Re: Tracing Threatening Email to an IP Address

[Radu Oprisan <radu () securesystems ro>]

ka4731 () aol com wrote:
> My friend and I received a threatening email from an anonymous yahoo account.  We believe this may have come from one 
> of my friend's coworkers because the header information was traced back as far as the IP address of the Cisco Pix 
> firewall within my friend's company network.  All emails I receive from my friend have the IP address of his computer 
> within his network.   Why is it that the anonymous email header doesn't tie me to a computer or work station just 
> like my friend but only shows the IP of the firewall?  

Your problem lies in the fact that anonymous mailers often do not send
full e-mail headers, thus making them anonymous. They only send enough
to get to the destination account. Most of these e-mails, i think, are
currently discarded by antispam systems. In one word, your chances are:
slim.

You might learn to use 72 column wrapping or, at least try to hit enter
once in a while when you're writing an e-mail.