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Comment from ivo on 2009-10-15

2009-10-15T10:41:32Z

for full headers go to inbox, right click on the message you want to see (without going into it) and press "view message source"

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Comment from Lily on 2009-08-23

2009-08-23T20:59:39Z

Hi, it works inasmuch as I can see the headers, but it doesn't seem to be the complete headers. I report spam through my SpamCop account and since I've stopped having my Hotmail drop into my Outlook, I can no longer do this because I can't get hold of the full headers to report it. If I copy the header as shown and paste it into the SpamCop report window, I get a message saying:
No source IP address found, cannot proceed.
and
Probably not full headers
no header

which is a real bummer as spam reporting is important. Hopefuly Hotmail will fix it so the complete headers are available, or if anyone knows how to view the source IP address (vital in spam reporting), then please share it! Cheers.

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Comment from kat on 2009-05-04

2009-05-04T09:35:54Z

Just what I was looking for. The 'Help' they offer mentions absolutely nothing.

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Comment from Marina on 2009-03-07

2009-03-07T11:37:36Z

Okay so I find the HEADER "BUT" now I need to send it to ebay how do I do that?? Please help

You should be able to select it with the mouse, copy it, and then paste it into a new email message.

- Leo
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Comment from Nerd on 2009-02-19

2009-02-19T10:33:38Z

Thanks a lot Mohammad, I've been searching the whole net for this!
Changing from the Classic version to the Full version wasnt possible anymore, because both versions have merged!
Good luck to everyone

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Comment from Mohammad Wasim Cheema on 2008-12-12

2008-12-12T20:20:47Z

Hello Every One;

I have finally found the way to get full header of the Hotmail Live email. Just Open Inbox then right click any email (without opening it) and then click "View Message Source" This will open Full header in another window. That's it. Try this one and enjoy......

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Comment from Carl on 2008-11-18

2008-11-18T18:23:40Z

You are a life saver. I have been searching for ages for this option in the new windows live hotmail.

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Comment from S Rao on 2008-10-28

2008-10-28T13:14:27Z

@Shailen Sobhee,

The topic here is Hotmail, not Gmail. Many people already forward the Hotmail to Gmail and check the full header.

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Comment from Shailen Sobhee on 2008-10-01

2008-10-01T08:36:29Z

Use Gmail > Near button Reply, click on the drop down arrow, and choose Show Original.

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Comment from thinkingal on 2008-09-19

2008-09-20T06:02:01Z

I apologize - my instructions are for when you have switched to Windows Live from Outlook Express (you are using Windows Live as your Email client). Right click on the unopened email, properties, details.

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Comment from thinkingal on 2008-09-19

2008-09-20T05:56:54Z

http://www.scribd.com/doc/397527/How-To-Extract-Email-Headers-Step-by-Step

Excellent site also to help you along the way with finding headers.

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Comment from thinkingal on 2008-09-19

2008-09-20T05:51:02Z

Scams - Let's fight the good fight. Okay everybody. Here's how you do it.
In your first menu listing your email, right click the message you are interested. Click "Properties". Choose "Details". Voila. Copy the whole shebang, and forward it to your favorite abuse gathering email provider, and get them to "deal with it". It's time to put these guys in jail.

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Comment from Marcella on 2008-08-23

2008-08-24T01:04:17Z

I switched to the full version from classic. I open the message and right click and choose view source but then nothing shows the header. What now?

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Comment from ~Niebr~ on 2008-07-08

2008-07-08T20:26:54Z

thank you so much! i have been trying to find out how to do this for the longest time!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment from S Rao on 2008-04-06

2008-04-06T09:23:01Z

Hi everyone,

There are quite many frustrating things that Hotmail IS forcing on users and they don't seem to listen at all to any feedback. One frustrating thing is with the feedback itself...it opens in the same window and after submission there is no way to get back to the page you were on! Another is the suddenly appearing ads "distended over the message pane in a U shape" and it doesn't go away easily, as well as, doesn't allow message options to be clicked. Yet another - if we delete a message that is being viewed, the view passes on to the older message of the folder rather than returning to the folder. (Note: these observations apply to the Classic Windows Live Hotmail). Well, these are just a few frustrating things but I continue to use hotmail because of the one thing that no one else gives - FREE SMS alerts on Mobile phone. I even forward my own domain email to hotmail for this feature!

