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   Auric__ to Jonathan   
   Re: IP Address   
   30 Dec 08 17:35:56   
   
   From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:24:21 GMT, Jonathan wrote:   
      
   >>HI! pls i would like to know, if, hypotectically i registered a new   
   >>email from a computer A and sent a mail from computer B to a computer   
   >>C, can the ip address of  computer A where i did the email   
   >>registration be  traced?   
   >   
   > It cannot be traced directly to computer A because computer B sent the   
   > e-mail. But one can always contact the e-mail provider and they can   
   > trace computer A. Usually this is quite a tedious process because most   
   > providers are reluctant to trace someone without a very good reason.   
      
   "A good reason" is usually limited to a search warrant (or the appropriate   
   country's equivalent).   
      
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