MXFend
Knowledge Base Free Tools Score SPF DMARC
Run free check
Home / Knowledge Base / Email Headers
Topics
  • Email Authentication
  • SPF
  • DKIM
  • DMARC
  • DNS
  • SMTP
  • Deliverability
  • Gmail
  • Microsoft 365
  • Providers
  • Free Tools
  • Email Headers
    • How to View Email Headers

Email Headers

How to read raw email headers, what Received, Authentication-Results, ARC, and Return-Path actually mean, and how to use them to diagnose spoofing, forwarding, and spam-placement problems.

Featured articles

How to View Email Headers
Raw email headers show the real routing and authentication story behind a message — SPF, DKIM, …

All Email Headers articles

How to View Email Headers
Raw email headers show the real routing and authentication story behind a message — SPF, DKIM, …
Check your domain's email security

Run the free Email Security Score to see how your domain's SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and DNS setup actually looks.

Run the free Email Security Score

Related topics

Email Authentication
How SPF, DKIM, and DMARC work together to prove an email really came from your domain.
SPF
Sender Policy Framework: syntax, DNS lookup limits, permerror, and common misconfigurations.
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail: selectors, signing, alignment, and key rotation.
DMARC
DMARC policies, alignment, and aggregate/forensic reporting.
DNS
The DNS record types and concepts email authentication and delivery depend on.
SMTP
SMTP transport, STARTTLS, MTA-STS, and TLS reporting.

MXFend uses essential cookies for security and product functionality. Analytics cookies are optional and consent-based. You can enable or disable them any time.

Cookie preferences

Choose which cookie categories you allow. Essential cookies are always enabled.

MXFend

Free email deliverability tools for domains.

Tools
Email Deliverability Checker SPF Checker DMARC Checker MX Checker
Guides
Knowledge Base Email auth guide Emails going to spam Domain reputation SMTP TLS MTA-STS TLS-RPT
Company
About Contact Privacy Terms Refund Policy
© 2026 MXFend. All rights reserved.