>- see footer for list info -< Oops, pressed send before I finished...so if you need any pointers/stats etc..then let me know.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) Sent: 20 December 2004 12:47 To: Coldfusion Development Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Tracking text emails >- see footer for list info -< We built an email system a few months ago which does all this...it logs opened emails (unique and multiple), forwarded emails and click throughs for an email. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Beynon Sent: 20 December 2004 12:37 To: Coldfusion Development Subject: Re: [CF-Dev] Tracking text emails >- see footer for list info -< hi mark :) i should have some statistics later on, the company i currently work for just opted to send out xmas cards electronically - so we know how many emails were sent but when we look at the stats for those that actually picked up the images will certainly be interesting!!!! jb. On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:27:01 -0000, Russ Michaels (Snake) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >- see footer for list info -< > No, as Tim says, they can also be disabled. Also a read receipt is not > automatic, it can be declined. > Personally I would make the emails HTML, so that thos ethat wish to read > them will need to read them as HTML with images enabled. The only people you > will lose out on are those that do not want to read the thing anyway and > probably would have spam filtered it anyway. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Smyth > > Sent: 20 December 2004 12:20 > > To: 'Coldfusion Development' > > Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Tracking text emails > > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > Cheers Russ > > > > That's about what I thought > > > > Regarding the headers mentioned below, are they guaranteed to > > work every time? > > > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Michaels > > (Snake) > > Sent: 20 December 2004 12:07 > > To: 'Coldfusion Development' > > Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Tracking text emails > > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > Yep that's about it really. Otherwis ethe email needs to link > > to something externally to be able to track anything. > > Unless you send the emails with "delivery receipt" or "read receipt" > > headers. > > > > Russ > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Smyth > > > Sent: 20 December 2004 11:50 > > > To: Coldfusion Development > > > Subject: [CF-Dev] Tracking text emails > > > > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > I just wanted to ask opinions. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm building something which needs to send emails but also > > track when > > > then emails (both html and text) are opened. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now I know that you can include images within HTML emails > > which will > > > record when an email is opened (provided they have not > > disallowed it) > > > but what about those that have?, not to mention the users > > which only > > > read emails in text only format? > > > > > > > > > > > > The only way I can think to track every email read (regardless of > > > format) 100% is to force the user to view the email via a > > cfm page (by > > > only giving them a link in the email which has the userID > > and emailID > > > appended) and then use the receiving page to record the > > fact that they > > > have read the email. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any thoughts or comments? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > Mark Smyth > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving > > lists, go > > > to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > > > > > -- > > > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > > > >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > > > >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< > > > >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< > > > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > > > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to > > > volunteer your help > > > >-< > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving > > lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > > > -- > > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > > >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > > >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< > > >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< > > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to > > volunteer your help > > >-< > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving > > lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > > > -- > > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > > >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > > >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< > > >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< > > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to > > volunteer your help > > >-< > > > > _______________________________________________ > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > -- > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< > >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -< > -- <a href="http://spreadfirefox.com/community/?q=affiliates&id=734&t=1";>G et Firefox!</a> _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -< This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. 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