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:

With the Keyboard
CTRL-F3 (Message Source Window)
CTRL-A (select all)
CTRL-C (copy)
ALT-F4 (close)

With the mouse:
Click the "File" menu
Click "Properties"
Click the "Details" tab
Click "Message Source"
Highlight, copy and paste everything from this window (Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C)

Outlook 98, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2003

Open the message in a separate window (double click) 2. Under the View menu select Options 3. Copy the text in the Internet Headers window (unfortunately it doesn't include the message itself).
Paste
Close the options window

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

To get the complete headers and message source using Microsoft Exchange Click the "File" menu 2. Click "Properties"
Click the "Details" tab
Click "Message Source"
Highlight, copy and paste everything from the "Message Source" window (Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C)

Microsoft Entourage (Office X for Mac)

To access the full message source with Microsoft Entourage:
After clicking on the message, select "Source" from the View menu
A new window will open showing the full message source with complete headers.
Copy and paste

Mac OS X

To get the full message source:
Select a message
Select menu item Message, Show, Raw Source.
Click on the resulting text
Click Edit, Select All, then Edit, Copy 5. Paste

Eudora for the Mac:

Open the email and click the button on the upper left hand corner of the message. This shows the extended headers.
Select the whole message including headers and paste.

Eudora for the PC - non-HTML mail:

Open the email by double clicking on the subject line. Click the "Blah Blah Blah" button to reveal the headers.
Place your cursor anywhere in the body of the email and select the entire message (Edit/Select All or Ctrl-A) 3. Copy the entire email (right click and click copy OR Ctrl/C OR Edit/Copy) 4. Paste (right click/paste or Ctrl/V).

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.)

Log into Hotmail.
Click on "Options" tab on the top navigation bar.
Under Options you will see the following message, "You are using the classic version of Windows Live Hotmail. Have a fast connection and want more features? Try the full version to see message previews in your inbox. (It's free, too.)"
Click on the "Try the full version" link.
Click on "I want the Free Upgrade..", button
To view the full email message header, right click the email message displayed in your list of messages. A menu will pop-up. Click on the View source option in this menu, and a new window will open. This window will display the full email headers.

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.

Click on "Options" tab on the top navigation bar.
Under Options you will see the following message, "You are using the classic version of Windows Live Hotmail. Have a fast connection and want more features? Try the full version to see message previews in your inbox. (It's free, too.)"
Click on the "Try the full version" link.
Click on "I want the Free Upgrade..", button
The new Windows Live Hotmail looks and functions very much like Microsoft Outlook. To view the full email message header, right click the email message displayed in your list of messages. A menu will pop-up. Click on the View source option in this menu, and a new window will open. This window will display the full email headers.

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)

Log into your Yahoo! Mail account.
Click on the email and open it
On the bottom right corner is a link called "Full Header"
Once you click on "Full Header" the header will show up at the top of the email message.

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.

Click on the Inbox to see the list of your messages.
Click on the message and open the email.
On the top right corner of the email message you will see "Standard Header" and an arrow next to it. Click on this arrow and then click on "Full Headers"
A new window will open with the header information.

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

Log into your Gmail or Googlemail Account
Open the Email whose headers you want to view 3. You will see Reply at the top right of the message pane.
You will see a little arrow pointing down next to Reply. Click on this down arrow next to Reply.
A drop down menu will open up. Select Show original in this menu
The full headers will now appear in a new window.

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.