Re: get my IP address (was Re: Eudora script works, but doesn't (?) (used to be "Re: Scripting in vain - please help :()")
Re: get my IP address (was Re: Eudora script works, but doesn't (?) (used to be "Re: Scripting in vain - please help :()")
- Subject: Re: get my IP address (was Re: Eudora script works, but doesn't (?) (used to be "Re: Scripting in vain - please help :()")
- From: John W Baxter <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:25:12 -0800
At 23:20 +0100 3/6/01, Sander Tekelenburg wrote:
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Look, your question seems to be "how to grab the correct IP address", but
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you're not saying anything about how you are grabbing it _now_... Also, since
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scripting possibilities differ per OS version, you're not helping by
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insisting on keeping your OS version a secret. People can shoot from the hip
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and may even accidentally hit something, but they're more likely to hit the
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right target if you provide them with a clear one.
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So, erm.. give it another go ;)
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> All I have here is just a simple connection to
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> the internet via an internal 56K modem.
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OK, that helps, but it's not enough information yet:
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1) Hoe are you grabbing the IP address now?
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2) What OS version are you using?
I've seen various methods mentioned to get one's machine's current IP address.
One more: have Eudora send an email message to the account which Eudora
reads. Check the mail until the message arrives (should be quick unless
the ISP is queuing mail due to loading or whatever). (Use a coded subject
to detect the message.)
Extract the IP address from the eldest (farthest "down" the message)