View Email source in Outlook Express

               Normally, you are more interested in an email's text than its source. But sometimes, taking a look at the source can be interesting, or necessary.Especially when something does not work right, the message source can often lead to a clue what went wrong, and the source often reveals a spammer's ISP, too. 

Fortunately, Outlook Express offer a smart shortcut that brings up a message's source quickly.

 
Steps how to view a Message's Source in Outlook Express:

To view the complete source of a message in Outlook Express:

    * "Open" the message.
    * Press "Ctrl + F3".
Steps how to view a Message's Source Without Opening the Message Itself in Outlook Express:

To see the source of a message you don't need to open in Outlook Express:

    * Click on the desired email in the message list with the "right mouse button".

 
    * Select "Properties" from the "menu".

 
          o If your message is in an IMAP account, you may first have to download it in full:
          o Click on it with the "right mouse button".
          o Select "Download Message Later" from the menu.
          o Select "Tools" | Sync or Tools | "Send and Receive" from the main Outlook Express menu and select your "email account" from the list. 

 
    * Go to the "Details" tab.

 
    * Click "Message Source".

These steps ca be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP , 2000, 98 etc