Removing IP address from header?

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Brevoortia tyrannus

Using Windows Mail to access my subscription newsreader. When I highlight a
message, right-click, click on PROPERTIES, then click on MESSAGE SOURCE, on
some posts I see the originator's IP address while others do not show the IP
address.

Questions:

It appears that this is NOT the IP address of the originating computer, but,
of the originating ISP -- right? For example, when I trace the IP address
shown in my posts, it shows the location of my ISP, which is miles away from
me.

Is there any way to configure Windows Mail so the IP address is not shown on
outgoing posts?
 
Brevoortia said:
Using Windows Mail to access my subscription newsreader. When I
highlight a message, right-click, click on PROPERTIES, then click on
MESSAGE SOURCE, on some posts I see the originator's IP address while
others do not show the IP address.
Click to expand...

You can see the full source with Ctrl+F3.
Questions:

It appears that this is NOT the IP address of the originating
computer, but, of the originating ISP -- right? For example, when I
trace the IP address shown in my posts, it shows the location of my
ISP, which is miles away from me.

Is there any way to configure Windows Mail so the IP address is not
shown on outgoing posts?
Click to expand...

No, nothing can be configured in WinMail in so far.
Other "professional" newsreaders offer more features and more
customizing.

Rainald
 
Rainald Taesler said:
You can see the full source with Ctrl+F3.


No, nothing can be configured in WinMail in so far.
Other "professional" newsreaders offer more features and more
customizing.

Rainald





Other "professional" newsreaders
Click to expand...

Such as . . . . ???

Thanks.
 
IP address locators can only get to within the general geographic area,
typically locating the ISP who assigned you that IP address.

When you post, whether your IP address is in the headers depends
on the policy in effect at the particular news server. For example,
this post of mine will reveal my IP address, but if I make the following
selection in Windows Mail:
Tools, Options, General, "Use newsgroup message rating features"
then the message is processed by a different Microsoft news server
which does not post the originator's IP address. I have complained
about this latter policy to Microsoft since my ability to help a user with
his mail problem often revolves around being able to tell who his ISP is.
 
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