Re: Fwd: E tag numbers

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1. It is considered rude to reply to an individual instead of to the entire mailing list when you have follow-up questions. Many people on the HTTPD list - including me - charge for consulting services, but answer questions in a public forum to help everyone learn more.

2. As I already said, the ETag header are generated by the server based on information about the file being served. This information can include the last modification date, the size, the inode number and possibly other pieces of metadata. The purpose of the ETag header is to allow caches to know whether the response has changed since the last time they saw it. ETag headers being the same could indicate that the file being served from multiple domains is the same file or just happens to be the same size as another file. 

ETags are NOT a thing to be allocated or purchased. ETag headers are generated by each server individually based on the content being served.

ETag headers are a part of the HTTP specification and have no meaning other than to allow caches to detect changes to content.
(Some websites have been found to use ETag headers instead of cookies to identify unique users, but that is not the intended purpose of the header.)

- Y

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 1:02 PM, steve owen <stevio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yehuda,



Thanks for the reply. I'm in contact with law enforcement but it's like watching paint dry.



Basically I've tracked these low lifes for the best part of 3 years. I've managed to find

some amazing facts  as well as trace some unknown people which are now held on police

files.



I look constantly for new outlets etc. this exercise came about only last week whilst

checking background info using Statcrops.com. This indicated (after an afternoons work)

that 5 Domains were using the exact same Apache server ref. as well as the same Etag

Number.

I can find out the registrars details of each Domain that,s quite easy.



I was hoping to find how E tag numbers are allocated! are they purchased, where do they

come from etc. if so it should be then possible to identify the actual user (assuming they

have used proper names, bank details etc etc..



Can you share any light on the E tag info that I seek?,many thanks.



Kind regards



Steve



On Mon May 11 16:34 , Yehuda Katz <yehuda@xxxxxxxxxx> sent:



>E-tags are generated based on information about the file being served. You can see the

documentation here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#fileetag

>As you noted, Apache HTTPD is used by a significant number of people all over the

world.There is no central registry of who owns a particular server.If criminal activity is

occurring, contact your local law enforcement agency and try to have them investigate.This

varies by country, but in the United States, they can ask a court to force an Internet

Service Provider to reveal who owns a particular IP address.

>- Y

>On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 12:16 PM, steve owen <stevio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>Sirs,

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>Don't know if I'm following the correct protocol! This is the enquiry I sent Eric he

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>I would like an answer to the questions below if possible.

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>regards  Steve

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>----- Original Message -----

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>From: steve owen <stevio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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>To: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxx

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>Sent: Mon May 11  9:46

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>Subject: Fwd: E tag numbers

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>Dear Sirs,

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>Wonder if you could assist:-

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>I know that the majority of web sites/domains use Apache servers.

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>I'm currently tracking a number of Domains that are consistently using the Internet for

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>fraudulent purposes.

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>If a Domain uses Apache for it's server and a given E tag number, who provides the E tag ?

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>Is it allocated or purchased?

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>It would appear from my investigations that at least 5 Domains appear to be using the

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>identical E tag number, is this possible?  They also use the exact same Apache server

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>reference.

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>I can provide the details should you require for assistance. I do trust you can assist,

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>this is an extremely important matter, many thanks.

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>Kind regards

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