Re: Private IP address with yahoo messenger

["Vivek P" <iamherevivek () gmail com>]

U can get older versions of gaim for windows here:

oldapps.com/download_old_version_gaim.php

thanx


> On 5/31/07, Alcides <alcides.hercules () gmail com> wrote:
> >  Yes. I have the similar experience with gaim.
> >
> > I have successfully tested the "Get Information" functionality of gaim
> > on Fedora core 6.
> >
> > Then I updated gaim to pidgin.
> > I re-did the test several times and found that it does not get any
> > private IP address. This failure is definitely result of something that
> > has been changed in the source code; in the course of transition from
> > gaim to pidgin.
> >
> > Can there be any workaround to fix this "inability" in pidgin?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > > Absolutely right.
> > >
> > > In past, I have successfuly tested this fact with gaim.
> > > But this post made me test it for the present avatar of Gaim, -called
> > > pidgin.
> > >
> > > So far, I got negative results for the same test. It seems that the
> > > way gaim was able to "get information" about a buddy, it's not
> > > possible with pidgin.  Although, "get Information" feature is there,
> > > way of implementation might have changed.  I think this thing needs
> > > more discussion to advance the research in the right way.
> > >
> > > Thanks and regrds.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/29/07, Pingu < neos2k1 () itstaff ro> wrote:
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> If you use gaim (sometimes) it shows you the private/public address of
> > >> the person you are chatting.
> > >> I'm not sure but i think the ip address is included in messenger
> > >> protocol, however Ymess doesn't have a function implemented to show the
> > >> ip address.
> > >> That's the most logical and simple explanation. Do a test!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Alcides wrote:
> > >> > Hi list,
> > >> > I was wondering to have any clue on this.
> > >> > While having a chat session with somebody in yahoo messenger, how is
> > >> > it possible to obtain his/her Private IP address if that person is
> > >> > behind a Router and/or a Firewall (NATed)?
> > >> > Moreover,
> > >> > Is there any way that he/she can hide successfully (behind the NAT or
> > >> > something else)so that NO internal IP address is revealed?
> > >> > Thanks.
> > >> > Warm regards.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
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Vivek P Nair
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