How can I obtain "Internet headers" (FULL HEADERS) of an email in MS Outlook?

1. Launch Outlook and open the mailbox (e.g. "Inbox") and choose your concerned message.

           

 

 

2.  Right click of your mouse and select the menu item "Options...".

           

 

 

3.  The "Internet headers" (FULL HEADERS) is shown.
     Then move your mouse pointer on the message and right click mouse button. Choose the option "Select All".
 
            

 

 

4.  Then right click mouse button again. Select the option "Copy".

            




Caution: In order to prevent your computer from getting infected by computer virus via email, you should tighten the security configuration in Outlook to prohibit scripts from running within email. Please refer here for the detailed procedure.
 


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