Trace an e-mail from Hotmail

wimiadmin · 09-14-2008, 12:14 AM

AboveTheLogic and I did a little test with Hotmail. I sent him an e-mail from my Hotmail account using the Windows Live Mail application (the replacement to Outlook Express) installed on my laptop from my home network.

When he received the e-mail, my IP was in the X-Originating-IP in the message header.

I then logged into the Hotmail website and sent another e-mail from there. Low and behold, my IP was still in the X-Originating-IP section.

So, without a doubt, we've proven that an IP can be traced from Hotmail. However, if the person logs in to Hotmails website from a Proxy may prove differently.

Brian

09-14-2008, 12:14 AM	#1
wimiadmin Administrator Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pigeon Forge, TN Posts: 889	Trace an e-mail from Hotmail AboveTheLogic and I did a little test with Hotmail. I sent him an e-mail from my Hotmail account using the Windows Live Mail application (the replacement to Outlook Express) installed on my laptop from my home network. When he received the e-mail, my IP was in the X-Originating-IP in the message header. I then logged into the Hotmail website and sent another e-mail from there. Low and behold, my IP was still in the X-Originating-IP section. So, without a doubt, we've proven that an IP can be traced from Hotmail. However, if the person logs in to Hotmails website from a Proxy may prove differently. Brian

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