Email+Header


 * Email Header **

If you are curious as to all of the gibberish you see when you have E-Mail headers displayed below is a short résumé.

If an e-mail has trouble sending the Return-Path is the one that should be used to send again. ( This you see in your Inbox before you open the E-Mail.)
 * Return Path: ** This should always be the address of the Sender.
 * Received: ** This is a large amount of data which details, who has sent it, date, time, etc.etc. in point of fact all the details of server location and so on.
 * Message ID ** : This gives details of its assignment.
 * From: ** This is who sent it.
 * To : ** This is who it was sent to.
 * Subject: ** This states what the original subject was
 * Date: ** This is the date which the E-Mail was sent.

The next batch commence with an **X** which signifies things of different importance. It indicated by a number, e.g. 4 For example, Outlook Express. used when e-mails are distributed through a POP3
 * Examples: **
 * X-Priority: ** This is the priority of the e-mail that's been sent. i.e. whether it was a high priority, low priority and so on.
 * X-Mailer: ** This is the program that was used to send the e-mail.
 * X-Antivirus-Status: ** The e-mail was free (**Clean**) or not of any viruses.
 * X-UIDL: ** This is a mix of alphabetical letters and numbers that are
 * X-Antivirus: ** This informs you as to which antivirus program the sender uses, e.g. Norton, AVG, etc.

These are some of the X factor headers you will see.

The last entry will be:-
 * Mime-Version: ** It is the context used by Mime to display the E-Mail to the recipient, and is usually a number e.g. **1.0**

If you are desirous of seeing the header as detailed above, you should be able to set it under Options and look for Headers. Why you should want to see it I personally do not know.