From: Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 03:56:43 +0800
To: sameer <sameer@c2.org>
Subject: Re: (none) [httpd finding your identity]
In-Reply-To: <199601121631.IAA03887@infinity.c2.org>
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On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, sameer wrote:

> > > control what information is passed out to the other end. 
> > > Specifically, I'd like http://anonymizer.cs.cmu.edu:8080/prog/snoop.pl 
> > > to come up nearly blank.)
> > 
> >   We do not send the HTTP 'From:' header.  I will look into where
> > they are getting the user name and location from.  There is really
> > nothing I can do in the Navigator to stop them from getting your
> > IP address or DNS name.
> 
> 	I beleive that it uses finger. If you really want to prevent
> people from finding out where you're coming from, use the
> anonymizer. Not at CMU? Don't worry.

On most UNIX machines or a Mac or PC running most common talk clients?
Worry. Not just finger, but also identd will identify you. I think Eudora
Pro has an identd option, too. 

-rich