hawgwash :
USAFRet :
This depends a whole lot on what email system you use. Generally, at most you can get the IP address, which may identify the sending ISP. Maybe.
As far as what make of PC? No.
Thanks USAFRret, that's how I understood it to be. I can trace the IP which gives me a known SP in some instances and "private" in others. I just wondered if there was any other encrypted information that would help me pinpoint the source.
Is it safe to assume then I cannot obtain the physical address, let alone a specific computer?
Thanks again.
Right. The physical address can only be determined by the ISP.
Where is 74.124.xxx.xxx ? You will know that it comes from Verizon FiOS, probably (but maybe not) tied to a specific city.
This is not always the case. It depends on 'who' owns that IP block. For instance, at work, my IP address comes from an organization several hundred miles away. When I go to Lowes.com, they assume my 'local store' is in that place 700 miles away.
There are, however, many other ways to determine who 'you' are.