Looking at a message without opening it

[Dan]

Hi there,

This is an Outlook question, despite me mentioning Outlook Express below..

In Outlook Express, I can look at a message in raw format (including ALL
email headers, mime parts, etc) by right-clicking on the message in the
inbox, select "Properties", select "Details" tab, select "Message Source"
button. This will open a text window displaying the whole email in raw
format.

Can I do that with Outlook as well? Right-click, "Options" does not give me
the same possibilities like in Outlook Express.

But perhaps there is a plugin or makro I could use for that?

Dan

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/view_source.htm (outlook 2003 only)
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/viewing_headers.htm - pocketknife peek is
the easiest program to use to view headers and source. See link at the end
of the headers page.

 

[AJR]

In Outlook Express, I can look at a message in raw format (including ALL

email headers, mime parts, etc) by right-clicking on the message in the
inbox, select "Properties", select "Details" tab, select "Message Source"
button. This will open a text window displaying the whole email in raw
format.

Can I do that with Outlook as well? Right-click, "Options" does not give
me the same possibilities like in Outlook Express.

But perhaps there is a plugin or makro I could use for that?

Dan

What you "see" in Outlook Express is not the whole E-mail in raw format -
you see the "internet headers" of the message.
This same information is available in Outlook by rt clicking the message -
select options and internet headers will be listed in bottom section.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You can see the headers and message source in one file if you click the
message source button.