Stopping the massive headers in v7.1

[j...@unspameljefe.net]

I installed Eudora 7.1 on my laptop. No matter what Ido, I can't seem
to stop it from showing massive headers on incoming mail. I've tried
putting X- commands into TabooHeaders in eudora.ini, and that hasn't
worked.

I don't have this problem with v6.2 on my desktop. Any suggestions?

Thanks.,

JJ

[Joe Makowiec]

Do a web search for 'eudora tabooheaders'. This should get you started:

http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/ini.html

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[Ajo Wissink]

TabooHeaders is a comma separated list of headers that will not show
when ShowAllHeaders is turned off. The easiest way to implement this
is with an Option:

<X-Eudora-Option:TabooHeaders=>

Copy the link and paste it in the body of a new message in Eudora.
Press the enter key once if the link doesn't appear in blue.Then hold
down the alt key while clicking the link. A "Change Option" window
will appear. In the "New Value" field type the headers you don't want
to see. If you just type the first letter of a header, then all
headers starting with that letter will be tabooed. You may want to
type a,b,c, etc ...... z, and omit d for Date, f for From, s for
Subject, t for To, and so forth

Using Content Concentrator you can achieve about the same results.

[John H Meyers]

On 10/21/2010 7:18 AM, Just Judy wrote:

> Thanks for the link, but it didn't help. :(

First off, let me point out that "massive headers"
are sender-generated (usually by sender's SMTP server,
sometimes more by incoming anti-spam scanners and the like).

Eudora places all "header screening" under user control --
good news for some people, bad news
("good grief, now what do I have to do?") for other people,
who would rather have a smooth "automatic transmission"
than a demanding "manual stick shift" :)

Hope this link helps:

"How to stop rubbish displaying at top of incoming message?"
http://eudorabb.qualcomm.com/showthread.php?t=15888

(follow the bread crumb trail to as much further info
as you feel comfortable to wade into :)

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[j...@unspameljefe.net]

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:06:35 -0300, Ajo Wissink
<a...@notrealaddress.invalid> wrote:

>TabooHeaders is a comma separated list of headers that will not show
>when ShowAllHeaders is turned off. The easiest way to implement this
>is with an Option:
>
>
><X-Eudora-Option:TabooHeaders=>
>
>
>Copy the link and paste it in the body of a new message in Eudora.
>Press the enter key once if the link doesn't appear in blue.Then hold
>down the alt key while clicking the link. A "Change Option" window
>will appear. In the "New Value" field type the headers you don't want
>to see. If you just type the first letter of a header, then all
>headers starting with that letter will be tabooed. You may want to
>type a,b,c, etc ...... z, and omit d for Date, f for From, s for
>Subject, t for To, and so forth
>
>
>Using Content Concentrator you can achieve about the same results.

Well, here's what I found in the .ini of my desktop's v6.2. I'm just
going to copy it qll to the laptop's 7.1 and see what happens.

;TabooHeaders=X-,Return-Path,Authentication-Warning,Auth-Received,Received,Message-ID,UserAgent,MIME-Version,References,In-Reply-To,Content-Type,Content-Transfer-Encoding,Content-Disposition,Status,Originating-IP,Originating-Email,Sender,OriginalArrivalTime,Spam-Flag,Scanned-By,Spam-Status,Spam-Level,TrueSenderIP,
SenderHTTPUserAgent,Mailer,TrueHostName,WebServer,Queue,Accept-Language,ELNK-Trace,
Symantec-TimeoutProtection,MIMETrack,DomainKey-Signature,Importance,Organization,
XData

TabooHeaders=a,co,date-w,de,di,dk,do,e,fc,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,se,st,th,u,v,w,x,y,z

JJ

[badp...@yahoo.com]

On Friday, October 22, 2010 8:56:02 AM UTC-7, j...@unspameljefe.net wrote:

