From: Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 01:35:59 +0800
To: caal@hopf.dnai.com
Subject: Re: Information
In-Reply-To: <199607110432.VAA05249@hopf.dnai.com>
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On Wed, 10 Jul 1996 caal@hopf.dnai.com wrote:

> Dear Cypherpunks:
> 
> I'm new here and without taking too much bandwidth, I'd like to ask you for
> some assistance.  I am wondering if there is a precise way of figuring out
> where a web/mail server is based, or at least get some identifying
> information.  I think I saw some messages on this list a few weeks ago about
> how easy it is to identify a server or ISP, with just an address (web or
> e-mail address).  Is this possible and how?

Put your brain and the 'whois' command together. Marvelous things can
happen. ;-)

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