You know Robert, before I moved to the Mac I used Outlook. I always ignored those stupid return receipt messages. My logic has always been that if I need to acknowledge your message I will and if not I won't. :) THe problem is some people have abused this feature to the point that every message they send has the damned return receipt request. I personally find some aspects of Mail (the majority) far superior to OUtlook or Outlook Express. However, your correct in that your bias will be toward the product you are most comfortable using.
Scott On Feb 15, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Robert Hooper wrote: > I am also using Outlook (via Bootcamp on my Mac) for the purposes of mail > management. I find that it seems to have more features and is a > professional-quality program, whereas Mail seems a little more scaled-down, > hovering between professional and, for a lack of a better term, "standard" or > "functional"--call it semi-professional, if you will. Outlook (because it is > a Microsoft product) has more integrated Exchange capabilities, and, as a > Windows user before my switch to Mac, is easier to use, manipulate and > navigate. Obviously, this is a biased opinion, as I've been using Outlook > long before I ever used anything on the Mac side. But, if you're on Exchange > and need a professional-quality mail program, I think that Outlook may serve > you better, even for things such as read receipts, which I request with every > mail message via the option to do so in Outlook's settings. > Sincerely, > Robert Hooper > hooper...@buckeyemail.osu.edu > The Ohio State University > 553 Morrill Tower > 1900 Cannon Drive > Columbus, Ohio 43210 > (740) 856-9435 > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:26 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Send/Receipt requests in Mail > > Thanks, Jim, for responding. > > Everyone in my office, except for me right now, uses MS Outlook. I have been > accused of ignoring some mail that was sent to me, and the idea from higher > up is that if they know when I read their mail, they can justifiably know > when to expect my response. > > There are totally different problems, however, and I know that I am not > ignoring anyone. Nevertheless, the prevailing thinking seems to be that if > I use Outlook's feature which allows people to know when I read their mail, I > won't ignore them. It sounds petty, I know, and it makes me look stupid, but > there you have it, for what it's worth. > > Mike > > On 14,Feb,2011, at 3:42 PM, Jim Barbour wrote: > >> Hello Michael, >> >> Anyone using standard SMTP based mail (whether it be Mac Mail, >> Thunderbird, Outlook, or something else) will not be able to track >> when an email message they've sent out gets read, it just isn't >> possible. >> >> So, the question is, what are your workmates using to read their mail, >> and would it benefit you to use what they're using? What exactly are >> the requirements that are driving this question? If the requirement >> truely is that you need to know when someone has read your mail, or >> they someone needs to know when you've read their mail, then I'd say >> it isn't possible unless you are all using some proprietary email >> system that supports this (not sure which one that would be) >> >> I'd be happy to help more with this, if you can provide more >> information. >> >> Jim >> >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:25:10AM +0100, Michael Busboom wrote: >>> Greetings to all of you, >>> >>> Here at work, there have been several misunderstandings about mail that was >>> allegedly sent to me, but was ignored by me. For my own protection, I need >>> to be able to know when people read my mail, and I also need to be able to >>> generate receipt requests. this is critical, unfortunately. If I can't >>> get the problem resolved, my only alternative is to use either Thunderbird >>> or Outlook running under Windows, which I will do, though I would much >>> rather stick with Apple's Mail. >>> >>> Can anyone give me definitive suggestions? >>> >>> Thank you very much in advance, >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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