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− | The headers of an email contain critical information pertaining to where the email comes from. Stopspam.org | + | The headers of an email contain critical information pertaining to where the email comes from. Stopspam.org (who provide a repository of information on how you can help identify, protect yourself from, and stop various internet abuses) host a detailed article on [[http://www.stopspam.org/email/headers.html "Reading Email Headers - All About Email Headers"]. Any serious Spammer Bounty Hunter will be familiar with all the concepts in this article. |
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The University of Delaware Police Forensics Lab maintains a website with instructions of how to view the email headers of any email in any email program. [[http://128.175.24.251/headers.htm Click here]] to see the list of programs and instructions. Pick your program - e.g. Microsoft Outlook Express 5, Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape Messenger | The University of Delaware Police Forensics Lab maintains a website with instructions of how to view the email headers of any email in any email program. [[http://128.175.24.251/headers.htm Click here]] to see the list of programs and instructions. Pick your program - e.g. Microsoft Outlook Express 5, Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape Messenger |
Revision as of 00:40, 18 December 2006
The headers of an email contain critical information pertaining to where the email comes from. Stopspam.org (who provide a repository of information on how you can help identify, protect yourself from, and stop various internet abuses) host a detailed article on ["Reading Email Headers - All About Email Headers". Any serious Spammer Bounty Hunter will be familiar with all the concepts in this article.
As a beginner you may want to jump ahead and see how to access the headers of your suspected spam.
The University of Delaware Police Forensics Lab maintains a website with instructions of how to view the email headers of any email in any email program. [Click here] to see the list of programs and instructions. Pick your program - e.g. Microsoft Outlook Express 5, Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape Messenger