I think the source is always going to show up as yahoo, and only yahoo will have the log of ip address that logged into that particular account, and as previously stated by others without a court order you will not get that kind of information. The origin is always going to be yahoo since it's web based.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:09 PM, JTF <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > -- > 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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