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How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
reader?

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Chriz wrote:
> How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
> telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
> details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
> reader?

If your newsreader allows it, view the full message, including its
headers. (In Mozilla, the menu option is View/Message Source.) In
your case, your post's headers include this line:

Message-ID: <c6pls0$esoc3$1@ID-207118.news.uni-berlin.de>

A hostname ending in .de is somewhere in Germany, and "uni-berlin"
sounds like it belongs to the University of Berlin. Note that this is
the location of the server you're posting through, and not necessarily
your own location. (Most posters' hostnames are not that easy to
determine the location of, but there are ways, especially for commercial
operations that can buy the large, but not totally accurate, databases
of IP/location data that some people compile and sell.)
 
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"Chriz" <chrizizhere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c6pls0$esoc3$1@ID-207118.news.uni-berlin.de...
> How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
> telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
> details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
> reader?

Right-click a message!

Properties!

Details!

There they are!

I generally use this to view the Message Source, though, since OE does some
odd things to posts at times. Seeing ACSII images, for instance.

Steffan
 
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"Adrian Tymes" <wingcat@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:gz1kc.2915$Vg2.1526@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
> Chriz wrote:
> > How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
> > telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
> > details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
> > reader?
>
> If your newsreader allows it, view the full message, including its
> headers. (In Mozilla, the menu option is View/Message Source.) In
> your case, your post's headers include this line:
>
> Message-ID: <c6pls0$esoc3$1@ID-207118.news.uni-berlin.de>
>
> A hostname ending in .de is somewhere in Germany, and "uni-berlin"
> sounds like it belongs to the University of Berlin. Note that this is
> the location of the server you're posting through, and not necessarily
> your own location. (Most posters' hostnames are not that easy to
> determine the location of, but there are ways, especially for commercial
> operations that can buy the large, but not totally accurate, databases
> of IP/location data that some people compile and sell.)

Thanks for the info. In one case someone mentioned my ISP and location
because I asked if they could tell, because someone else had theirs told.
Yeah my server is a German one although I'm not even in Europe.
 
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Chriz wrote:
> "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:gz1kc.2915$Vg2.1526@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
>
>>Chriz wrote:
>>
>>>How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
>>>telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
>>>details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
>>>reader?
>>
>>If your newsreader allows it, view the full message, including its
>>headers. (In Mozilla, the menu option is View/Message Source.) In
>>your case, your post's headers include this line:
>>
>>Message-ID: <c6pls0$esoc3$1@ID-207118.news.uni-berlin.de>
>>
>>A hostname ending in .de is somewhere in Germany, and "uni-berlin"
>>sounds like it belongs to the University of Berlin. Note that this is
>>the location of the server you're posting through, and not necessarily
>>your own location. (Most posters' hostnames are not that easy to
>>determine the location of, but there are ways, especially for commercial
>>operations that can buy the large, but not totally accurate, databases
>>of IP/location data that some people compile and sell.)
>
> Thanks for the info. In one case someone mentioned my ISP and location
> because I asked if they could tell, because someone else had theirs told.
> Yeah my server is a German one although I'm not even in Europe.

NNTP-Posting-Host: 163.c.002lg.syd.iprimus.net.au (210.50.98.163)

I was a bit suspicious of my conclusions when it looked like an
Australian computer (your location) was posting through a German server.
But I take it that really is what's happening here.
 
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"STEFFAN HEDD ALUN" <sha3@aber.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:1083238340.630809@leri.aber.ac.uk...
> "Chriz" <chrizizhere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c6pls0$esoc3$1@ID-207118.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
> > telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
> > details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
> > reader?
>
> Right-click a message!
>
> Properties!
>
> Details!
>
> There they are!

Now why didn't I think of that?

> I generally use this to view the Message Source, though, since OE does
some
> odd things to posts at times. Seeing ACSII images, for instance.


--

"aouf" It's the new (edited) way of swearing
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=aouf&f=1
This message is available in Dolby Analogue 1.0
Well, that's my 2 cents worth for today.
Damn you all top posters!
"I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g' joob" -
Beatles, 'I am the Walrus.'
 
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STEFFAN HEDD ALUN wrote: news:1083238340.630809@leri.aber.ac.uk

> "Chriz" <chrizizhere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c6pls0$esoc3$1@ID-207118.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> How do people see other poster's details? I've experienced other people
>> telling others that they can see the location they post from and other
>> details. I'm using OE, is it possible with this or is it a special news
>> reader?
>
> Right-click a message!
>
> Properties!

or select a message and press Alt+Enter.

> Details!
>
> There they are!
>
> I generally use this to view the Message Source, though, since OE does
> some odd things to posts at times. Seeing ACSII images, for instance.

View > Text Size > Fixed
 
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