Identifying the headers of SPAM e-mail...

[Comage]

Hi guys... can anybody direct me to a helpful site or explain to me, how to identify the source of a SPAM e-mail by looking at it's headers? Where in the Received: fields should I look for to know the original source of the spam?

Thanks in advance. :)

[sbob420]

http://vww.spamcop.com/

this is the place i use you just drop the header in here and hit interrogate and it tells you every thing about it

[Tweb]

You can do it ur self....

This is for OE may work with other email programs

With OE open an in the in box.
Right click the email an select properties > Details tab > Messages source buttom right, gives u all the info u may need.

[Comage]

Yea, I know that too. But when would you know when a fool is spoofing the received fields? When is it real?

[BipolarBill]

Simple - if all of the "Received from" addresses don't match, it's forged. The real address is down in the middle of the header.

Makes one wonder why it's so hard to stop spam. If the header isn't consistant, ditch the darned e-mail!