On 1/5/07 4:22 AM, Barry Wainwright deftly typed out: >> My final question is that I've begun using "didtheyreadit.com" for tracking >> emails, and I am wondering if anyone knows how to write a script that would >> automatically add ".didtheyreadit.com" to all email addresses that I send >> to? > > This should be possible, but I'm not familiar with 'didtheyreadit'. Does > this just mean that instead of sending to [EMAIL PROTECTED] you just send it > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If so, a script to check addresses in > an open draft window could be run by schedule every minute. However, before > you go that far, take a look at how Entourage can be set up to send DNR > requests here: > <http://www.barryw.net/weblog/files/dnr.html>
Didtheyreadit.com claims to be more reliable than return receipts because return receipts aren't supported by all receiving mail clients. However, in truth, didtheyreadit.com isn't much more reliable. They use web bugs to do their tracking. This means that they insert an HTML <IMG> tag referencing a unique image on their servers. When the recipient receives the message, they view it and, in theory, automatically download the tracking image. The problem is that more and more email clients (including webmail services like Yahoo) block external images in messages. So didtheyreadit.com's services is just as unreliable as return receipts. -Remo Del Bello -- "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." - Gildor Inglorion in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
