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bettys

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is there such a thing as privacy. if i use TOR and privoxy and Linksys? is it still possible to trace an e-mail or get the IP address?
 
By right clicking on the incoming email you can generally see the return proxy by going into the details tab as well as the email alias for the sender's account. To give you one example of that,

Received: from 208.97.230.23 ([172.18.12.133])
by vms049.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep
9 2005)) with ESMTP id <[email protected]> for
[email protected]; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:21:30 -0500 (CDT)
Received: from serv23.wolverinestatetelecom.com (208.97.230.23)
by sv17pub.nosuchplace.net (MailPass SMTP server w3.2.7 - 7312035152201RY+PrW)
with ESMTP id <5-15682-163-15682-62-1-1158346021> for vms049pub.nosuchplace.net;
Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:47:01 -0500
Received: by serv23.wolverinestatetelecom.com id h1bmdm0boi4j; Fri,
15 Sep 2006 11:11:38 -0700
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:21:29 -0500 (CDT)
Date-warning: Date header was inserted by vms049.mailsrvcs.net
From: <[email protected]>
Subject: We'll fund your grant in 36hrs
X-Originating-IP: [208.97.230.23] (some typical spam now blocked)

This was done in Outlook since no yahoo mail here. Sorry about that. Generally when going to an inbox online for a proprietary account not a free mail type the return address is seen in the details.

If you are the sender then you are subject to the same things as far as return address and IP along with it. If you are just browsing and want to be invisible there are IP Blockers available to try out as well as some freewares available.
 
linksys is open wireless. how could using linksys wireless allow someone to know my computer's IP address? don't i piggyback off someone else? also, TOR issupposed to also change the IP, and privoxy blocks the other little clues. could you eloborate a little, without getting to techically sophisticated?
 
Heh. I think you are trying to do something you are not supposed to.

Anyways, PC Eye didn't answer your question at all. To answer it, your router will not hide your IP. All it does is give your computer an internal IP, but any movement you make on the internet will be traceable.

To get around this, you can surf by a proxy. That would bounce you off another site, reporting their IP instead of your own. Be careful though, and read the description of the proxy carefully. Some proxies still pass your IP addy on to your destination.
 
i do surf by proxy (i think -- opem proxy). that's what privoxy and TOR is supposed to do. i use linksys on wireless because wireless should be free -- as is currently proposed in chicago LA and manhattan, but your ethics are your own. is my router my linksys wireless system.

do you know TOR and privoxy? this is a combo download developed in the beginning by the US Navy. and is usewd for open sourced intelligence. is this what you're talking about when you say proxy. you can see tor here: http://tor.eff.org/overview.html.en

right to privacy is important in this country. it's the reason behind roe v. wade.
 
Linksys does not hide your IP. Yes, it is your router and your NAT, all in one.

Neither one of those services that you are using will protect your IP. You need a proxy that you can enter into your web browser and bounce all traffic off them.

See what you can find here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=free...-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

And no, it wasn't the reason behind Roe v. Wade in my opinion. Yes, that was the argument presented, but that was because they were flaunting a loophole in the Constitution to manipulate the justice system. IMO. No worries. With Rehnquist gone and a largely right wing USSC, that decision will be overthrown. I must admit, it sure would be nice to see that case actually argued on it's merits.
 
right to privacy is the most important interpretation of the constitution's 1st, 4th, 5th, and 14th, amendments and the bill of rights. works to overthrow sodomy laws too. you have your dead version of the constitution and i'll have my living version of it. :-)

thanks for the help.
 
proxy question

so when you go to a site like http://ipid.shat.net/ and it tells me my IP and it says:

Proxy Information
HTTP Forwarded For: [None]
Proxy Connection: [None]
Proxy Host/Type: [None]

does that mean my proxies are showing? ha ha. i don't know how to read this.
 
It means you have a freeware program running that masks your IP or the site simply failed to detect your logon to it.
 
No it doesn't mean anything of the sort.

Look up at the top of the screen, bettys. At the top center you will see an IP address in big red numerals. Compare that against your own. Not the one on your computer, but the one in your Linksys. If the two match, you haven't done it right.

To be honest with you it doesn't sound like you have based on the info you provided in your last post. You have to go to Tools > Internet Options > Connections and click on the LAN settings button at the bottom. In there is where you insert your Proxy information.
 
Sorry you won't see anything but a blank white colored rectangular opening on the system here. Of course that could be from not using Lan in the first place! :P Each system will be according to the type of ISP connection not the Lan information. Not everyone uses onboard Lan or a nik card on their system for connecting online. :confused: is what I thought you would say.
 
It doesn't matter a damn what you use. Everybody has an external IP. If you have a computer or computers on the internet, no matter what your ISP, you have an IP. :rolleyes: How else do you think you are identified on the network of the WWW? It certainly isn't your smarts.

Geez. The more you say, the deeper you bury yourself. It's funny in a way, but at the same time it's getting kind of old.

Incidentally, bettys, mine says the same thing yours does, and I don't use a proxy.
 
SirKenin said:
It doesn't matter a damn what you use. Everybody has an external IP. If you have a computer or computers on the internet, no matter what your ISP, you have an IP. How else do you think you are identified on the network of the WWW? It certainly isn't your smarts.

Geez. The more you say, the deeper you bury yourself.
Click to expand...

An IP address can appear to be shared by multiple client devices either because they are part of a shared hosting web server environment or because a proxy server (e.g. an ISP or anonymizer service) acts as an intermediary agent on behalf of its customers, in which case the real originating IP addresses >>>""might be hidden"""<<< from the server receiving a request. The analogy to telephone systems would be the use of predial numbers (proxy) and extensions (shared). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address :eek: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
ok so it says this. this IP changes accordingly when i log off and log back on to linksys, or as i change the IP address on the tor thing. and when i install tor and privoxy it configures the proxy info for me. so i can click the LAN button on and off depending on whether i want to be bothered with the slower speed. but how do i find the IP address of my linksys router thing? i had never heard of the internal IP address, only the external.

69.22.234.39

Do not use this page as an
automated IP checker!
Please use IPID Lite.

Host Information
Your host address: user-12hdqh7.cable.mindspring.com
Your browser version: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1)
Where you came from:
Your browser's language: en-us
Files your browser accepts: image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, application/vnd.ms-excel, application/msword, application/x-shockwave-flash, */*
Connection: Keep-Alive
Your "HTTP in" port 1306


Proxy Information
HTTP Forwarded For: [None]
Proxy Connection: [None]
Proxy Host/Type: [None]
 
Put it this way... If someone who wanted to know who/when/where you were it could be done easily.

I find it ironic that people try to hide who "they really are" online using proxies, and paid for services... and they turn around and blanket themselves on places like myspace, youtube or friendster...
 
i have no idea. i know a guy who "tipped" off a blog about something and got fired because the networkers traced it back to him. i was told this tor and privoxy bundle eliminates that. whatevs. i'll stick with my friend's advice. go to the internet cafe across town and don't forget to pay cash.

i am sure anyone can easily find out who/where/blah blah -- however these applications and other things make it seem as if that cannot happen.

thanks
 
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