etc) and in those cases, tracking the location would be useful! Lexx -- "In fact, the only part of the email header that can't be faked is the Received: line, which references your mail server. Spammers often add spoofed Received: headers to try to hide the true origin of the unwanted email, but modern mail transfer programs record the sender's correct IP address. So even if the sender uses a fictitious or false name when contacting the receiving server, you can determine the origin of the spoofed message." Well done! This may not work all the time as others have said. But Ive had success in using these procedures in tracking down businesses who have gotten my email from other websites, such as when you use a directory submittal site. Thanks for the positive comments! I wasn't meaning this to be a super comprehensive guide to detect the location of spam email. Mostly I've used this to track down emails from malicious businesses or individuals. Most of them don't even know how to spoof an IP address! [...] -How to track the original location of an email via its IP address Here's a quick how-to guide on how you can track email to its originating location by figuring out the email's IP address and looking it up. [...] When going for spammers, I generally look up the IP of the smtp server and report 'em. I find that lots of people nowadays use webmails, and that doesn't accurately report the