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Reading e-mail headers
If you ever need to report someone who is stalking you via e-mail or sending you viruses or spam then you will need to find out how to provide something called "Full Headers".
Instructions for some popular e-mail clients appear below.
A normal header looks like this:
From: <maria1@btamail.net.cn>
Subject: Adv: ?????????
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:09:39
A full header looks like this:
Received: from mc1-f6.law16.hotmail.com ([65.54.236.13]) by mc1-s9.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:03:09 -0700Received: from hotmail.com ([63.232.207.243]) by mc1-f6.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:01:39 -0700
From: <maria1@btamail.net.cn>
Subject: Adv: ?????????
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:09:39
Message-Id: <410.247311.180957@hotmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Bcc:
Return-Path: maria1@btamail.net.cn
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Jul 2002 01:01:42.0196 (UTC) FILETIME=[2B950740:01C23509]
Without full headers there is no reasonable way to trace who really sent the e-mail It is very easy to fake the To and From and ReplyTo fields and, in fact, viruses such as Klez do exactly that. So, when reporting spam, viruses, and so on you need to include Full Headers.
Hotmail
Click on Options (near the top right of the screen)
Click on Mail Display Settings (under Additional Options)
Under Message Headers click on Advanced
Click on OK to save
Go back to your inbox and now all e-mails should show with the headers included. You will also normally have an option to View E-mail Message Source for all e-mails except those from Hotmail Member Services. Click on this to bring up the headers.
Now use your mouse to highlight the headers, use Ctrl-C to copy them and use Ctrl-V to paste them into the body of a file or the e-mail you need to send in.
Microsoft Outlook
Open the messageClick on View and then Options from the drop-down menu.
Look for the section titled Internet Headers.
Now use your mouse to highlight the headers, use Ctrl-C to copy them and use Ctrl-V to paste them into the body of a file or the e-mail you need to send in.
Microsoft Outlook Express
Right click on the message in the inbox and select Properties.Click on the Details tab
Click the Message Source Button.
Now use your mouse to highlight the headers, use Ctrl-C to copy them and use Ctrl-V to paste them into the body of a file or the e-mail you need to send in.
Yahoo!
Click on Mail Options (near the top right of the screen)
Click on General Preferences
Under Messages, go to Headers, then select SHOW ALL HEADERS ON INCOMING MESSAGES
Click on save
Go back to your inbox and now all e-mails should show with the headers included.
Now use your mouse to highlight the headers, use Ctrl-C to copy them and use Ctrl-V to paste them into the body of a file or the e-mail you need to send in.