"ctops.legal" wrote in news:d224cf89-0461-40a5-9604-
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On May 24, 10:43*am, bz wrote:
"ctops.legal" wrote in news:20fd4783-628b-4d91-
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I use thunderbird to read my e-mails.
I do a ctrl-U to view the source, which includes the headers.
Other programs have ways also. Takes some practice to understand the
headers.http://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/19.html

"thunderbird " as in the email client ?

Yes, the one from mozilla.

, I had no idea thunderbird
mail client had such a feature.

As I suggested, read
http://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/19.html

, there is some custom software I have
been hearing about but can't find it, is the thunderbird procedure
ctrl-U give correct ip information

Depending on what you mean by 'correct ip information', yes.

You need to understand what the header of the e-mail message gives you.
The only information that is 'completely trustworthy' is the LAST information
added by YOUR mail server when it is contacted by the server that sends it
the e-mail message.
Older header information could be forged [but is often correct].

A program/service such as samspade can be used to find more information on
the server that sent the e-mail to your mail server.






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bz 73 de N5BZ k

please pardon my infinite ignorance, the set-of-things-I-do-not-know is an
infinite set.

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