Determining E-Mail Headers

How do I get my email program to reveal the full headers?

It depends on your email software. Here are instructions for some of the more popular programs:

Microsoft

Outlook

1. Right Click on the spam message
2. Click on "Options"
3. CTRL-A will select all the header data
4. CTRL-C (copy)
5. Copy and paste everything from this window

Outlook Express

1. Richt Click on the spam message
2. Click on "Properties"
3. Click on the "Details" tab
4. Click on "Message Source"
5. CTRL-A will select all the header data
6. CTRL-C (copy)
7. Copy and paste everything from this window

Outlook 98

1. Open the message.
2. Under the View menu select Options
3. Copy the text in the Internet Headers window (unfortunately it doesn't include the message itself).
4. Paste into the Headers and Message box into your complaint.
5. Close the options window
6. Copy the message text.
7. Paste into the Headers and Message box into your complaint.

8. Make sure to leave a blank line between the headers and the message body.

Internet Explorer Mail

1. Select the message and choose File, Properties.
2. Click the Details tab.

   You can open the Properties dialog box with keystrokes, too. Simply select the message and press Alt-Enter. As before, when the dialog box opens, click Details.

Eudora
Click on the button labeled "blah blah blah" in your toolbar.

If there isn't a "BLAH BLAH BLAH..." icon in the upper-left of the email window then you're probably using an early version of Eudora for the PC. Click on "special", "settings"; or if settings isn't listed here, click on "tools" and then "options". From the icons listed on the left hand side of the dialogue box, click on "fonts and display", then check "Show all headers (even the ugly ones)"

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Netscape
Click on the "View" menu, then "Headers", then "All".

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Hotmail
Click on "Options", then click on "Preferences", scroll down to "Other Hotmail Options" and find the item "Message Headers". Choose "Advanced" and click the "OK" button.

When viewing a message, use the "View Email Message Source" to display the message in raw mode before copying the message headers into your complaint.

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Pine
If the feature is enabled, you simply press "H" to toggle full headers. If the feature is not enabled, you must enable it first: From the main menu, press (S)etup, (C)onfig. Scroll down about 40 lines to the option labeled "enable-full-header-cmd". Press [ENTER]. Press (E)xit, (Y)es - to save. Then you can return to the message window and use "H" to display the headers.

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Lotus Notes (v.4.x)
Open the email, click on "Actions" then on "Delivery Information"

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Pegasus
Press Ctrl-H.

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Claris Emailer 2.0

1. Click "Setup"
2. Click "Preferences"
3. Click "Incoming messages"
4. Make sure "show headers by default" and "long headers" are selected

You'll have to cut/paste the header into your complaint and then the body text.