Need an Add-on to view messages in plain old text format

[Someone]

Hi,

I am looking for an Add-on for Outlook 2002/XP to view messages in their
original text format, including the headers. In Outlook Express, you could
turn off the Preview Pane and use Right
Click-->Properties-->Details-->Message Source, to view the message in its
non-HTML form. Is there an Add-on for Outlook that let you do this?

 

[Donald McDaniel]

Hi,

I am looking for an Add-on for Outlook 2002/XP to view messages in their
original text format, including the headers. In Outlook Express, you could
turn off the Preview Pane and use Right
Click-->Properties-->Details-->Message Source, to view the message in its
non-HTML form. Is there an Add-on for Outlook that let you do this?

Add-ins to view messages in text format are not needed, since there is
already an option in the Menu which enables you to view messages as
plain text:
1) Click on Tools|Options
2) Click on the Preferences tab
3) Click on "E-mail options..."
Somewere in this section there will be a choice to read all mail in
plain text. (at least there is in Outlook 2003)

Donald L McDaniel
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[Someone]

It's not there in Outlook 2002(XP). I already now about right click and then
use Options to view Internet Headers, but I want to view the HTML source
before opening the email. I have my inbox setup without the preview pane so
I only open "safe" messages. Some SPAM messages comes with pictures that
could identify the recipient so they know that you have opened the message.

I am a VB programmer, so I already started making the Add-on, if anyone know
free one out there, speak now or forever hold your peace...

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

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[Brian Tillman]

Add-ins to view messages in text format are not needed, since there is
already an option in the Menu which enables you to view messages as
plain text:

I don't think this is what the OP wants. S/he appears to want some way of
examining the actual source of the message as received by Outlook. Setting
the ReadAsPlain option doesn't accomplish that.

When Outlook stores a message, the message appears to be broken into parts
in the message store and the original message as it was received via POP (or
whatever transport was used) is unavailable. MIME (base64 and
quoted-printable) decoding has already taken place when the message is
placed in the message store and the unencoded data appears to be
unavailable. Diane, however, points out a tool that can show you the parts
invididually. The one issue with it is that the MIME headers may not agree
with the parts, since the headers reference original structure, while the
tool displays post-processed portions.