"trigger" wrote in message
news:C%1Na.52989$. ..
> Hi
> Can someone tell me if I post a movie is there any way it can be traced
back to me
> I have read several articles which say yes and no, I am using a server
which has
> anonymous posting , but I read an article which said that your IP address
was still
> traceable, is this true?
> thanks
>
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From: "trigger" <>
Subject: anonymous posting
Newsgroups: 24hoursupport.helpdesk
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X-Complaints-To:
X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint
properly.
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 18:21:22 EDT
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 23:33:17 +0100
Xref: spln 24hoursupport.helpdesk:885699
These are your headers from your post.
This tells me you posted through the service known as usenetserver.com.
So ok. I can get a court order to subponea their records.
They'll match this up using the message-ID line and number for one, the date
and time posted.
Now they don't necessarily keep logs on what you read, but they do for
posting.
To keep track of who's spamming.
Now that we know this much, we can look at the records for who was online at
that time and using that particular group.
Where there might be several thousand on line at any one moment, only one or
two will match the precise criteria.
If you happen to be the only one on line in that group at that moment,
bingo, knock knock.
"FBI. We have a search warrant to search your computer."
To be totally anomynous, learn to use what are known as "remailers".
But there's no guarantee your posts will get posted either.
Welcome to the wonderful world of usenet. Enjoy.