This only goes for Outlook Express which comes with Internet Explorer. I don't know if that's how it works with anything else, because I don't use anything else.

Also - This is important: People who know computers can fake the details you see. They can make it look perfectly legit. Everything looking OK is NOT a guarantee that everything is OK.

The Evil Empire of Dishonest People is large and the ones who are smart learn how to hide their tracks. It's the stupid ones that are easily found out.

My Rule of Thumb for eBay and PayPal e-mails - They're all fake until proven otherwise.