Question Gmail IP question

[smalltech]

Hi,

A gmail email is sent out to a gmail or a normal (non free) email address.

Can the receiver find out the sender gmail IP or the address/location that is sent out?

Thanks

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Email headers can track all the way back to the sender's IP address.

 

[smalltech]

Email headers can track all the way back to the sender's IP address.

I have read article mention that is not possible to track gmail sender IP address

This is a link I have read written 7 years ago, not sure if anything changed https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/57577/can-the-recipient-of-my-emails-know-my-ip-address

A more recent answer in 2020 https://support.google.com/mail/thr...won-t-be-displayed-in-the-email-headers?hl=en

Can you provide links that says it is possible to see gmail sender IP address?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Email headers contain information all the way back to the sender. This is how email was designed to work and cannot be changed, no matter what you may read on the Internet. The bigger question here is, exactly why is this important to you?

 

[smalltech]

I am just trying to know if spam mails are sent by the same person.

I think I found the answer on these 2 links below. "Gmail omits the sender's IP address from all headers." Correct me if they are wrong.

"Google Gmail omits the sender's IP address from all headers. Instead, only the IP address of the Gmail mail server is shown in the Received line." https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-find-email-server-ip-address-818402

"In that, your success with tracing an email will vary depending on the email provider of the sender. If you're trying to trace an email sent from a Gmail account, you'll only find out the location of the last Google server that processed your email---not the IP address of the original sender." https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-trace-your-emails-back-to-the-source/

"Gmail does not disclose your personal IP address when sending mail between two Gmail accounts (or Gmail to any other recipient)." https://security.stackexchange.com/...ccounts-without-giving-out-my-ip-address?rq=1

 

[smalltech]

This article seems to teach how to track ip address of real sender in gmail, but the comments say it does not work, can any expert here verify if the article is true or is the gmail sender IP address just one of the server of gmail? https://www.webnots.com/how-to-track-ip-address-of-real-sender-in-gmail/