Take a look at the full headers for one of the messages that requested a return receipt. There should be a header something like "return-reciept-requested:[email protected]"
So, you should be able to use this for your rules. I don't know if you will be able to extract the address from that field using just rules, but you could set up a applescript to do this and then link tha tto your rules. Best regards, Jonathan Cohn Software developer / Consultant On 14/07/2010, Michael Busboom <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a great idea. > > No, the computers in the office are not connected to an Exchange server, > so writing a special rule that would only apply to certain individuals' > e-mail addresses would have to be the approach, I guess. > > They wouldn't know when I actually read their note, but they would at > least know that I received it and this might give them the assurance > they need ... > > Best regards and thanks, > > Mike > P.S. Has anyone in your office written such a rule and would they be > willing to share it? > > On 2010-07-14 09:10, Simon F wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> I spoke with one of my work colleagues today, he is a mac specialist. I >> asked him if there is a read receipt in mac mail, he advised me that no >> there isn't however there is no reason why you couldn't setup a rule to >> send >> out an auto response when the email is received within your system. >> >> This can however be a problem if you send a receipt to an out of office >> alert, which tthen sends back the same out of office alert, and so on and >> so on. >> >> So your rule would have to be very carefully written. >> >> However, if you use a mac connected to a Microsoft exchange server for >> email >> / calendaring etc. you could set the exchange server / your email account >> up >> to send out receits for any mail received into your account. >> >> Approx. 2000 staff using macs at my work and all of these connect either >> through EWS or Imap to the exchange server for mail etc and a large number >> of them use receits for acknowledgement. >> >> Just a couple of thoughts.We have >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Wednesday, 14 July 2010 8:08 a.m. >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Receipt Requests in Mail >> >> Mike, I understand that, but how do they use them? Do they send them with >> every message or expect you to send them with each message? Sounds a >> little >> overkill, but I am sure there is a reason. >> >> Thanks, >> On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:36 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: >> >> >>> Actually, I hate them, but my place of employment practically insist on >>> >> them. For me personally, they are useless, and I don't blame Apple for >> never having implemented the feature. Nevertheless, I am stuck. >> >>> On 12,Jul,2010, at 10:09 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Not to turn this into an endless discussion, but I really am curious if >>>> >> people really respond to all of these return receipts or is it something >> that happens and they have to take no action. I never respond to these >> because in nearly every case I have to respond to the message, so it would >> be like replying twice. It would seem that if there was sufficient demand, >> APple would have implemented this facility into Mail, but apparently its >> use >> is not significant. >> >>>> On Jul 12, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Normally, receipt requests aren't important to me, but they are to the >>>>> >> organization for which I work. I'm afraid that if I don't find something, >> I'll have to do all my mail under Windows which, in my case, is very >> doable >> but not desirable. >> >>>>> I guess I will need to look for new e-mail clients under Mac OS that >>>>> >> work with VO and have the receipt request feature. >> >>>>> Mike >>>>> On 12,Jul,2010, at 8:24 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I suspect my Mail program sends *something* back to the sender >>>>>> >> sometimes--when I land on some messages, it says "Mail has new window," as >> if it's done some activity very quickly--which I assumed was >> return-receipt-sending. 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