>
>
> Well, here's what I found in the .ini of my desktop's v6.2. I'm just
> going to copy it qll to the laptop's 7.1 and see what happens.
>
>
> ;TabooHeaders=X-,Return-Path,Authentication-Warning,Auth-Received,Received,Message-ID,UserAgent,MIME-Version,References,In-Reply-To,Content-Type,Content-Transfer-Encoding,Content-Disposition,Status,Originating-IP,Originating-Email,Sender,OriginalArrivalTime,Spam-Flag,Scanned-By,Spam-Status,Spam-Level,TrueSenderIP,
> SenderHTTPUserAgent,Mailer,TrueHostName,WebServer,Queue,Accept-Language,ELNK-Trace,
> Symantec-TimeoutProtection,MIMETrack,DomainKey-Signature,Importance,Organization,
> XData
>
> TabooHeaders=a,co,date-w,de,di,dk,do,e,fc,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,se,st,th,u,v,w,x,y,z
>
>
> JJ

So, what happened when you copied all that to 7.1's ini file?

[JJ]

It worked. The massive headers went away.

[guns...@gmail.com]

Removing Massive Headers:
Using Eudora 7.1.0.9 with Windows XP worked well with minimized headers.
Transferring everything to a new PC with Windows 8.1 also worked OK, without an increase in the Headers. But when I upgraded to Windows 10, I had to reinstall the program because of multiple Eudora.ini files. It also required cleaning all Eudora mention from the Registry, using FIND: Qualcomm and Eudora.
After re-installation I had Massive Headers.

The way to remove some or all of the headers is to insert one line in {Settings]area of Eudora.ini:

1. The following does not work in Windows 10: X-Eudora-Option:ShowAllHeaders=0
2. The other solution, found elsewhere on the web work very well:
TabooHeaders=List,X,X-CAA-SPAM: 00000,X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=O6fEx0JW c=1 sm=1 tr=0,X-Received:,X-Original-Authentication-Results:,X-Forwarded-To,X-Feedback-ID:,X-CMAE-Score:,
X-CMAE-Analysis:,Precedence:,References:,Unsubscribe:,
DKIM-Signature:,Authentication-Results:,Received:,Return-Path:

That line reduced my Header from more than >2 screens worth to just a few lines.

One can add any <X-title:> to the list. Do not add spaces to the listing, where all items are comma separated, as shown.
I printed out on typical massive header, copied all the items I wanted to remove and added them to the list.

[elch...@yahoo.com]

Just in case anyone still reads this group...

I had the identical header issue turn up on the old XP (yeah, that's right) laptop again. If I hadn't done a search and come up with these posts from 6 to 8 years ago I'd still be wondering where and what.

Thing is, for the life of me I could not find eudora.ini! deudora, yeah, but not .ini. Took me half an hour of searching to figure out where it was and that it wasn't being called that! The old Help file reminded me that .ini is kept with the Mail folders. I was looking elsewhere. Turns out the address for it was C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Qualcomm\Eudora. Sheesh.

Since nothing was labeled .ini, I looked at the "Type" column and went with the one calling itself "Configuration Settings." Bingo.

Since any version of 6.2 is long gone on my machines, thank goodness I posted the Taboo Headers info back in 2012. I was able to copy it from here, paste it into [Settings], and everything was back to normal.

Needless to say, I have now created a shortcut on my desktop to that file. But yipes, what a hassle. And no, I have no idea how the Taboo Headers info I installed six years ago disappeared. But also needless to say, thanks to everyone who posted back then, even though at least one of them is no longer with us.

I really should bookmark this page. LOL!

JJ

[faisal...@gmail.com]

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Hi,
I think the solution is in Eudora itself.

Open Eudora then go to "Tools" then "Options" and from Options select the third category from bottom and it is called "Content Concentrator".

Once you are there adjust the Single Messages Profile on the right hand side.

I tried the second one which is "Messages Window" and set it to compact.

The headers disappered but if you need to see the headers for some reason then click on BLAH BLAH.

Have a go yourself and good luck.

