What are headers? How do I view the full headers of an email message?
Email headers allow a message to be traced from its origin to its destination. Each server that a message passes through will attach identifying information in a Received: line (where it came from, the hostname, date, and time the mail was relayed). There can be one Received: line, or there can be many. Since newer headers are placed on top, the first Received: line (the one closest to the From: line) will usually show the origin of the message. Most email clients give you options to view the headers of a message. For examples, please see: • http://www.itcs.umich.edu/itua/canthespam/full-headers.
Email headers allow a message to be traced from its origin to its destination. Each server that a message passes through will attach identifying information in a Received: line (where it came from, the hostname, date, and time the mail was relayed). There can be one Received: line, or there can be many. Since newer headers are placed on top, the first Received: line (the one closest to the From: line) will usually show the origin of the message. Most email clients give you options to view the headers of a message.
