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Old 06-24-2003, 02:09 PM
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quote:Originally posted by Suzy83

Maybe she sent a picture of her then or something....?

It was really weird. And it has happened to me as well.
Retrieving IP's just by chatting on MSN Messenger?

Well, let's put it this way: nothing is impossible, but you'd need to have access to the MSN Messenger servers (the ones Microsoft runs) to find this out.

A few popular (and unnoticable) ways to retrieve someone's IP via a messenger (be it MSN, AIM, YIM or ICQ):
- Accept the sending of a file or photo
- Accept a voice or webcam conversation
- Go to someone's webpage

Also, - I haven't looked into MSN Messenger 6.0 this far yet, so I'm not sure, but - it should be fairly easy to retrieve someone's IP if they use the custom emoticons, custom backgrounds, image preview or personal picture features.