How to obtain full email headers.

The following guide provides instructions on how to open or view email headers in various email services, clients and programs including web based emails.

How to view email headers in Outlook Express 4, 5 and 6

Start by opening the message in its own window (or when viewing the message in the preview pane). Then:

Outlook 98, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2003

How to View headers in Outlook 2007

In Outlook 2007 you can view the headers without opening the message. Just right click on the email message in your Inbox and choose Message Options. This will show you the headers.

Or you can open the email message. You can open the email message by double clicking on it. Outlook 2007 has a new ribbon user interface.
Look at the right of Options and you will see an arrow. Click on the arrow and in the bottom section there is the message options menu with internet headers. This will show you the email headers.

How to see email headers in Thunderbird ( Firefox - Mozilla )

To view email headers,
Go to "View"
Then go to Headers
and select "All" to view email headers.

Outlook Express for Macintosh

Select the email. From the View menu, choose Source. A new window will appear containing the email with full headers. Press command + a, to select all, then command + c to copy.

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Entourage (Office X for Mac)

Mac OS X

Eudora for the Mac:

Eudora for the PC - non-HTML mail:

Web-Based Email Software

How to view email headers in Hotmail Classic (If you login to your email using Windows Live then follow the instructions outlined in the next paragraph.)

How to view email headers in Windows Live Hotmail

When you log into your email account please check to make sure that you are not using the Classic version of Windows Live Hotmail. If you are using the classic version then you need to choose the full version to view headers. To choose the full version follow the steps below.

How to check email headers in Yahoo Mail Classic

(If you are using the New version of Yahoo Mail then please follow the instructions outlined in the next paragraph)

How to check email header in the New Yahoo Mail

When you log into your email account please check to make sure that you are not using Yahoo Mail Classic. If you are using Yahoo Mail Classic then click on the link, "All New Mail" on the top right corner just before the link for Help.

How to get email headers in AOL or AIM

If the email is sent from anywhere OTHER then AOL, and you are receiving it in AOL, then open the email you want to trace, or have your client open the email, and look for the link Details. This link is usually just below the To:email in the email message. If the email is sent from an AOL user to another AOL user then the Reverse AOL Screenname search can help deduce the source location.

How to view email headers in Gmail or Googlemail

Upon submitting the header information the source of the email can be traced. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.