Re: get personal info from an email address

From: Frank Slootweg (this_at_ddress.is.invalid)
Date: 01/12/04 

Date: 12 Jan 2004 15:28:07 GMT

JWMeritt <jwmeritt@aol.com> wrote:
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> Now, from just an email address I would get where they mailed from and
> possibly more from the name if they use it on mailing lists, the USENET, ...

  What do you mean by "where they mailed from"? The location (i.e.
country, city, etc. where they live/reside or the system? If the former,
then it should be noted that the address often does not contain this
information (user@yahoo.com), that one often can use an address from
anywhere in the world, that a address can be misleading (I have a .de
address, but do not live in Germany), etc.. If the latter, then the
sending mailserver does not need to be in the same domain as the sending
(From:, etc.) email address.

  Bottom line: You *may* be able to derive something from the email
address, but without other supporting information any conclusions are
speculation at best.

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