In Gmail Track any email to its Original Location by Finding the Email IP Address
Date 24/2/2013
Millions of emails fly through cyberspace daily, and as is the case for many users, it can be useful to identify the location that the e-mail originated from. Persistent spam and malware attachments abound. Sometimes it is best to say, “I have had enough!” Particularly for e-mails that include malware, this is important. By reporting these locations, you spare others from having to deal with malicious programs or domains. Let these users know that you know where they are and don’t hesitate to report malicious software spammers to the appropriate authorities.
On a nicer note, it may be useful to know the location of a prospective client for business purposes so you may prepare a proposal significant to their demographic. This can be a benign and useful process as well as one to defend. The process is the same. You choose what to do with it. This gets technical, so prepare for some work.
Here is how to take the steps for Google's mail service Gmail.
Gmail
Millions of emails fly through cyberspace daily, and as is the case for many users, it can be useful to identify the location that the e-mail originated from. Persistent spam and malware attachments abound. Sometimes it is best to say, “I have had enough!” Particularly for e-mails that include malware, this is important. By reporting these locations, you spare others from having to deal with malicious programs or domains. Let these users know that you know where they are and don’t hesitate to report malicious software spammers to the appropriate authorities.
On a nicer note, it may be useful to know the location of a prospective client for business purposes so you may prepare a proposal significant to their demographic. This can be a benign and useful process as well as one to defend. The process is the same. You choose what to do with it. This gets technical, so prepare for some work.
Here is how to take the steps for Google's mail service Gmail.
Gmail
Log in to your Gmail account with your user name and password. Open the e-mail that for which you are seeking the origin.
Click the down arrow to the right of the reply ink and choose “Show original”.
Now this moves on to the technical part. Seek out the text lines that
start with “Received From.” You can press Ctrl+F to search the phrase
automatically. Note that there are many paths that the e-mail is
received from. The true original location will be found furthest to the
bottom of the text. It is advantageous to see all IP addresses
involved. Here I find the original IP address and host name of the
sender. Make sure you always select the last Received From entry in the
listing.
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