View the Message Source in Outlook 2003

May 14, 2011
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***New to Outlook 2003***

Outlook doesn’t have a View, Source option like you’ll find in Outlook Express. It has View, Options which shows you the Internet header in a small text box. But it only includes the Internet header, not the full message source.

Using Outlook 2003 you can view the header and source together, if you edit a registry key. This works on mail obtained from Internet mail transports, not Exchange server mailboxes. However, if you access the mailbox using an Internet transport, you’ll see the full source. Open the registry editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Options\Mail
right click on the right pane and choose new DWORD:

Parameter: SaveAllMIMENotJustHeaders

Value: 1

Note: This works only on new mail received after you create the registry key. You won’t be able to see the source on messages already downloaded.

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3 Responses to View the Message Source in Outlook 2003

  1. jeff bednarz on June 15, 2011 at 9:21 am

    I want to configure MS Outlook 2010 for spamcop reporting.

  2. outlooktips on June 15, 2011 at 9:42 am

    Outlook doesn’t directly report to spamcop unless you have an addin (not sure if one exists).

    If i recall correctly, spamcop needs you to insert the message header in the body before forwarding – you can use pocketknife peek to make this easier or add the properties button to the quick access toolbar – see http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/viewheaders.htm. A link to pocketknife peek is there as well.

  3. Bert Visscher on July 17, 2011 at 7:18 am

    I use the freely available SpamSource, which you can find at the following location:

    http://www.daesoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=75

    To have SpamSource report spam the way SpamCop prefers it, please make sure that the following options are enabled:

    Advanced – Rebuild MIME from parts

    Email Options – Send Report as Attachment

    Repair – Rewrite Content-type when message body type is different

    The following SpamSource settings are some personal preferences of mine:

    Email Options – Do not save a copy to Sent Items

    Post Processing – Mark as Read
    Post Processing – Remove Message from Folder – Delete

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