Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Dana
hrm Qwest is the phone company for New Mexico and most of the western US. Aren't you in Chicago? Is the school? This would tend to argue in favor of the infatuated fan. You say he is on some sort of team that has been doing quite well? Has the team been out west lately? Did you guys hear back from

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jon Austin wrote: > Yahoo DOES provide the IP, in every message (as does Hotmail, Google, et al). Smart stalkers use Gmail :) Jochem ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http:/

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Gruss Gott wrote: > > I was hoping maybe there's some computer geek way to get more info on > a PC if you know it's IP. Perhaps :-) >I know it's got the following open ports; > > Open Port:21 ftp > Open Port:23 telnet > Open Port:53 domain > Ope

RE: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Paul Vernon
>From the look of that port scan they are either running some sort of server or a heavily compromised PC :)... Seriously though, you may well just be scanning a firewall and not the actual PC behind it if they are running NAT at which point, whoever operates the network that they are using to get

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Gruss Gott
> Deanna wrote: > Have you contacted Quest? > No, but I passed the information on to my colleague who I'm sure will. Both emails were sent from the same IP around 4pm so my guess would be it's a girl, but it's still worth fully investigating. I was hoping maybe there's some computer geek way to

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Deanna Schneider
Have you contacted Quest? On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:33:47 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jon wrote: > > Yahoo DOES provide the IP, in every message (as does Hotmail, Google, et > > al). > > > > So I've got the IP and DNS name and have tracked it to a Qwest DNS so > it's probably

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-18 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jon wrote: > Yahoo DOES provide the IP, in every message (as does Hotmail, Google, et al). > So I've got the IP and DNS name and have tracked it to a Qwest DNS so it's probably a DSL line provider. I also did a traceroute and port scan and the machine is up with many open ports. Is there any

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Dana
well teenage stalkers can be an issue also. But yes, I think most people at some point deal with someone following them around. But, but, but. I absolutely would not blow this off -- I'd find out what it's about and deal with it. Dana On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:41:20 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > When you say private school do you mean like a boarding school? Also, > how old are these children and do they know that this is going on? Is > it possible that this is some friend of theirs? > Yeah, it's high school age kids. Personally I think it's just some girl that's infatu

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Gruss Gott
Excellent info thanks! On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:12:52 +1000, Jon Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yahoo DOES provide the IP, in every message (as does Hotmail, Google, et al). > > Look at the message header: The first mail server hop is where Yahoo > receives the message via HTTP. You are looki

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Jon Austin
Yahoo DOES provide the IP, in every message (as does Hotmail, Google, et al). Look at the message header: The first mail server hop is where Yahoo receives the message via HTTP. You are looking for something like: Received: from [61.XXX.XXX.XXX] by web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 18 Ma

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Dana
it could be a library computer, but even that would at least give an idea whether the guy is in the same city as the school. I'd treat it a lot more seriously if he is. And many libraries keep specific records. Albuquerque for instance would be able to tell you for a fact which library card was use

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > mmm but it will be a cell phone, you can count on that. What is > bothering me about this question is wouldn't the parents know the > child's schedule? Or is that how the school caught on? > Since the school is private school it's not unusual for parents to ask for personal info i

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Dana
mmm but it will be a cell phone, you can count on that. What is bothering me about this question is wouldn't the parents know the child's schedule? Or is that how the school caught on? Dana On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:46:35 -0800, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Work with the school. Have

RE: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
We've had great response time from them. I guess we are just lucky with this support stuff. Cheers, Erika -- ##| -Original Message- ##| From: Tony Weeg ##| ##| YEAH! RIGHT! ##| ##| ask ray camden about that one! ~~~

RE: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Ken Ketsdever
-Original Message- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 12:53 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas? Clever! Thanks all! On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:46:35 -0800, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Work with the

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Tony Weeg
YEAH! RIGHT! ask ray camden about that one! :( tw On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:44:20 -0500, Erika L Walker-Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let us not forget to contact Yahoo themselves. > Their support team is actually pretty good. > > Cheers, > Erika > > > ~

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Gruss Gott
Clever! Thanks all! On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:46:35 -0800, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Work with the school. Have the school respond they can only provide that > information in person or via phone providing the school initiates the phone > call. Please provide a number where we ma

RE: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Ken Ketsdever
Work with the school. Have the school respond they can only provide that information in person or via phone providing the school initiates the phone call. Please provide a number where we may reach you during business hours. See if the idiot provides a number. Phone numbers are allot less an

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Dana
theoretically the school should not have released any information. Theoretically, I say. I believe they are more stringent if they know that there are custody issues, based on some discussions I had with Oregon schools after I found my MIL outside our house one morning (some 3000 miles from hr hous

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread William Bowen
> I've got a colleague who's kid is somewhat of a junior hockey star. > Apparently someone has opened a Yahoo mail account using their family > name and has been emailing the kid's school asking for personal > information and schedules - they sign it "the so-and-so family". > > What can be done to

RE: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
Let us not forget to contact Yahoo themselves. Their support team is actually pretty good. Cheers, Erika ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/ba

Re: Catching A Yahoo Stalker - Ideas?

2005-03-17 Thread Deanna Schneider
First thing would be to make sure the school knows it's a fraudulent attempt to garner information. Then, I would contact your local law enforcement and ask them if you have an recourse. Do you have stalking laws where you live? This sort of thing might fall under that. On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:29: