How to Send an E-mail with Full Headers

By default, e-mail clients may not display all parts of message. Special steps need to be taken in order to send a complete copy of the original message with full headers. Below are details for how to do this with various mail clients.

• Eudora - Mac
• Eudora Windows
• Netscape
• Outlook 2000
• Outlook Express

Eudora - Windows

Different steps must be taken for messages that contain html and messages that do not contain html. To determine if your message contains html, open the message. Click the "Blah Blah Blah" button to reveal the complete message headers. If the line "Content-Type: text/html" exists, this message contains html. Otherwise, follow the steps for messages without html.

Messages with HTML

1. Make sure that the Microsoft Viewer is turned off.
2. Under the Tools menu, choose Options.
3. On the left side of the Options window, choose the Viewing Mail category.
4. You will have to use the scroll bar to find this option.
5. Make sure Use Microsoft's viewer is unchecked.
   Click OK.
6. Re-open the message you want to forward (if the message is already open, close it first).
7. Make sure that the "Blah Blah Blah" button is selected.
   Highlight the headers if the message.
8. Create a new message and copy and paste these headers into the body of the message.
9. Add a couple blank lines after the headers.
10. Return to the original message.
11. Move your mouse to the body of the message and click the right mouse button.
12. Choose View Source. A new window will open.
13. In the source window, select the entire source.
14. Copy and paste the source into the new message after the headers.
15. Send the message copy to the appropriate address.

Messages without HTML

1. View the message.
2. Make sure that the "Blah Blah Blah" button has been clicked
   Under the Message menu, choose Forward
3. A new composition window will open with a copy of the message.
4. Send the message copy to the appropriate address.
   
   Back

Eudora - Mac

1. View the message.
2. Make sure the "Blah Blah Blah" button has been clicked
3. Under the Message menu, choose Forward, a new composition window will open with a copy of the message.
4. Send the message copy to the appropriate address.
   
   Back

Netscape

1. Open the message.
2. Under the View menu, choose Message Source.
3. Copy the source. (In Windows = Control-A, Control-C)
4. Start a new message and paste the source into the body of the new message.
5. Send the message copy to the appropriate address.
   
   Back
   

Outlook 2000

1. Open the message.
2. Under the View menu, choose Options.
3. Copy the headers from the Internet headers window.
4. Add a blank line to the end of the headers to separate them from the rest of the message.
5. Start a new message and paste the headers into the body of the message.
6. Add a couple blank lines after the headers.
7. Close the Message Options window.
8. If the headers do not include "Content-Type: text/html": Copy the non-html message body.
9. If the headers do include "Content-Type: text/html": Place the mouse pointer over on the body of the message.
10. Press the right mouse button, and choose View Source.
11. A new window will open.
12. Copy the source.
13. Paste the source / non-html message after the headers.
14. Send your message to the appropriate address.
    
    Back
    

Outlook Express

1. Version 6
2. Select the message.
3. Under the Messages menu, choose Forward As Attachment.
4. Send the message to the appropriate address.
5. Older versions
6. Open the message in its own window.
7. Under the File menu, choose Properties.
8. Click the Details tab.
9. Click Message Source.
10. Highlight and copy everything in the Message Source window.
11. Start a new e-mail message.
12. Paste the source into the body of the message.
13. Send the message to the appropriate address.
    
    Back

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