On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Graham Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know where it thinks the IP address is and have spoken to the hosting > company. > However somebody has helped themselves to the client's product > catalogue, images etc etc. > The hosting company will not tell the client who the thief is. > > I've been tasked to find out where this information is being used. Have you tried opening a browser and typing in the IP address directly? You can use a "whois" command in Linux/Unix/OSX to determine what host is associated with the IP address, but that may be the parent ISP or the host of a shared service. Search for 'whois' on the web to find web-based services. Bear in mind that the two addresses (leecher and host) don't necessarily have to be related. For example, our office is on a TDS DSL you can trace to the local central office in New Hampshire, but our web site is in a data center in New Jersey. So, the client "leeching" your information and the place where they host it may have little in common. The tactic I'd suggest would be to search for uniquely named files, i.e., "bluewidgetwithgreenfringe20cmX11cm.png" in the major search engines and see if they have found it. There's a good chance if it is out there on the web, the search engines find it. Otherwise, how would potential customers? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
