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Draft

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Jun 18, 2002
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Why is the View -> Message -> Raw Source item greyed out in the mail app? I use firebird on Win 2K at work and this option is invaluable for finding if a message is actually spam or not. Is there a way to enable this option in the Mail app? If not, where should I direct my complaint/comment?

Thanks,
Draft
 
Re: View Raw Source in Mail?

Originally posted by Draft
Why is the View -> Message -> Raw Source item greyed out in the mail app? I use firebird on Win 2K at work and this option is invaluable for finding if a message is actually spam or not. Is there a way to enable this option in the Mail app? If not, where should I direct my complaint/comment?

Thanks,
Draft

works for me... make sure you've selected an email then select it.

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It works for me as well. I selected a message, then went View --> Show --> Raw Source

I'm using Jaguar 10.2.8 if that makes a difference.
 
Do you have your preview window open? If so, close it then select a message and try it again.

The reason that I don't have a preview window is so I don't automatically load a fake webpage that includes my email address. This is also the reason for wanting to view the source to see if any of the links include my email address.
 
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