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Posted by FarmI on March 4, 2010, 5:12 am
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>> > Well, Tony is posting from Italy. Beyond that I am not sure. The
>> > address
>> > is just his internet providers address and not Tony's himself. However
>> > one could call the phone number and try to find greater details.
>> >
>> > Sooo, Privacy and computers do not go well. When posting always be
>> > kind.
>> >
>> > So does this answer your question FarmI ????
>>
>> Not really. I know how to do a properties check and whois check and have
>> done them enough, but as you say, all you end up with is the ISP addy and
>> >> details. Now that may work for a general location and maybe even
>> narrow it
>> to a very small area if a local ISP is used, but that won't help if an
>> ISP
>> that provides nationwide service is used.
>>
>> It was only a passing fancy anyway but I do wish I was much more computer
>> literate than I am.
>
> Perhaps...
>
> However, if one has really legal problem with a user, that ISP's phone
> number with the posting information might lead directly to the machine
> and time that user was using. Even if that user is using a public
> library account can lead to the person. At my local library, cameras are
> everywhere.
True.
>
> The smart criminal type would use a stolen laptop and drive up and down
> the streets looking for an open wireless connection. Those are hard to
> track.
>
> There is an interesting magazine you might like: http://www.2600.com/
> The Magazine has no interest to me today. I use to read it many many
> years ago when I was school.
My anti-virus software warns me against that site.
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