Tracing email sender and tracert question

Client curious who is sending some comments

[opaque]

Other than checking the email headers and getting the IP of the sender, is there any way to find out who sent an email? There isn't a way to get their actual email address right?

I have a basic ASP form on my client's site: name/city/email and comment box and they are getting the occasional fake info and nasty comments and would like to know who from.

I assume there isn't a way with a form like this to track anything because it is sent through the client's server, and i would have to just post an email link for comments if they want to track?

Their IT person suggested I track it by "having the host turn on the tracking mechanism". I am not sure what that is or would do or what to ask the host for. It is a windows host, would that be "tracert"? and would that help at all?

[jatar_k]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld opaque,

hmmm
'having the host turn on the tracking mechanism'

sounds like someone who doesn't quite know what they are talking about enough to refer to it by it's proper name.

>> There isn't a way to get their actual email address right?
>> because it is sent through the client's server

pretty much, and you're right an email link would give you more info, though even this could be fake.

there are methods to protect against the fake info being submitted but not really any way to figure out who is doing it aside from the methods youo already mentioned.

[ddwhite]

Look in the web server logs and grab the user's IP address. Then run that through an IP locator. If you're lucky, they're coming in via a dedicated connection.

[Staffa]

All the previous posts should get you going.
Don't forget that the internet is also surfed by every fruitcake and his sister and thus you are bound to get the occasional idiot sending fake info.