Faisal

[oddbal...@gmail.com]

You can use them together:
<X-Eudora-Option:TabooHeaders=> / TabooHeaders="a,co,date-w,de,di,dk,do,e,fc,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,se,st,th,u,v,w,x,y,z" - to suppress the display

Tools, Options, Content Concentrator Single Message Profile "None" - to use the above

But you can still use the Blah, Blah Button to display all the headers if you need to check and/or print them on a single message display window.

[wol...@earthlink.net]

I came across this page while seeking help on a different Eudora subject. In my case I don't mind all the extra header info right now as it may help me solve the attachments issue I'm having.

Not sure if this post belongs here, since I've read many accounts now of the same problem among users with various O/S's and e-mail clients.

In my case I'm using WinXP and Eudora e-mail client.

When I (and other victims) login to the ISP's mail server using a (FireFox) web browser the messages and attachments appear fine. When I forward (D/L to my client) some of those messages that I want to archive, the attachments become "broken links" with the famous "red X" in the box. I am able to click on the "broken link" however which takes me to the associated web host.

I've been using the same software for years, and never had this problem until I wiped the drive and re-installed everything about 18 months ago. At first I suspected I was missing a vital update from MS who at that point no longer supported XP. But then I started reading online messages left by various ppl who also suddenly had the same issues.

Looking a bit deeper, I noticed that the e-mails I D/L which do not have issues have different header info than the ones that do not display the attachments correctly.

If the header info does not contain "DKIM-Signature" then the attachments are displayed normally.

If the header info does included "DKIM-Signature" but not the reference to MIME, then the attachments are not displayed normally.

When the header shows "DKIM-Signature" and a reference to MIME then the message appears the same as when viewed on the ISP server.

For 18 months I've tried various fixes including Internet Option settings, Eudora settings, using Outlook instead of Eudora.... nada.

Have any of you folks experienced a similar issue?

Thanks,
Wolf

[Thibaud Taudin Chabot]

Op 28-4-2019 om 22:35 schreef wol...@earthlink.net:

Use the TabooHeaders function. Setting it up to hide most headers is
really not much work at all. It is a list of text strings. If one of
them matches the beginning of a header, then that header is hidden by
default. So adding "x" to TabooHeaders hides all the x- headers (and any
other header that starts with "x""). You can use the link to change
TabooHeaders <X-Eudora-Option:TabooHeaders>. Try something like this
TabooHeaders=a,b,co,de,dk,dom,e,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,th,u,v,w,x,y,z,
adjusting as needed to show the headers you want to see.

[wol...@earthlink.net]

> Use the TabooHeaders function. Setting it up to hide most headers is
> really not much work at all.

Thibaud,

This information will be very useful later.... First I need to figure out why e-mails I D/L off the server don't display inline images, and give me boxes with a red X instead. When I view the same message on the ISP server, the message appears normal with all attached images displayed.

I suspect this is related to the DKIM-Signature used by some senders.

It's doubtful to me that I can affect which type of protocol or signature a sender is using, so I'm looking for information on how I can adjust settings or install required utilities allowing my e-mail client to correctly handle the downloaded messages.

Thanks,
Wolf

[Ajo Wissink]

On Fri, 03 Jul 2020 19:30:12 +0000, Jim H <inv...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>The above TabooHeaders link by Ajo has a "=" in it that shouldn't be
>there.

That's not true Jim. Open your eudora.ini and you will see that
the settings that you have altered have an "=" between the Option and
the Value.

Also, it's not necessary to send the message to yourself to make it
work. Just hold down the Alt key when you are clicking on the link.

BTW, I am using Agent (as you do) as a news reader and I don't even
have to copy the link and paste it into a new message in Eudora. I'm
just clicking it here in Agent and Eudora opens with the Change Option
window open. YMMV

Cheers,
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Ajo Wissink

[John A Davis]

I love you! I just went in to the Content Concentrator and did what you said and voila! I now longer have those pesky brats. If it was a snake it would have bit me.

Eudora is still the best.