Why do we have spammers about?

[Bryn Mawr]

Originally Posted by oscar

I have recently learnt how easy it is to track an IP address to a building with some scanners. I also learnt there is a mass of sites on the web that you can download for free to track also. It's way above my head, but anyoone who is a bit of a computer whizz can do it fairly well.

If all you have is an IP address and today it is allocated to me but tomorrow it might be allocated to you, how can a scanner track it to a specific building?

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Bryn Mawr

If all you have is an IP address and today it is allocated to me but tomorrow it might be allocated to you, how can a scanner track it to a specific building?

To be honest Bryn, i don't know. It is something above my head. I do know some-one who even showed me sites that give step by step instructions of how to even hack a computer. I find these sites on the web worrying. It's not something i understand so i will leave it to the experts.

[Bryn Mawr]

Originally Posted by oscar

To be honest Bryn, i don't know. It is something above my head. I do know some-one who even showed me sites that give step by step instructions of how to even hack a computer. I find these sites on the web worrying. It's not something i understand so i will leave it to the experts.

As always, don't believe everything you read on the internet :-)

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Bryn Mawr

As always, don't believe everything you read on the internet :-)

Very true. I also understand hacking is highly illegal.