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Headers Tutorials

eMailTrackerPro allows you to trace an email using headers copied from any email client you may be using. Tutorials on how to view the full headers for an email using some popular email clients are below. Just click on the email client you are using and you will be taken to the relevant section on this page.
  • Hotmail/MSN
  • Yahoo
  • Lycos
  • Outlook Express
  • Outlook 2002+
  • Mail.com
  • Netscape
  • AOL
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Eudora 7.1
  • Gmail
  • IncrediMail
  • How to view email headers in Hotmail/MSN

    First of all you have to set your hotmail into Full mode, if it is not already in full mode. To do this there should be a link on the main hotmail page as shown below in fig 1:


    Fig 1: Try the full version.

    Once hotmail has switched into full mode right click on the email you want to trace and choose the View Source option as shown below in fig 2:


    Fig 2: Right click --> View Source

    A new window/tab will pop up with the header for that email. As shown below in fig 3:


    Fig 3: eMail Header

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text, or clicking in the window tab and pressing 'Ctrl-A' to select all.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Yahoo

    The process of viewing the headers of an email in Yahoo is very simple. First of all click on the email you wish to trace in your inbox; when the email loads up you will see a 'Full Headers' link in top right hand corner of the email window as shown below in fig 1.


    Fig 1: Full Headers Link

    Once you have clicked on this link the full headers for the email will appear along with main body of the email at the bottom of the window. The headers will look like fig 2 below.


    Fig 2: Email Headers

     

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Lycos

    By default your Lycos account will be set not to display full headers. To change this setting the first thing you have to do is click on the 'Settings' link in the top right hand corner of the Lycos window as shown below in fig 1.


    Fig 1: Settings Link

    Once you have clicked the 'Settings' link the following screen will appear in a pop up window as shown below in fig 2.


    Fig 2: Settings

    In the settings window above you need to choose the 'Personal Settings' option by clicking on the image shown in red above. Once you have clicked this you will get the settings list below in fig 3.


    Fig 3: Advanced Settings

    By default the 'Display full header information of received message' option will be set to 'No'. Simply select 'Yes' from the drop down menu shown in red above and then click the 'Save' button, also shown in red. By clicking 'Save' you will be taken back to the previous menu (fig 2) where you need to click 'Close'.

    Once you are back to your Lycos inbox click on an email that you wish to trace. When the email comes up you will notice a 'Display Full Header' link to the right hand side of the screen as shown below in fig 4.


    Fig 4: Display Full Header Link

    By clicking the 'Display Full Header' link a pop up window will launch as shown in fig 5 below. This pop up window has the full headers for that particular email.


    Fig 5: Email Headers

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header as some headers are too big for the window and you will be required to scroll down. By dragging it should automatically scroll down for you.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Outlook Express

    The process of viewing headers for an email in Outlook Express is very simple. The first thing you have to do is right click on the email you wish to get the header for. The right click menu will appear as shown below in fig 1:


    Fig 1: Properties of an email.

    From the menu above choose 'Properties'; this will launch a dialog box like the one below in fig 2:


    Fig 2: Details Tab in Properties

    When the dialog box first launches it will be on the 'General' tab; to view the headers click on the 'Details' tab as shown above in red.

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header as some headers are too big for the window and you will be required to scroll down. By dragging it should automatically scroll down for you.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Outlook 2002+

    The process of viewing headers for an email in Outlook 2002+ is very simple. The first thing you have to do is right click on the email you wish to get the header for. The right click menu will appear as shown below in fig 1:


    Fig 1: Options for an email.

    From the menu above choose 'Options'; this will launch a dialog box like the one below in fig 2:


    Fig 2: Internet Headers section in options dialog box

    When the dialog box launches locate the 'Internet headers' section (shown above in red).

