That explains why ...
From: Lisa T (lisa_talbot_at_eudoramail.com)
Date: 06/04/03
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Date: 4 Jun 2003 05:33:46 -0700
> Ah, that "test" is nothing more than a traceroute. It's just *a*
> possible path for packets to take between anonymizer.com and your
> machine as the packets travel cross-country. The different IP
> address octets tend to show places at which the packet was handed
> off to a different provider.
That explains why the first couple of IP's on the list are anonymizer
itself, the ones in the middle are unrelated to either anonymizer or
to my ISP, and the last few start with the same 3 digits as my own IP
address.
I should've realized that these "tests" are designed solely to make
you as paranoid as possible, for obvious reasons.
Thanks all.
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