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Forwarding received e-mail as attachment

Why send the mail as attachment?

In order to know the true origins of an e-mail the full e-mailheader is required. Headers contain tracking information for an individual e-mail, detailing the path a message took as it crossed mail servers. In order to troubleshoot e-mail delivery troubles or to report spam, you need the full headers. That is why you have to forward the received email as an attachment. Thus the necessary info will be included.

How to send e-mail as an attachment?

The easiest method is to drag and drop the e-mail:

• Open Microsoft Outlook.
• Create a New Mail Message
• Leave the e-mail window open and look for the received spam e-mail
• Do not open the spam e-mail, but drag it into the open e-mail window. The spam e-mail is attached to your e-mail.
• Fill in the destination and subject.
  E.g:
  • to spam@ugent.be with subject "spam";
  • to phishing@ugent.be with subject "phishing";
  • to ham@ugent.be with subject "ham".
• Send your e-mail.

This method works with Outlook and other mainstream e-mail clients like Thunderbird.

Other ways to send e-mail as an attachment

Outlook: send as an attachment

• Select the message that you want to forward.
• In the ribbon on the "Start" tab, in the sub "React", choose "More" > "Send as attachment"
• A new e-mail message is opened. Enter the adressee and your comments.
• Clik "Send".
• The selected e-mail message is sent as an attachment.

Thunderbird: send as an attachment

• Select the e-mail message in your Inbox.
• Click "Forward" in the Message Menu.
• Select "as attachment"
• A new e-mail message is opened. Enter the adressee and your comments.
• Clik "Send".
• The selected e-mail message is sent as an attachment.