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How do I get the mail headers from an email message?

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Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 11:33:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Some User 
To: email-help@isc.upenn.edu
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Subject: Username "pennuser"
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Zimbra Webmail Client

• Select the message for which you need the full mail headers.
• Right click the message. You will see a pop-up window with a list of options for that message.
• Select "Show Original".

• A separate browser window will be opened that has the full text of the mail headers.
• You can select, copy and paste this text.
  

Zimbra Thunderbird Client

• Right-Click on the email message  for which you need full text of the mail headers.
• Select View Source on the popup menu

• A separate browser window will be opened that has the full text of the mail headers.
  
• You can select, copy and paste this text.

Exchange Outlook 2011 for MAC

• Select the Message. Do not open the message.
  
• Right click (or ctrl + click) on the message in the message list and select View Source.

• A separate browser window will be opened that has the full text of the mail headers.
• You can select, copy and paste this text.

Exchange Outlook 2010

• Double-click on the email message for which you want header information and select the File tab.
• Click on Properties in the box on the bottom right. A new window, Internet Headers, will open.
  

• Right-click in the Internet Headers window. and pull down to Select All. 
  
• You can copy and paste the text from this window.

Exchange Web Access (OWA)

• Log into OWA
• Double click the email message, so the message opens in a new window
• With the message open in a new window, click the letter/envelope icon to open the Message Details.

• Header information will appear in a new window, under Internet Mail Headers.  
• You can select, copy and paste the text from this window.