links for decoding e-mail headers Re: Email headers

From: Nigel Dyson-Hudson (ndh@InternetSmiths.com)
Date: 02/21/03

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To: <marti@videotron.ca>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:04:23 -0500

    try these:

    http://www.expita.com/header1.html is a reference sheet for e-mail, smtp, headers

    http://www.stopspam.org/email/headers/headers.html is a good tutorial on how to understand e-mail headers.
    http://spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/16.html has a link to how to get the full header info for any e-mail program.

    nigel dyson-hudson
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    On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:32:34 -0500, Marty wrote:
    >Hi group,
    >
    >Could someone explain how to decipher Email header? How can we know
    >the real sender of spam or virus email?
    >
    >Thanks,
    >
    >Marty

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