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--- handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam [2016/09/19 10:44] – [How to report a phishing email in Gmail] formatting abrashear
+++ handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam [2016/09/19 10:53] – [Unsubscribing from marketing messages] formatting abrashear
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 ====== How to send a message with headers in Gmail ======
-Every email has [[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_headers|headers]]. The headers contain information about the path the message took through the Internet from its source to its destination. Email headers are normally hidden, but they contain information that is very valuable when it comes to troubleshooting problems or trying to determine an email's source.
+Every email has [[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_headers|headers]]. The headers contain information about the path the message took through the Internet. Email headers are normally hidden, but contain information that is very valuable when it comes to troubleshooting problems or trying to determine an email's source.
   - Open the Gmail message.
   - Click the down arrow next to Reply, at the top right of the message pane.
   - Select Show Original. The full headers will appear in a new window.
-  - Copy the entire message, including the headers.
+  - Click **Download Original** and save the text file.
-  - Compose a new email with an appropriate subject.
+  - Attach the text file in a new message.
-  - Paste the entire message into the body of the new email.
 ====== How to report a phishing email in Gmail ======
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 Often marketing messages will give you the option of unsubscribing from their list. If the "spam" message is from a company you've previously dealt with, you may want to remove yourself from their mailing list by unsubscribing. According to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003|CAN-SPAM Act]], email marketers are required to provide you with an option to unsubscribe from their messages. You should apply this method **only** to messages in your inbox. Messages in your spam folder are more likely to contain malicious links.
-Read the message and search for an "unsubscribe" or "update subscription" link. Usually at the bottom of the mail.
+Read the message and search for an //unsubscribe// or //update subscription// link—usually at the bottom of the mail. Visiting that link will allow you to opt out of future mailings from that company.
-Visiting that link will allow you to opt out of future mailings from that company.
   * If you cannot find a way to unsubscribe, report the message as spam.