Systems Administrator "What good would you do with an ignorant employee? Ignorance is grounds for dismissal..." - Mario Spinthiras Open Source developing at its finest: "Written in vim, W3C valid and UTF-8 encoded, for her pleasure." Disclaimer: This email is intended only to be used to feign intellectual mastery of a subject or superhuman command of the English language, when profanity is involved. By reading this email, you are agreeing to cease all correspondence with the sender upon realizing your own ignorance, and furthermore to refrain from taking legal action against said sender when your compounding ignorance crushes your inadequate self-esteem. Have a nice day. Original> -----Original Message----- Original> From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] Original> On Behalf Of neil.daugherty () us army mil Original> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:26 PM Original> To: security-basics () lists securityfocus com Original> Subject: Finding person name based on personnel email account Original> Original> I am trying to track down someone that is sending illegal emails on my Original> network using a yahoo account. Original> Original> NEIL Original> Original> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original> This list is sponsored by: Norwich University Original> Original> EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE Original> The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Original> Excellence Original> in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec Original> management Original> education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting Original> experience. Original> Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed Original> degree, Original> without disrupting your career or home life. Original> Original> http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus Original> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Finding person name based on personnel email account neil.daugherty (Nov 17)
- Re: Finding person name based on personnel email account Adrian Cuellar (Nov 17)
- Re: Finding person name based on personnel email account Steve (Nov 17)
- Re: Finding person name based on personnel email account Luca Losio (Nov 17)
- Re: Finding person name based on personnel email account Brian Loe (Nov 17)
- RE: Finding person name based on personnel email account Isaac Van Name (Nov 17)
- Re: Finding person name based on personnel email account Dragos Lungu (Nov 20)
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- RE: Finding person name based on personnel email account Steveb (Nov 17)
- Re: RE: Finding person name based on personnel email account jlamb85 (Nov 20)
- RE: Finding person name based on personnel email account Larson, Jeffrey (Nov 20)