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Is there a "Read Receipt" option in Entourage?

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lskol

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Mar 15, 2004, 11:04:07 AM3/15/04
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I have upgraded from Microsoft Outlook 2001 (Mac OS 9) to
Entourage (Mac OSX). I have been trying to find a "Read
Receipt" preference, but can not locate one. Does anyone
know if Entourage offeres such an option?

lskol

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Mar 15, 2004, 11:16:42 AM3/15/04
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Barry N. Wainwright

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Mar 15, 2004, 11:59:00 AM3/15/04
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You can insert the 'return receipt' header into the account settings:

Open the account for editing (ToolsAccounts; then select the account &
click on Edit)

Under the 'Options' tab, second item down is 'Additional Headers'. In the
'Header' column enter "Disposition-Notification-To" (without the quotes);
and in the 'value' column enter your email address.

DNRs will now be sent out with every message from this account, but not all
mail clients & mail servers support these protocols, so results from the
world at large may be variable.

If you have only an occasional need to do this on a message by message
basis,
duplicate your account and add the header to the new account only. Make sure
that this account is NOT included in any mail checking schedules, but that
mail from this account IS sent with every send. Now, to include the
return-receipt, simply change the account of a message to this ŚRRą account
with the pop-up menu that appears next to the 'from' header in a draft
message window when you have more than one account defined.

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Barry Wainwright
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lskol

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Mar 15, 2004, 1:51:26 PM3/15/04
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I am unfortunately seeing something different from what
Barry described. I am on an exchange server, perhaps that's
the reasonfor the difference. When I pull up my Accounts
window there isn't an Options tab. If anyone has any other
suggestions please let me know.

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Guillermo Castaneda

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Mar 15, 2004, 2:10:22 PM3/15/04
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On 04.03.15 13:51, "lskol" wrote:

> When I pull up my Accounts window there isn't an Options tab.


To see the Options tab, pull up your Accounts window and double click the
account where you want to include the DNR header.

Bernard REY

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Mar 15, 2004, 2:23:26 PM3/15/04
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lskol wrote :

> I am unfortunately seeing something different from what
> Barry described. I am on an exchange server, perhaps that's
> the reasonfor the difference. When I pull up my Accounts
> window there isn't an Options tab. If anyone has any other
> suggestions please let me know.

In the Exchange accounts, you'll find it in the "Mail" pane.

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