When reporting a suspicious e-mail or a potential phishing attempt to ITS, please include the Message Header. The Message Header contains helpful information which can assist e-mail administrators in troubleshooting.
Note: The LSU IT Security and Policy (ITSP) Team has deployed Cofense Reporter, an application that provides users the ability to report suspicious e-mails to the ITSP team quickly and efficiently. All applicable e-mail headers are included in the alert sent to ITSP. The application is available for all @lsu.edu mailboxes automatically. For more information on how to use this utility, click on this link.
Select an E-mail Client to Jump to Detailed Instructions Below
Copy the Message Header for Outlook Web Access (OWA):
** OWA Variation Notice **
OWA is updated and experiences formatting changes regularly. This article will present a generic set of instructions for use of OWA. It should be used as a guide while using OWA. Screenshots and instructions may be slightly different from the current implementation of OWA, and a user may see something different than what is shown in this article. For issues that may arise during the process of using this article, please contact the Service Desk for further assistance.
1. Open Outlook Web Access / OWA. (mail.lsu.edu)
2. Open the Suspicious Message in a separate window.
a. Double-click the message, located in the center panel listing all messages in the folder.
3. Click the Ellipsis icon located at the top right of the message area.
4. Select View, then View message details.
4. Select everything in the window. (Right click, then Select All)
5. Copy the Selected text. (Right click, then Copy)
6. Paste (Ctrl + V) this information into an e-mail message and send it to the ITS Service Desk. (servicedesk@lsu.edu)
Please note: The header information should be copied from Outlook to your desktop then placed in a zip file before being sent to the Service Desk.
Copy the Message Header in Outlook 2016:
1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2016.
2. Open the Suspicious Message.
3. Click the small Arrow Icon, located below the Follow Up button in the Message tab.
4. The Properties window will display. The necessary information will be found in the Internet Headers section, located in the Delivery Options Section.
5. Select everything in the Internet Headers field, right-click on the selected text, and click Copy.
6. Paste this information into an e-mail message and send it to the ITS Service Desk (servicedesk@lsu.edu).
Please note: The header information should be copied from Outlook to your desktop then placed in a zip file before being sent to the Service Desk.
Copy the Message Header for Outlook 2016 (Mac):
1. Open Outlook 2016.
2. Right click the email you would like to copy the header from and select view source.
3. Copy everything in the view source box.
4. Paste this information into a new email and send the email to the ITS Service Desk (servicedesk@lsu.edu).
Please note: The header information should be copied from Outlook to your desktop then placed in a zip file before being sent to the Service Desk.