email headers
i get lots of emails and many times i would like to trace from whom they are, i.e. are they from the usual spam emails hiding behind an IP address and although declaring that they are from whatever country, but are operating from your own very doorstep of the U.S.
is there any free documentaion on how and what to make out from the email headers so that i can identify who they really are. Also I guess there are many tricks some of them use to hide, and also to find if this is what they are.
Or has someone written a comprehensive book, I know that the IT is revolving, but something that is close to the latest infomation, would help.
Also to understand the various terminology and what they mean when i trace an IP address, like "Microsoft hosting", etc. etc.
Thank u.
is there any free documentaion on how and what to make out from the email headers so that i can identify who they really are. Also I guess there are many tricks some of them use to hide, and also to find if this is what they are.
Or has someone written a comprehensive book, I know that the IT is revolving, but something that is close to the latest infomation, would help.
Also to understand the various terminology and what they mean when i trace an IP address, like "Microsoft hosting", etc. etc.
Thank u.
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in response to John and Dave, I was looking for something, like a paper written by somebody or a well written book so that I can be educated better whenever I receive an email, spam or real. thank u.
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Are you already finished with RFC 821 822 2821 2822 ?
In response to gheist, not sure what RFC stands for, and also what u are referring to.
I am seeing if there is something out already written how to educate myself on the jargon on the email headers, what it means, or implies, or more information who is the author, or hiding behind someone else, like that.
I am seeing if there is something out already written how to educate myself on the jargon on the email headers, what it means, or implies, or more information who is the author, or hiding behind someone else, like that.
RFC stands for Request for Comments (RFC) is a publication of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Society, the principal technical development and standards-setting bodies for the Internet.
Methinks a regular book might be better for you.
Methinks a regular book might be better for you.
Wikipedia does not hurt either....
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To everyone who responded, do u know of any Forum that discusses this IP issues and spam like subjects, where I can browse. thank u.
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thank u everyone, it goes without saying, it is a very BIG subject.
@jegajothy - You are very welcome. Yes - Spam is a huge topic. A really good mail ISP will dump 99% or more of all spam without bothering you.
The good news is that the FBI, Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo and others are constantly tracking down these people to shut them down. They are doing it because it uses up so much in the way of resources on their mail servers. I've seen it estimated that the mail services bounce 80% of the spam before it even gets to you and that 80% or more of the emails they get are spam. If they could get rid of spam, they could use fewer servers and network resources.