Hans-Detlev Fink wrote:
> 
> Ian Burgmyer wrote:
> >
> > Nope.  I *think* (correct me if I'm wrong) that it is actually the extended
> > headers in the newsgroup post.  This gives a detailed explanation of the
> 
> Yes, try View-->Headers-->All if you're using Netscape 4.5.

That'll work in Linux (I use Netscape in Linux), but I'm still not sure
about IE5 (I use it in Windows).

> > authors name, E-Mail address, the format from the post (text/html,
> > text/plain, or something like that), some other info, and the poster's IP
> > address.  The IP address identifies someone on the Internet.  It is of the
> 
> Almost. To be nitpicking: It identifies a _machine_ on the Internet.
> This is not necessarily the same as an individual. (Heard of multiuser
> systems?)

Yes, I know that.  I was trying to explain it to the person I sent the
reply to.  He claimed he was a new computer user.  So. . .

> > format x.x.x.x, with x being an integer from 0 to 255.  Since Nick has cable
> > modem (SUPER FAST) services through @Home.com, his never changes.  However,
> > with a dial-up ISP, it changes more-often-then-not.  Right now, my IP is
> > 208.210.22.16.  Now next time I dial up to my ISP, it could change.  Maybe
> > to 208.210.22.10 or even 208.210.22.99.  Usually, on these dynamic IP's
> > (where it changes), the last number changes.
>
> I can't believe that each cable modem has its own IP address. I guess
> they are shared in a somewhat dynamic way.

Yeah, they do.  The reason?  They're all connected 24/7.  That's the
problem.  Also, many people run servers and stuff on cable modems and
dynamic IPs would REALLY screw it up.  That's the reason for static IPs,
as I see it.

> > Scott noticed, by looking at the message headers, that Nick's (being a cable
> > modem user through @home) IP was 24.0.254.216 in both messages.  Good sign
> > of an attempted cover up.
> 
> I agree. That's what stochastics tells us.
> 
> -Hans-

Cyaz :)

-Ian

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