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But he couldn't link Kernell to that IP address.
"Because I'm not in contact with the Internet service provider, I'm not 100% sure of where the IP is based," he said. "But from what I can tell, the IP address doesn't look consistent with the media reports."
Internet service providers are assigned blocks of IP addresses that they in turn parcel out to their users. If a provider is small and serves a localized customer base, it may be possible for outsiders to connect an individual to an IP address with some certainty.
"It's public knowledge where an ISP is located, but if they serve a wide geographic area, it may not be easy to figure out a connection," Ramuglia said.
He declined to name the Internet service provider to which the IP address was assigned, saying only that it is "not a well-known ISP and seems to be a small, residential ISP."
The service provider would be able to identify its customer by the IP address, Ramuglia noted.
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Before the incident, Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, had come under fire for using private e-mail accounts to conduct state business. Some critics had accused her and others in her administration with using private accounts rather than state-provided ones to skirt message-retention and public records laws.
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