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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 09, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Can someone trace my Hotmail usage?
>
> Leo,

> Can someone who knows my hotmail email account, using the
> proper technology, trace back and find the computer on which
> I opened a hotmail account? Say I opened an account on my
> computer. Can they trace it back and identify that it is my computer?

Only with Microsoft's cooperation. In general that'd require
a court order. Basically information within the Hotmail servers
themselves would be needed, which Microsoft does NOT release
to the public.

Thanks for asking!

Leo

Article 8605 | Category: EMail

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