At 09:31 AM -0500 2003-06-12, Wayne Brissette wrote: >Bob Moody [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, June 12, 2003 stated: > >>Just subscribed. >> >>Switched about a year ago from Netscape mail. Is there any way to >>require/request a return receipt in PowerMail? Also is there any way to >>color code (urgent, normal, etc.) like you could in Netscape Mail? > >Return Receipt - No. This is a odd thing with Internet mail anyhow since >a return receipt only tells you the mail exchange server received the >mail, not that the final recipient ever read or even got the email. On >proprietary mail systems, or intranets, the story is very different, but >the reality of the internet with various hardware and software clients >makes this difficult to deal with. The fact there there is no RFC defined >standard for return receipts makes it even more difficult to implement.
Greetings to all on the list from a Eudora user still in the process of switching over to PowerMail (and upgrading to OS X). It occurs to me that Eudora has a Return Receipt button that allows you to attach a request for a return receipt to a mail. When it receives a mail with such a request, it presents a message saying "click this button to send your notice of receipt" or some such. Of course, I have never used this function to request a receipt. I have sent receipts to at least one correspondent who has requested them on a couple of occasions, however. I suppose it could be handy in some circumstances, but it depends a lot on whether the people you're writing to can be bothered to press a button... I wonder if this is the sort of thing Bob is talking about? Chris
