Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Adam Bailey wrote:
>> herb zwirn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Is there a way to make a request for return receipt automatic, e.g. like
>>> spell checker ??
>>
>> Return receipts are largely useless over the Internet, don't waste your
>> time with them.
>
> May I ask why you say this?
You may ask.
> I request a return receipt with all e-mail I send, it helps to know that
> an e-mail gets delivered to a server. While true that undeliverable mail
> gets returned as such, it's good to know the mail server actually gets it.
> And, oftentimes, the recipient will send back a read receipt.
There is no accepted standard for return receipts, so there's no guarantee
they'll work. In fact, there are competing "standards." There's no standard
behavior, so receiving a receipt doesn't always mean the same thing.
Receipts are technical, not social, so receiving a receipt doesn't mean the
*recipient* read the message. And, of course, not receiving a receipt
doesn't mean the message wasn't received.
Not to mention the bandwidth and privacy issues. It's all just a mess.
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