EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING
EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING
7th Edition
ISBN: 8220102955479
Author: Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem R20RQ

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Examining header of a message:

Yes”, one should be able to see the sender's IP address for a user with an .edu email address, but he or she will not be able to see the sender's IP address if the user uses a Gmail account.

An .edu email address represents a domain name which belongs to most educational universities.

Example:

Let an email address be: Stephen.s@stanford.edu.in.

Here, as Stanford is an educational institute, it uses .edu domain name...

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