[Tutor] Parsing email headers

[Jim]

On 4/27/20 5:58 AM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 26Apr2020 16:13, jim <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Right now using Thunderbird, I right-click on the email in question. 
>> Then I click Save As and give it a name. It is then saved as a .eml 
>> file. Then I give the file name to my script and see the header info.
> 
> Just looking at this bit. On Thunderbird here (MacOS) selecting a 
> message and hitting Cmd-U shows me the message source, with headers. 
> That is likely Ctrl-U on Linux.
> 
> Anyway, if you have an index-only view with no message pane, that might 
> get you the headers without "viewing" the whole thing. I would find 
> eyeballing that easier than your ritual to get the message to a script.

At first I could not figure out how you could click on a message and not 
have it open. Then I reread your last paragraph and understood. I 
normally do have the message pane open. So now if I see a suspicious 
message I can switch to index-only and follow your advice.

I think I will continue to work on the script anyway. I think I can use 
PyAutoGui and PySimpleGUI to come up with a one click solution. It could 
be a good learning experience.

Thanks,  Jim