Originally Posted by
oldjonesy
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If he in fact then actively tried to trap his source by getting him/her to make contact whilst the agents where there then that changes everything. Do you think the agents then took the computer on the chance the source may email him which they could access via webmail?
Just what sort of pressure was this guy under?? It just reinforces to NEVER speak to law enforcement.
no, they have no NEED of webmail, they just go to the ISP and ask for the headers, very simple, and done regularly, of course a real ISP would need this from a judge and not administrative....and in most cases then it is just a notice to preserve until they have ducks in a row to request official evidence. I have a feeling they'd have to shop judges to get that done.