Can mail be forwarded as an attachment?

In order to forward SPAM to my ISP I have to forward the spam as an attachment in RFC_822 MIME format. Can this be done with Apple Mail in Tiger? If so, how?
(It is a simple endeavor in practically every other mail app on the PC, but I cannot seem to figure it out in Mail on the Mac.)

Buck,
This comes up routinely in this forum. I do not think there is a difference in forwarding with the Long Headers fully displayed, versus "as an attachment", which Mail does not directly provide for. If sending to only forward, and not for abuse reporting, check you Mail Help for "Forwarding several messages" and the use of the Append Selected Messages function.
For general background, read the following pasted comments I have made to others:
As I have read and researched this question, it appears that many email clients do not send the Headers of the messages during forwarding (this style is called Inline Forwarding) unless you specify forwarding as an attachment. Mail is not in this category -- it will send the full message, including Headers depending upon how you have your Mail Preferences set for Composing.
In Mail, if you click on View in the Menubar, and then Message, and choose Long Headers, the entire Header detail, including any Reply To Header (if present) will open, and if you forward with these headers showing, then the recipient will see them. Further more, if you change your Viewing Preferences to Customize your header view, and then forward the entire message, that detail will accompany the message.
It is important to check your Preference settings for Compose, and also, are you using Smart addresses or are you showing Name and Address -- this is controlled by clicking on View in the Menubar, and then Addresses, and choosing between Smart Addresses and Show Name and Address.
Among the sources I have checked for expressing this opinion are:
http://mailformat.dan.info/quoting/forwarding.html
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
and others.
A reason sometimes cited in reference to Forwarding as an Attachment, is to send a potentially dangerous message to the abuse desk of your ISP, and not activate any links, etc. I do not believe Mail can perform this, as it is generally thought of. There may be some scripts that accomplish this, but I do not think it is necessary in reporting suspect messages.
I hope this helps.
Ernie

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