How Abuse On Internet Can Be Traced? ======================== # Everytime you connect to the Internet through dialup or broadband methods, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will allot to you an IP address from a block of IP addresses it owns. IP address is a numbering system that allows identifying Computers etc on the Internet. # For example, let us say you are in Delhi trying to connect to the Internet. You probably would be connecting through the BSNL/MTNL dialup connection. After you dial up (and every time you dial up), BSNL would allot to you an IP address from a block of IP addresses. This would be unique to you for that particular session (and can be different next time you dial up; but would be from the block of addresses BSNL owns). This is called dynamic IP address system for general users. Lease line or special customers are allotted static or permanent IP address also. BSNL would also store in its log to which user this particular IP address was allotted at that particular time on that particular date. This would allow it to trace back any abusive user at anytime in the future. # Briefly, every device connected to the Internet (whether it is a Website, your PC etc) has an IP address attached to it. It can trace and the computer or account which was connected to it at given point of time can be traced by an IP address log and time of dispatch in the message header. # So next time be careful if you like to use abusive language or send threats to someone. same way rest assure if polcie wants to help you they can trace the computer or ISP account which transmitted the message
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:21:21 +0000