=- lee wrote on Sat 3.Jul'10 at 15:12:49 +0200 -= > > Wasted effort compared to an editor macro to add some line like > > "please acknowledge receipt and respond ASAP". > > What makes you think that the recipient would bother to write an > answer?
What's so much harder for the recipient to hit 'r' rather than any other key you assign to your r-r? > It would involve even more overhead for them to manually write > and send a response than it is to use a feature of their MUA that > reduces the overhead to just pressing a single key You can have that already, as advice given. > --- or doesn't involve any overhead at all for them because they > have chosen to always automatically send reciepts when requested. Interception via $editor or $sendmail takes care of this. > > Practice has shown that it is not best practice. > > Because of poor support, maybe :) No. Even worse: good support for bad habits establishes bad habits, see ToFu posting/replies. -- © Rado S. -- You must provide YOUR effort for your goal! EVERY effort counts: at least to show your attitude. You're responsible for ALL you do: you get what you give.
