tracking via e-mail

[oompaloompa]

from what Ive read on forum, some have said they think you can be tracked, others you cant.

I noticed on gmail that you can send an e-mail to an address and under details, can see the IP of the recipient, without them even opening your e-mail.

so does this mean that ebay can send you an e-mail, check your IP and therefore see if you log on with them or paypal under seperate account but same IP?

[aspkin]

You see the ip address of the server sending the email. That's it.

Just use GMail and you'll be fine. Gmail does a good job at protecting it's users.

[newguy121]

What about gmail but through outlook? Does the header contain the orignal IP, plus the gmail IP if you send it via POP or IMAP? I was always wondering that..

[Juicyas]

Header does not have IP. As he said Gmail blocks access to it.

Impossible to get IP of sender from gmail. Try sending yourself a mail and look for your IP in the sender's header

[Hottest_eBay_Goddess]

Exactly. They will only be able to see the Gmail server IP. Outlook would be no different as Outlook is just a Shell. It still used Gmail's servers to send/receive messages.

-HeG