Forwarding Full Mail Headers

The header information can be extremely helpful to determining from where a message originated. Instructions below to learn how to view and forward full mail headers with your mail client.

Note: Currently MS Outlook and Apple Mail are fully supported

MS Outlook 2003

1. Start MS Outlook 2003 and double click the message to get it in its own window.
2. Go to the View menu and select Options.
3. Right click in the Internet Headers box and choose Select All.
4. Right click again in the Internet Headers box and choose Copy.

MS Outlook Express

1. Start MS Outlook Express and double click the message for display in its own window.
2. Go to the File menu and select Properties.
3. Click the Details tab to view the header.
4. Right click in the Internet Headers box and choose Select All.
5. Right click again in the Internet Headers box and choose Copy.

Apple Mail

1. Start Apple Mail.
2. Go to the View menu and select Message and then Long Headers.

Eudora

1. Start Eudora.
2. Double click on the message to view.
3. Click the button, directly above the message. This should expand the headers.

Google Mail (Gmail)

1. Click on the More options command near the top of a message.
2. Click on the Show original command near the end of the list of command options.

Mozilla Thunderbird

1. Start Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Go to the View menu and select Headers and then All.

Pine

Note: Pine may not be initially configured to view full headers.

To set up Pine to view full headers:

1. Type M to go to main menu.
2. Type S to enter setup screen.
3. Type C to configure features.
4. Press the space bar to page down until you see:

   [] enable-full-header-cmd

5. Cursor down to this and type X to set.
6. Type E to exit and they Y to accept changes.
7. When viewing message, type H to view full headers.