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Faizan
In most email programs, the default settings show an email sender's name and address, a subject line, the date and time the message was received and the body of the message. Most of the time, that's enough information, but in some cases, you might want to see the specific server IP address that sent a particular message. You can find this information in the message header. Specifics vary for each email program, but the process for how to check the message header is usually fairly standard.
Checking the Message Header in an Email Application
Open the software you use to read your email and highlight the message for which you would like to check the header.
Go to the "View" menu at the top of the email application and scan the menu for an option called "Message" or "Message Header." Click on this option and mark that you wish to see the message header. If you don't see an option called Message Header under View, check in the "File" or "Edi"t menus for an option to edit preferences. You may need to set your preferences to indicate that you wish to display the message header.
Look at the message of interest. You should now see detailed information displayed in the header including the SMTP server addresses that sent and received the message, the content format type and a message ID code. The specific information displayed in the message header may vary depending on the type of message you are viewing and the specific software you are using.
Checking the Message Header in a Web-Based Mail Program
Log in to your account with your web-based mail provider and open your inbox.
Open the message for which you would like to check the message header. As a default, you will most likely see a basic message header containing such information as the sender's name and address and a subject line.
Look for a link called "View Full Headers" near the basic default header or at the top or bottom of the screen, remembering that the location will vary by the specific mail provider. Click on this link to enable full headers, and you should now see a detailed message header showing the server that sent and received the message, the message type and more.
Checking the Message Header in an Email Application
Open the software you use to read your email and highlight the message for which you would like to check the header.
Go to the "View" menu at the top of the email application and scan the menu for an option called "Message" or "Message Header." Click on this option and mark that you wish to see the message header. If you don't see an option called Message Header under View, check in the "File" or "Edi"t menus for an option to edit preferences. You may need to set your preferences to indicate that you wish to display the message header.
Checking the Message Header in a Web-Based Mail Program
Log in to your account with your web-based mail provider and open your inbox.
Open the message for which you would like to check the message header. As a default, you will most likely see a basic message header containing such information as the sender's name and address and a subject line.
Look for a link called "View Full Headers" near the basic default header or at the top or bottom of the screen, remembering that the location will vary by the specific mail provider. Click on this link to enable full headers, and you should now see a detailed message header showing the server that sent and received the message, the message type and more.
