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blossom30
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Hi, I just got a dodgy e-mail this morning and remember seeing on here before how to trace the originator of the e-mail. Can anyone help? thanks
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Right click the e-mail then select properties, details, then message source.. may help.
Also report to http://www.spamcop.net/0 -
Internet message headers reference and Anatomy of an Email Message may be useful in understanding the message header fields in emails.0
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Should look something like this
Return-path: <webmaster@whateveritis.co.uk>
Received: from [191.8.123.18] (helo=kilmer.whateveritis.CO.UK) <---IP address
by schroedinger.MYISP.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.43)
id 1F1grt-0006LL-L5
Changed things around not to disclose the orginal socurce0
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