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers. To do this click inside the headers box (click your mouse anywhere inside the section denoted by the red rectangle in the image above), hold down the ctrl key on your keyboard and press the 'A' key once. This will highlight all the header information for you.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Mail.com

    To view headers for an email in Mail.com the first thing you have to do is view the email you wish to trace; so from your inbox click on the specific email you want. Then just above the main body of the email you will see a link saying 'Show Full Headers' (fig 1 below), click this.


    Fig 1: Show Full Headers link

    Once this link has been clicked the email will refresh. Once it has refreshed the entire header for that email will appear above the main body of the email, see fig2 below:


    Fig 2: Email Header for Mail.com

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Netscape

    To view headers for an email in Netscape the first thing you have to do is view the email you wish to trace; so from your inbox click on the specific email you want. When your email come into view you should see a yellow arrow pointing upwards as shown in red in fig 1 below, you need to click this to view the header for the email.

     


    Fig 1: Netscape email

    Once you have clicked the yellow arrow the header information should look like fig 2 below:

     


    Fig 2: Email header

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in AOL

    To view headers for an email in AOL the first thing you have to do is view the email you wish to trace; so from your inbox click on the specific email you want. When your email come into view you should see a link saying 'Detail' just above the main body of the email (as shown in red below in fig 1). You need to click this link to view the full header for the email.


    Fig 1: AOL Email details link

    Once you have clicked this link you should see a dialog box like the one below in fig 2


    Fig 2: Email header view in AOL

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header as some headers are too big for the window and you will be required to scroll down. By dragging it should automatically scroll down for you.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.5+

    To view headers for an email in Mozilla Thunderbird the first thing you have to do is view the email you wish to trace; so from your inbox click on the specific email you want (point one in the image below).

    Once you have selected the email from your inbox click on the 'View' menu as shown by the number 2 in the image above. Then choose 'Message Source' as shown by number 3 in the image above. This will bring up a similar dialog box to the image below.

    The red square in the image above denotes the header for this email.

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header as some headers are too big for the window and you will be required to scroll down. By dragging it should automatically scroll down for you.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace
  • How to view email headers in Eudora 7.1

    To view the header for an email in Eudora you first have to double click on the email you wish to get the header for. As shown below in red, double click the name of the person who sent you the email to open it in a new window.

    Once this has been done Eudora should display the email with a partial header as shown below

    You now need to click the button encircled in red. The button reads 'Blah, blah, blah'. Once this has been clicked the full header will appear as shown below, also encircled in red.

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text. Make sure you have got the whole header as some headers are too big for the window and you will be required to scroll down. By dragging it should automatically scroll down for you.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace
  • How to view email headers in Gmail

    To view the header for an email in Gmail you need to do the following:

    Firstly click the email you want to get the header for, for example see the image above.

    Secondly, once the email has opened, click the down arrow in the top right hand corner of the email, denoted by the number one in the image above. Once this has been clicked you will get the menu below:

    In this menu you need to choose the 'Show Original' option. As circled above.

    By doing this a pop up will launch (or a new tab open depending on your browser) with the email header in. The pop up will also show the email body. All you need for eMailTrackerPro is the header, as shown in red below:

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • How to view email headers in IncrediMail

    To view the header for an email in IncrediMail you need to do the following:

    Open IncrediMail and right click on the email you want to trace. Then choose properties from the resulting menu, as shown below:

    In the resulting screen go to the Details tab to view the email header, as shown below:

    The email header is shown above under the heading Internet headers for this message:.

    To use these headers in eMailTrackerPro you have to follow the simple instructions below:

  • Highlight the headers by clicking and dragging your cursor over the header text.
  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and the press the 'C' key once, this has copied the highlighted headers.
  • Open eMailTrackerPro if it is not already open and click inside the dialog box where the headers are to be pasted. The headers should be automatically pasted into the dialog box, if this is not the case then hold down the 'Ctrl' key again and press the 'V' key to paste the headers into eMailTrackerPro.
  • Once the headers have been pasted click the 'Trace' button to initiate the trace.
  • Go to the Mail Options Section Go to the Advanced header view View Full Headers View Settings
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