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Comment from John on 2008-02-21

2008-02-21T11:24:43Z

I've been fighting with this too. Sorted today thanks to above posts. Clicked "options" at the top right of the hotmail window. Says your using the classic version, try the full version. Clicked that. In the list of emails in the inbox, right clicked on any one email; then clicked "view source" in the srop down menu that appeared,and the full header came up in a new window.

(If you want to get back to "classic" you have to select "more option" in the options list in "full" - to get that choice)

Thanks folks.

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Comment from jim devine on 2008-02-09

2008-02-09T18:01:59Z

Same problem as Paul. Right click and view source but just sits there on blank screen. I see many people having this same problem and no answers anywhere on the net.

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Comment from William B Friedman on 2008-01-24

2008-01-24T16:38:08Z

I don't have the full version of Hotmail Live. When I right click on the e-mail in my inbox, I get only options about links.
I'll try the full version, tho I usually avoid 'improvements' as they usually end up making things worse!

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Comment from Paul on 2008-01-09

2008-01-09T18:20:06Z

I've tried to do this a dozen times (full windows live hotmail version) but all that happens is a window opens up and the little "timer" cursor spins and spins and spins... The progress bar at the bottom never gets more than half way across. Any suggestions?

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Comment from Roberto on 2007-12-11

2007-12-11T22:04:42Z

I did not complete the instructions sorry, so this is part 2.

In the Inbox list, right click on the email in question and choose "View Source".

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Comment from Roberto on 2007-12-11

2007-12-11T21:14:47Z

I was having the same frustration as all of you while using Windows Live Hotmail, but noticed there was a switch to full version of Windows Live Hotmail. Viola! There it is, the show full headers in the Outlook style inbox.
To switch between the two version of Windows Live Hotmail, go to your inbox and scroll to the bottom of the webpage, you will see a message

"Want to race through your inbox even faster? Try the full version of Windows Live Hotmail...".

If you are in the full version it will say "Switch to Classic"

Cheers

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Comment from Erich on 2007-12-04

2007-12-04T16:35:04Z

I assume i have the classic version how do i get the full so i can "view source"?

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Comment from joe on 2007-12-01

2007-12-01T20:05:36Z

people are getting confused with the page front end markup (view source).. instead dont open the email and view source but instead right click on the email in your inbox, thats what your supposed to do... i can see why people are getting confused..

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Comment from Dave on 2007-11-20

2007-11-21T01:10:50Z

@ Kirsteen, see my post directly above yours, basically, if you are reading your emails using the *classic version* of Windows Live Hotmail, you will not be able to get the headers by right clicking, it does not work on the classic version.

You must switch to *Full version* of Windows Hotmail Live, then you will be able to right click on the selected message and select *view source* to read the IP address of the sender.

I have tried it and it does work, the headers open in a new window after clicking view source.

Cheers,

Dave.

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Comment from Kirsteen on 2007-11-20

2007-11-20T13:35:05Z

I have exactly the same problem and all i can find are the same tips to view the source and the darn IP IS JUST NOT IN THERE!!!!

soo frustrating. anyone figures it out please tell me.

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Comment from Dave on 2007-11-14

2007-11-15T03:03:53Z

I was also having the problem of not being able to see headers in Windows Live Hotmail, then I found the post below, it seems you can right click and view source, but you have to be using the "full" version of Windows Live Hotmail, not the "classic" version, here is the post I found:

"Displaying Headers in Windows Live Hotmail

If you are reading in Classic, you must switch to Full, right click on the message header and select "view source" to read the IP address of the sender.

