Forum Archive Index - September 2003

["Gavin Treadgold" <gav@rediguana.co.nz>]

Robin, JetStart uses dynamic IP assignment. Every time you disconnect and
reconnect you get a new IP address from the pool. The only way you will find
out who it is, is by contacting Xtra and finding out the Xtra account that
was on that IP at the time the email was sent.  They would check this from
their logs. Somehow, I doubt Telecom would do this because of privacy
concerns. Also, someone else who is not infected now could be using the IP
you mention! Xtra regularly change your IP address to ensure you don't host
services unless you pay extra. To get a static IP address you need to pay
$30 a month on top of all other fees (at least that is what it was last time
I checked).

Cheers Gavin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sharechat-owner@sharechat.co.nz
> [mailto:sharechat-owner@sharechat.co.nz]On Behalf Of Robin Benson
> Sent: Saturday, 6 September 2003 06:40
> To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
> Subject: [sharechat] Important - Telecom Xtra Jetstart customers please
> read this
>
>
> Hi all
>
> Many of the virus/worm files flying around to members on the Sharechat
> list appear to originate from a Telecom Xtra Jetstart customer who has
> an IP address of 219.88.80.55 (219-88-80-55.jetstart.xtra.co.nz). It
> might be that the PC concerned is using an archive of the Sharechat
> list (a folder in Microsoft Outlook probably) as a source for email
> addresses to both spread the virus/worm and as fake "reply-to" headers.
>
> This person may be on the Sharechat list, so if you/they are out there,
> please get in touch with me or the list admin off-list. So if you are a
> Telecom Xtra Jetstart customer, myself and quite a few others affected
> would be grateful if you would check your IP number to see if it
> matches.
>
> If you don't know how to check your IP, you can find out by visiting:
>
>       http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/
>
> Regards
>
> Robin



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