a response should always be given to a read receipt

Receipt@discussions.microsoft.com Read Receipt

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Dec 21, 2005, 2:47:02 AM12/21/05

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There should not be the option to not respond to a read receipt. There are a
lot of occasions I have sent emails at work concerning important information
and I always request a read receipt but there are some who selected the
option to never send a response and when they are asked about the email they
will always give the answer that they did not get the email. Without having
the option to not send a response no one can say that they did not get the
message, it will also let you know if people are just deleting important
emails.

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SgtRich

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Dec 21, 2005, 5:03:28 AM12/21/05

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On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:47:02 -0800, Read Receipt <Read
Rec...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>There should not be the option to not respond to a read receipt. There are a
>lot of occasions I have sent emails at work concerning important information
>and I always request a read receipt but there are some who selected the
>option to never send a response and when they are asked about the email they
>will always give the answer that they did not get the email. Without having
>the option to not send a response no one can say that they did not get the
>message, it will also let you know if people are just deleting important
>emails.
>

Actually, yes, there always should/will be the option to not respond
to received messages. Otherwise, what happens when spammers would
automatically ask for a receipt?
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<<<SgtRich>>>
Chicago, Illinois, USA

K. Orland

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Dec 21, 2005, 9:16:07 AM12/21/05

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You could ask for a delivery receipt instead. As long as you know the email
address is correct, you would get a delivery notification. Keep the sent
email and the delivery notification in a folder so you can refer back to it.
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Kathleen Orland
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

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Dec 21, 2005, 10:16:50 AM12/21/05

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In news:3261E968-3838-49BF...@microsoft.com,
Read Receipt <Read Rec...@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> There should not be the option to not respond to a read receipt.
> There are a lot of occasions I have sent emails at work concerning
> important information and I always request a read receipt but there
> are some who selected the option to never send a response and when
> they are asked about the email they will always give the answer that
> they did not get the email. Without having the option to not send a
> response no one can say that they did not get the message, it will
> also let you know if people are just deleting important emails.

If you want to know whether someone read a message, find out if they did
what you asked them to do in that message. If it's very important that you
confirm delivery, hand them a piece of paper and ask them to read it in
front of you, and sign something saying they read it.

Most people I know find read receipt requests presumptuous and insulting.
I'm among them.

In addition, note that it's not just the client that may be blocking the
read receipt - it may also be the servers through which your e-mail has
passed.

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Dec 23, 2005, 9:13:03 AM12/23/05

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Furthermore, even if you could impose read receipt responses on all your recipients, how would you ever know that they did anything more than open the message and delete it without reading it at all.

Bottom line is that standard read receipts provide no reliable information at all.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

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