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JoeBlackSpade · August 3, 2007, 07:19 PM

I know this thread is old, but another option is to obtain his IP address. Of course if you don't know how to get his IP address, it will be in the information attached to the sender's email. With a large email service like YAHOO, you can use the settings inside the control panel, and set it up so that it will show you ALL the details from the sender, including the originating IP address.

Once you have the originating IP address, run it through a "Who Is?" search like this one:

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp

This will tell you who the internet provider is. File a complaint with them. If you succeed in getting a subpoena, you can present it to the Internet Service Provider which you found at Who Is, and, in some cases, they can give you his contact information. Once you have that, you can pursue him in court, etc.

August 3, 2007, 07:19 PM	#8
JoeBlackSpade Senior Member Join Date: July 4, 2007 Posts: 162	I know this thread is old, but another option is to obtain his IP address. Of course if you don't know how to get his IP address, it will be in the information attached to the sender's email. With a large email service like YAHOO, you can use the settings inside the control panel, and set it up so that it will show you ALL the details from the sender, including the originating IP address. Once you have the originating IP address, run it through a "Who Is?" search like this one: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp This will tell you who the internet provider is. File a complaint with them. If you succeed in getting a subpoena, you can present it to the Internet Service Provider which you found at Who Is, and, in some cases, they can give you his contact information. Once you have that, you can pursue him in court, etc.