EMail Tracing :- Generally, the path taken by an email while travelling from sender to receiver can be explained by following diagram.
The most effective and easiest way to trace an email is to analyze it's email headers. This can be done by just viewing the full header of received email. A typical email header looks something like this:
The above email header gives us the following information about it's origin and path:
a) Sender's email address :- atiles@destatis.de
b) Source IP address :- 141.203.33.92
c) Source mail server :- dsl-189-160-34-89.prod-infinitum.com.mx
d) Email client :- Thunderbird 2.0.0.6
| There are lots of ready-made tools available on the internet which performs email tracing very effectively and shows exact geographical location for email sender on the world map. |
Recommended Tools | |
NeoTrace | http://www.neotrace.com |
VisualRoute | http://visualroute.visualware.com |
E-MailTracker | http://www.visualware.com |
