annoying mails... 1

[Ramza]

Lately, someone is sending me some annoying mail, i have blocked his/her address, but he/she just create a new mail to send me more nasty mails.

i think it's the same person because, on the header appear the same number( something like "from web12408.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.135]) by mc1-f16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:50:19 -0800" )....

my question is:
Is there any way i can know who is the one sending me mails, or Is there any way i can know something about this person?...

 

[Murugs]

You can find the origin of the email

In your case

Note the IP address, here it is 216.....

go to whois

http://www.arin.net/whois/index.html

and type the IP address..and search will yield some useful information

 

[smah]

I read a statistic somewhere recently that almost 1/2 of all spam is sent from zombie computers - that is personal computers that have been taken over by spammers without the owner's knowledge for the purpose of hiding the spammer's identity. If you do find the spammer, he/she may be only an unwitting pawn.

 

[WizyWyg]

Post the full headers. If its an IP that Reverse look ups says that its on a DSL/Cable assigned ip in a ISP's space, then more than likely its a Trojaned machine.

In all cases, a report to that persons ISP is needed whether its an unwitting trojaned user or a real spammer.