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Conceal Identity
Thank you for the information!!!
"N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: | NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 | From: Rob | X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 | X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 | Message-ID: | X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com | NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically
to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Another question ...... What is "Fibernet"? Thanks "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: | NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 | From: Rob | X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 | X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 | Message-ID: | X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com | NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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You can't search on an IP in OE.
You've been connected to the internet via FiberNet of West Virginia (wvfibernet.net) when you've posted here. -- ~PA Bear Rob wrote: Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Another question ...... What is "Fibernet"? Thanks "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 From: Rob X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Message-ID: X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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Thanks!
Can I Google on an IP? If Yes, how? "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... You can't search on an IP in OE. You've been connected to the internet via FiberNet of West Virginia (wvfibernet.net) when you've posted here. -- ~PA Bear Rob wrote: Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Another question ...... What is "Fibernet"? Thanks "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 From: Rob X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Message-ID: X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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Not that I know of, no.
Rob wrote: Thanks! Can I Google on an IP? If Yes, how? "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... You can't search on an IP in OE. You've been connected to the internet via FiberNet of West Virginia (wvfibernet.net) when you've posted here. -- ~PA Bear Rob wrote: Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Another question ...... What is "Fibernet"? Thanks "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 From: Rob X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Message-ID: X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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"Rob" wrote in message
news Thanks! Can I Google on an IP? If Yes, how? Did you try? Did it work? -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Do not reply with email |
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Thanks once again!!
So now I can google and find a particular poster by his email address, IP or something else, how could I automatically post a standard reply to every post he makes in a newsgroup? "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:44:22 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: | NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 | From: Rob | X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 | X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 | Message-ID: | X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com | NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Can't be done in MS Outlook Express. Another question ...... What is "Fibernet"? Owner of your IP address: | 07/06/08 13:55:08 dns 64.181.89.216 | nslookup 64.181.89.216 | Canonical name: ip-64-181-89-216.elnk.wvfibernet.net | Addresses: | 64.181.89.216 And... | 07/06/08 13:55:14 IP Block 64.181.89.216 | Trying 64.181.89.216 at ARIN | Trying 64.181.89 at ARIN | FiberNet of West Virginia WVFIBERNET-NET8 (NET-64-181-0-0-1) | 64.181.0.0 - 64.181.127.255 | Fibernet of WV INT-64-181-80-0-PORTMANAGER-NET1 (NET-64-181-80-0-1) | 64.181.80.0 - 64.181.95.255 | | # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-07-05 19:10 | # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database. Finally... | 07/06/08 14:01:41 whois | | whois -h whois.arin.net !net-64-181-0-0-1 ... | | OrgName: FiberNet of West Virginia | OrgID: FTNE | Address: 211 Leon Sullivan Way | City: Charleston | StateProv: WV | PostalCode: 25301 | Country: US Apparently this service: http://www.wvfibernet.net/ I would guess that they are your ISP. Can I Google on an IP? If Yes, how? You can just plug the IP address into the Google search bar. By itself, the results could be ambiguous. You can refine the results by combining the search with other keywords. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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Why would you want to SPAM this person?
Rob wrote: Thanks once again!! So now I can google and find a particular poster by his email address, IP or something else, how could I automatically post a standard reply to every post he makes in a newsgroup? "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:44:22 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:13:54 -0400, Rob wrote: "N. Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:47:27 -0400, Rob wrote: Every post I make to newsgroups is being maliciously tracked by a certain individual. I then receive pornographic email at home. Is there a way to conceal one's identity completely (headers) when posting to a newsgroup using Outlook Express 6.0? MS Outlook Express has little to do with what shows up in some header lines. While you can control the name and email address, you can't control the IP address. The server you connect to sees your IP address, and either adds it, or not, depending upon how it is configured. That is up to the NNTP server administrator. Consider your posting headers: NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:47:25 -0500 From: Rob X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Message-ID: X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.181.89.216 Those are some of the lines I would use to search on. You have control over line 2. MSOE controls line 3. Your NNTP provider controls the rest. So ...... You say you would search on certain lines in a header .... Are lines 4 to end unique to me and identify me in all my posts? Line 2 uniquely identifies you in all posts made using MS Outlook Express as you have configured it for posting in this news group. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. Line 6 uniquely identifies the particular post you made; from which I can deduce that you use Earthlink as an ISP. Together, lines 6, 7, and 8 identify with whom you have Internet service, and NNTP service. There are some NNTP services which don't display your NNTP Posting IP address; but most do add something in the headers by which a reader can classify a poster to some degree, or other. I noticed something else this evening ................. I watched as Norton Antivirus scanned my HD tonight. VAV identified whay it called a "Tracking Cookie". Could this possibly be something this "character" is using to track my posts to newsgroups? No. There are no cookies used on NNTP servers accessed by news clients, such as MS Outlook Express. Cookies are used between web browsers and servers, and would only affect your news group reading if you accessed news groups through a web service, such as Google Groups. Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Can't be done in MS Outlook Express. Another question ...... What is "Fibernet"? Owner of your IP address: 07/06/08 13:55:08 dns 64.181.89.216 nslookup 64.181.89.216 Canonical name: ip-64-181-89-216.elnk.wvfibernet.net Addresses: 64.181.89.216 And... 07/06/08 13:55:14 IP Block 64.181.89.216 Trying 64.181.89.216 at ARIN Trying 64.181.89 at ARIN FiberNet of West Virginia WVFIBERNET-NET8 (NET-64-181-0-0-1) 64.181.0.0 - 64.181.127.255 Fibernet of WV INT-64-181-80-0-PORTMANAGER-NET1 (NET-64-181-80-0-1) 64.181.80.0 - 64.181.95.255 # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-07-05 19:10 # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database. Finally... 07/06/08 14:01:41 whois whois -h whois.arin.net !net-64-181-0-0-1 ... OrgName: FiberNet of West Virginia OrgID: FTNE Address: 211 Leon Sullivan Way City: Charleston StateProv: WV PostalCode: 25301 Country: US Apparently this service: http://www.wvfibernet.net/ I would guess that they are your ISP. Can I Google on an IP? If Yes, how? You can just plug the IP address into the Google search bar. By itself, the results could be ambiguous. You can refine the results by combining the search with other keywords. -- Norman ~Shine, bright morning light, ~now in the air the spring is coming. ~Sweet, blowing wind, ~singing down the hills and valleys. |
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"Rob" wrote in message
m... Line 8 *may* also uniquely identify you, if Fibernet assigns it statically to your account. How do I do a search on newsgroup headers? Specifically, how would I search Line 8 of all posts to find 64.181.89.216? Extract the messages to .nws files and then search the news files. Since both WLMail and WM use real .nws files already (instead of .dbx) for their Message Stores you could probably use them directly... HTH Robert Aldwinckle --- |
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