My iMac heard this from Terje Bless at [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 5/6/01 7:18 PM:
> Quoth RFC 2298:
>
> This memo defines a MIME content-type that may be used by a mail user
> agent (UA) or electronic mail gateway to report the disposition of a
> message after it has been sucessfully delivered to a recipient. This
> content-type is intended to be machine-processable. Additional
> message headers are also defined to permit Message Disposition
> Notifications (MDNs) to be requested by the sender of a message. The
> purpose is to extend Internet Mail to support functionality often
> found in other messaging systems, such as X.400 and the proprietary
> "LAN-based" systems, and often referred to as "read receipts,"
> "acknowledgements," or "receipt notifications." The intention is to
> do this while respecting the privacy concerns that have often been
> expressed when such functions have been discussed in the past.
>
> Am I missing something?
Possibly the words "may be used"? That doesn't sound like wording to be used
to set a standard.
Jeff
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