eMail Tracer

This tool analyzes email headers and presents basic information about an email massage in an easy to read table form.

Copy and paste the full headers of the e-mail you've received into the box below and press Submit. To clear the box press Reset.



 

How to find e-mail headers:

E-mail client applications
Opera 9.x (Windows)
Microsoft Outlook Express (Windows)
Microsoft Outlook 2000-2003 (Windows)
Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)

Websites
Windows Live Hotmail (Internet Explorer/Firefox)
Google Gmail (Internet Explorer/Firefox)
Yahoo Mail - "All-New" Version (Internet Explorer/Firefox)
Yahoo Mail - "Classic" Version (Internet Explorer/Firefox)

E-mail client instructions:

Opera 9.x (Windows)

  1. Select the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Right click on the message, select View All Headers and Message.

Microsoft Outlook Express (Windows)

  1. Select the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Right click on the message, select Properties.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. Headers will be displayed within the Internet Headers for this message area.

Microsoft Outlook 2000-2003 (Windows)

Method #1:

  1. Select the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Right click on the message, select Options...
  3. Headers will be displayed within the Internet headers area.
Method #2:
  1. Open the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. On the View menu select Options...
  3. Headers will be displayed within the Internet headers area.

Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)

  1. Select the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Right click on the message, select Message Options...
  3. Headers will be displayed within the Internet headers area.

Website Instructions:

Windows Live Hotmail (Internet Explorer/Firefox)

  1. Select the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Right click on the message, select View message source.

Google Gmail (Internet Explorer/Firefox)

  1. Open the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Click on the little down arrow next to the Reply link, select Show Original.

Yahoo Mail - "All-New" Version (Internet Explorer/Firefox)

  1. Select the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Right click on the message, select View Full Headers.

Yahoo Mail - "Classic" Version (Internet Explorer/Firefox)

  1. Open the message you want to view the headers of.
  2. Scroll down to the bottom of the message.
  3. Click Full Headers on the right of the window.