did you try processing the email through http://www.spamcop.net? It may reveal the source.
On Jan 18, 10:51 pm, Kari Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > This is actually turning into a pretty good thread ... shows me that many of > you gentlemen know about some of these "issues," so to say. I appreciate > your great ideas. I believe that she is asking these questions now. At > best, this has created a hostile work environment. At worst, it requires > police intervention. > > The sad part is that this friend of mine is one of the nicest people in the > world. She is a great teacher and a good soul. She is very smart, and I > think her intellectual prowess may have created the friction. What's funny > is that the email is riddled with grammatical errors, and is signed, "The > XYZ High School English Department." LOL! > > One of my friend's strategies is to keep the issue under wraps. She sent > the issue to the principal, but has not shared with anyone else. It will be > interesting to see who has the information in the email as the school days > progress. > > I wish I could have helped her narrow down the source of the email. Oh well > ... it's a shame people use the internet for such base agendas. > > Thanks, everyone, for your comments. You are a great community. > > ~kari > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Blues Renegade > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > It's amazing what people will reveal and do when they think they are > > operating covertly anonymous. It's not clear from what you said, what, if > > any threat was made to your friend. I'd be concerned about the person going > > further, to the point of flipping out "on the job" and doing something > > violent. The question is, was this just malicious writing, or is it a > > warning sign that should invoke notifying the police? > > > John > > > Kari Matthews wrote: > > >> That is what I thought. It's weird having a problem like this arise in > >> a high school that is allegedly staffed with "professionals.". > > >> Thanks! > >> Kari > > >> On 1/18/10, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Like most web based email, it's impossible to track to a person without > >>> the > >>> cooperation of the mail hosting company. Unless there is a criminal > >>> offense > >>> involved, you are out of luck in getting any help from them in that > >>> manner. > > >>> Jeremiah E. Bess > >>> Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four > > >>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:39, Kari Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Hello, > > >>>> Sorry to be a question hog. I've got an issue that I'm curious about. > >>>> Nothing to do with linux, but I have a feeling someone here might have > >>>> an > >>>> idea if / how to do something. > > >>>> One of my friends is a teacher at a high school in Chicago. She got an > >>>> email this weekend from a coworker (presumably -- the info in it is info > >>>> that only another teacher would know -- about what goes on in the > >>>> teacher's > >>>> lounge and etc.). The email is loaded with slurs and abusive > >>>> statements. > >>>> It's obviously from someone in her department. > > >>>> The person made a yahoo address to send the email. I have the headers > >>>> of > >>>> the original emails. Is there a way to trace and see where the email > >>>> came > >>>> from? I have looked at all the IPs in the header, and they're all yahoo > >>>> IPs. > > >>>> Any suggestions? > > >>>> She has turned the email in to her administration. Not sure what else > >>>> my > >>>> friend can do, but I'd like to help any way I can from the tech end. > > >>>> Thanks for any ideas you have. > >>>> kari > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > > Group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit our group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >
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