An email has some information about where it came from, when it was sent, virus scanning and what it is about.
Here is an example of what the headers of an email might look like:
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:51:11 -0700 ----------When the message was sent
To: Emma Black <eblack@example.com>--------Who the message is for
From: John Smith <jsmith@example.com>-------Who sent the message
Reply-to: John Smith <jsmith@example.com> ---Who to reply to (usually the sender)
Subject: Hello there----------------------------------The subject of the message
X-Priority: 3--------------------------------------------Message priority (Low, Normal, High)
X-Mailer: Outlook 2003------------------------------Program used to send the message
the email address of the receiver, the header and the message
There are several things that are included in the header of an email. The most important things to include are the recipient and the subject.
If you have the email, check for some form of a timestamp on the email in the header or somewhere on the email.
On the Email itself, look for "Original" or "Headers". Every email program is different.
Message Header
The Header (username)WebsiteOrganization
Your ISP can help. You should email them with the full details of the email header.
The header of an email is the first thing someone looks at it should be just a few words long and really grab your attention its almost like the first paragraph of a book really should grab your attention
With the Mac's Mail application you can show the full header information for an email by selecting Message in the View menu and then Long Headers from the sub-menu. The equivalent keyboard shortcut is Shift Command H.
Look at the header before opening them. Scan them before you open them.
Let us now analyse the message header, body, and signature separately.
AW in the subject of a German email is the abbreviation of "Antwort", the German word for "reply". "AW:" is used like "Re:" in English.