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How to View and Send the Full E-mail Headers

The header in an E-mail provides vital information about who sent a particular message, and is very difficult to forge. This is essential for us to do a full investigation into reports of abuse. How you view a full header depends on the E-mail program that you use:

Windows OS:

  1. Outlook Express
    1. Double click to open the message.
    2. Under the File menu, select Properties.
    3. Click on the Details tab.
    4. The Internet headers will appear; copy and paste into the original E-mail.
    5. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.
  2. Outlook 98, 2000, 2002 (XP) and 2003
    1. Double click to open the message.
    2. Under the View menu, select Options.
    3. Copy and paste the text in the Internet Headers box into the original E-mail.
    4. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.
  3. Outlook 2007
    1. Double click to open the message.
    2. Click the small icon (when you mouseover it, it reads Message Options) in the bottom right corner of the Options toolbox.
    3. Copy and paste the text in the Internet Headers box into the original E-mail.
    4. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.
  4. Netscape 6
    1. Select the Inbox
    2. Under the View menu, select Headers, and choose All.
    3. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.

Macintosh OS:

  1. Entourage and Outlook Express
    1. Double click to open the message.
    2. Under the View menu, select Internet Headers.
    3. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.
  2. Netscape Communicator
    1. Under the Communicator menu, select Messenger.
    2. Double click to open the message.
    3. Under the View menu, select Headers, and choose All.
    4. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.
  3. Mail
    1. Under the Mail menu, select Preferences.
    2. Click the Viewing icon.
    3. Click the arrow box on the Show Header Detail pop-up list, and choose All.
    4. Close the Viewing window.
    5. Forward the message to abuse@atlantisnet.com.

Instructions for additional E-mail clients can be found at:
http://www.doshelp.com/HowToView/Email.htm

Article Number:  000015
Date Created:  02.08.2005
Last Date Modified:  04.02.2008
Keywords:  email header headers

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