Subject: Return Receipt w/PINE

From: [email-masked] (Richard D. Meadows)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 02:02:46 GMT

I just grabbed the FAQ and this probably answered in it, but, on the off 
chance it isn't....

Can I put a line in my mail so that I get a note back saying the recipent 
has gotten the mail or opened the mail?

Thanks

Richard
-- 
I'll Give Up The Internet -- 
When They Pry The Keyboard From My Cold Dead Fingers.

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From: [email-masked] (Bob Brody)
Date: 29 Aug 1995 10:10:24 GMT

>I just grabbed the FAQ and this probably answered in it, but, on the off 

I don't understand that statement.  Why post before checing the faq you
have in front of you?

>has gotten the mail or opened the mail?

You can put lines (two) in your custom headers for return-receipts but
consider a few things:  Very few services send back return receipts.
The receipt doesn't acknowledge anything other than the mail reached
the service, not the recipient, and I'm not aware of any that
acknowledge when the mail was read (though maybe an internal network
setup might).  Some services charge for Internet email usage so
by auto requesting a return receipt, you may be causing the recipient
to pay extra money so you could get a receipt (actually I believe any
such service merely ignores return receipt requests via Internet
anyway).

In your pine configuration file, you'd add:

     customized-hdrs        = Return-Receipt-To:
                              Read-Receipt-To:

Then when writing the email, execute Rich Headers (I think it's Ctrl-R
on the menu) and fill in both of these fields with your email address
or the email address you'd want the return receipt to go to.

Remember, few services support this, and best be sure if the service
does support it they don't charge extra for email lest you'll cause
your recepient some additional charges.

Bob