It's used for message tracking. If you don't want to send receipts back,
disable them.
Note there is a bug in IMAP accounts that sends RR back regardless of the
setting. To avoid problems, mark items read in Outlook before deleting.
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/rr_ndr.asp
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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"lisane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What is the purpose of this feature? Why is it necessary for a sender to
> know
> that the recipient of her email not only didn't read it but deleted it? I
> think it's offensive and it serves no purppose.
>
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> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...utlook.general