Re: [COMP] Email and ISP's

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----- Original Message -----
From: Sherry <ois@xxxxxxx>
To: <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: [COMP] Email and ISP's


> Is there a way to find out who the ISP is from the IP address?
>
> Sherry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Casper <disscusion@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 1:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [COMP] Email and ISP's
>
>
> >
> > >I am changing ISP's and for a short time have two to play with.  I
> > >noticed that I can fetch mail from ISP # 1 while being connected
> > >through ISP # 2.  This surprised me as I thought you had to connect
> > >directly to an ISP in order to get your mail there.  I guess my
> > >question is, how is this possible, since ISP # 1 never checks for a
> > >login id or password?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Kurt
> >
> > The basic answer to how this is possible is that every function of
> > everything on the internet has an IP address. You know that long series
of
> > numbers that every server on the internet has. Well when you enter the
> name
> > of a email server to say a pop mail server that name is translated into
a
> IP
> > address. From there a dns server(either the ISP's server or an internet
> > router servers for this) sends your request to the server of the pop
mail
> > account. Basicly your ISP's server has very few ways of telling the
> > difference between someone connected to them by slip and someone
> connecting
> > to them through their T-1 or whatever they have.
> >
> > That you can connect without a password means that ISP needs to do a
> better
> > job of setting up their server and that not a issue I care to discuse.
> >
> > Kevin
> >
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