Took me many days to find that.
Is not available in Classic and the Live "help" does not tell you that."

Cheers,

Dave.

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Comment from Gilles on 2007-11-09

2007-11-10T00:23:29Z

Yeah, today I still had the "old" hotmail version and wanted to attach a file to it, then it forced me to install a new active x to be able to do it!! Then 2 minutes later, my hotmail account was transformed into a live account without asking me anything!!! I HATE this live thing! It force me to always change the text size as it shows it way too small to be unreadable! Also those full headers are still missing as no IP addresses, how to report spam then?? Screw you Microsoft!!
Is there any way to go back to the old hotmail?? I assume no ....

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Comment from Richard on 2007-11-08

2007-11-08T19:04:53Z

Let's be clear here. This method to view the headers does not show the "Full Headers". Important details like "Received From" headers are _not_ present here!
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Comment from Shahzad Khan on 2007-10-17

2007-10-17T13:36:19Z

You Guys are genius !

Fantastic, solved ma problemo, i appriciate it a lot,

Have some M&M from Me !

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Comment from neo™ on 2007-10-16

2007-10-17T03:56:17Z

and just this mornin while wanting to view the full header, i dragged the inline frame to the right (having the reading pane set to right), to later know that the frames are screwed & have no way to restore it back and read mails >=|

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Comment from Tommy on 2007-10-13

2007-10-13T22:29:17Z

according to ebay.co.uk - who want me to send them the header from an email, the 'view source' is not the header. It annoys the hell out of me that the 'instructions' they keep giving me are out fo date when its their job to get it right!

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Comment from anna on 2007-10-02

2007-10-02T17:22:23Z

do you guys can see the IPaddress? I dont see anything like that. view source can be seen on any html page. you'll see the source code of that page but no the full header info of imcoming email like IPaddress, right?

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Comment from Bill on 2007-09-24

2007-09-24T09:43:38Z

According to Yahoo (whilst trying to report a scam) what you see in the the view source option is not a FULL header

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Comment from L4N0 on 2007-09-23

2007-09-23T21:50:39Z

You can go to this link
http://byNUMBERHEREw.bayNUMBERHERE.mail.live.com/mail/GetMessageSource.aspx?msgid=24a8b0de-9cc9-563f-811a-bdf21a197c56
The message id can be found by right clicking on the link of the message and getting the value of ReadMessageId=.....

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Comment from Martha on 2007-09-11

2007-09-11T12:16:41Z

Here is another way:

To view the full message header, please refer to the steps below:

1. Go to your "Inbox".
2. From your e-mail message list, right click your mouse on the e-mail message that you want to report to view the full header.
3. From the menu that will appear, select “View Source”.
4. A new window will show up displaying the full header of the message.

Good luck!

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Comment from Rebecca Moody on 2007-09-09

2007-09-09T12:43:30Z

I found a way to at least VIEW the full headers in a message received in MSN Windows Live Hotmail: Highlight the message you want to see the headers for (under the column where you choose your "Sort by..." options. Right click on that message and click "View Source" at the bottom of the drop-down list. A box pops up with the message in text mode with full headers shown. You can copy and paste it and print it out, etc., but it looks like it is only a temporary way to view any message with full headers...still no way to make it a view option for all incoming messages automatically.

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Comment from Dave on 2007-09-07

2007-09-08T02:02:20Z

Beat me to it.

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Comment from Robert Palmar on 2007-09-07

2007-09-07T22:14:55Z

This feature is certainly well hidden Leo and
I shared your exasperation in trying to find it.

To see the full headers of a message:
1. Windows Live Hotmail must be in "Full Version" mode, not "Classic" mode.
2. Right click on the link to the message in the column left of the preview pane.
3. A drop-down menu will appear and at the bottom will be "View Source".
4. Click on "View Source" and the Full Header information will open in a new window.

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