Susan Swindon, Wiltshire England
On Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at 02:12 am, G-Books wrote:
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Mail confirmation. Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:05:27 -0500
Andre,
I know AOL offers a form of "delivery confirmation", but it is limited to mail between AOL users, and not the internet at large. In fact, as far as I know, internet mail systems have no mechanism for such feedback, and since it's all FREE mail, there is really no one who's responsible for mail delivery. Your ISP cannot even assure you that mail will be delivered, all they can do is say that it's been sent out on its way. This is a basic flaw in the way email works, and it boils down to the adage "you get what you pay for". If you don't pay a per-message charge (or pay for a closed system such as AOL), you are entitled to no expectation that messages will be delivered, or even sent, let alone confirmation that someone read it.
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