HELP: there must be a simple way...

[rubank]

I don´t like to ask for help, but I seem to be stuck.

How the h..l do I get to see the mail header in Outlook XP?

I have no problem to do this in OE, but I just can´t seem to find the way in Outlook, and yes, I have browsed the help file without any luck.

I´m sure there´s an easy answer. Please?

rubank

[GNEP]

Open the email as a separate window (i.e. not in the preview pane). Then View --> Message Header

That's for Win 2k anyway.

Double clicking the bar at the top of the preview pane is the way to see it there.

gnep

[rubank]

Thanks for answer GNEP,
problem is I don´t have that option in the View menu. In my localized version of OfficeXP the only item related is greyed out.

Still stuck.

rubank

[GNEP]

Hmmm.. to be fair, this was for Outlook 2k on Win 2k.

It's not done its clever collapsing the menu thing has it (I assume you aren't hit by Friday dumbness though )

This option does only appear when I have an email opened in its own separate window though - be sure of that!

Otherwise, sorry I can't be of more help.

[rubank]

Yes, I remember good old Outlook 2k; I had no probs there either.

BTW, the greyed out thingy wasn´t related after all.

Still stuck.

rubank

[Gurm]

Right click the message, pick "options", and there it is in a field at the bottom of the options window.

NOT entirely intuitive, is it?

- Gurm

[rubank]

Gurm,
you´re right as always.
Problem is, I imported a lot of mail from OE and for those there is no header info. Baahh!

I found some older mail in my archive, which were received in Outlook2k and they have the header intact.

Mystery solved, I guess.

Thx
rubank

[rubank]

BTW,
it is a ridiculously small window to view the header, and there doesn´t seem to be any provision for making bigger.

It´s even better in OE, where you can also view the message source (for hidden html code).

Or am I still missing something in Outlook?

If not, why is it like this!

rubank

[az]

I always found OE better than the "big" outlook for just mailing purposes. Was WAY easier to use, much faster, did crash less (Outlook usually crashed every time I used it - was related to something, might be it crashed when I started Opera), and had everything I needed.

AZ

[rubank]

Yeah, I use Opera too, mostly, one of the reasons being it has a built-in mail client.

But that doesn´t mean I don´t want to know how the "other two" works.
And I use them to watch the worms

rubank

[thop]

i can recommend TheBat!.

[rubank]

Now you make me feel really stupid

How do you open your received emails in notepad?
Are you joking?

rubank

[az]

Make notepad the default e-mail editor perhaps? Dunno...

Out of curiosity: Why do you use Outlook instead of OE?

AZ

[Pace]

You can open OEs DBX files in Notepad, but remember it's one big file for each folder The Outlook PST file I've never tried to open, but it might be a weird format, or plain text (where needed). Try it

P.

[xortam]

Outlook's PST file is the entire database (includes all folders) and can't be read with a normal ASCII editor. I always use the "Options" command myself; RMB "Options" or select Tools/Options. You could save the E-Mail as a .msg file and you can view the embedded headers at the end of the file with an ASCII editor. The entire header won't show up if you save the E-Mail as a .txt file. OE is definitely easier when trying to view headers.