Freeware E-mail Client that Generates "Return Receipt Requested" Messages, Preferably Selectively?

[Ben Alias]

I am looking for a freeware e-mail client that generates "return
receipt" requested messages. My current version of Eudora Lite does
not do this. The most current version does do it, but requires a
manual edit of the "ini" file, and appears to then generate a return
receipt request to *every* person one writes to in/with *every*
message. I would want something that would generate these requests
more selectively, say, only to a specified recipient or list of
recipients, or only when I select it as an option for a particular
message.

I think these return receipts are a nuisance, but I have one
particular person I need to send e-mails to whose ISP sometimes
rejects e-mail from my ISP, because my ISP sometimes contracts with
third parties for capacity, and these third parties also contract with
spammers. So I sometimes have an IP address that is "blacklisted."
At any rate, this is kind of an exceptional situation, so I would like
to generate these requests on a selective basis.

C'ya,

Ben

 

[Ben Alias]

I am looking for a freeware e-mail client that generates "return
receipt" requested messages. My current version of Eudora Lite does
not do this. The most current version does do it, but requires a
manual edit of the "ini" file, and appears to then generate a return
receipt request to *every* person one writes to in/with *every*
message. I would want something that would generate these requests
more selectively, say, only to a specified recipient or list of
recipients, or only when I select it as an option for a particular
message.

C'ya,

Ben

I guess I should have added that I am using WinME.

Also, the terminology for these things in Eudora is "return read
receipt," and there may be some other variations in terminology for
these things.

C'ya,

Ben

 

[mike ring]

http://www.msgtag.com/home/

The whole area appears to be a bit of a minefield, they tell me that
there's no common protocol, but I don't understand these things.

You might want to look at message tag

http://www.msgtag.com/home/

mike

 

[badgolferman]

I am looking for a freeware e-mail client that generates "return
receipt" requested messages. My current version of Eudora Lite does
not do this. The most current version does do it, but requires a
manual edit of the "ini" file, and appears to then generate a return
receipt request to every person one writes to in/with every
message. I would want something that would generate these requests
more selectively, say, only to a specified recipient or list of
recipients, or only when I select it as an option for a particular
message.

I think these return receipts are a nuisance, but I have one
particular person I need to send e-mails to whose ISP sometimes
rejects e-mail from my ISP, because my ISP sometimes contracts with
third parties for capacity, and these third parties also contract with
spammers. So I sometimes have an IP address that is "blacklisted."
At any rate, this is kind of an exceptional situation, so I would like
to generate these requests on a selective basis.

C'ya,

Ben

Outlook Express will allow you to generate a requested return receipt
for each individual message you compose. Create Mail/Tools/Request
Read Receipt. Of course it is incumbent upon the recipient to allow a
return receipt be generated.

 

[me]

I guess I should have added that I am using WinME.

Also, the terminology for these things in Eudora is "return
read receipt," and there may be some other variations in
terminology for these things.

C'ya,

Ben

I hope you realize that
- the recipient must have a reader capable of reacting to those
requests
- the recipient has to cooperate.

J

 

[Jan]

I am looking for a freeware e-mail client that generates "return
receipt" requested messages. My current version of Eudora Lite does
not do this. The most current version does do it, but requires a
manual edit of the "ini" file, and appears to then generate a return
receipt request to *every* person one writes to in/with *every*
message. I would want something that would generate these requests
more selectively, say, only to a specified recipient or list of
recipients, or only when I select it as an option for a particular
message.

I think these return receipts are a nuisance, but I have one
particular person I need to send e-mails to whose ISP sometimes
rejects e-mail from my ISP, because my ISP sometimes contracts with
third parties for capacity, and these third parties also contract with
spammers. So I sometimes have an IP address that is "blacklisted."
At any rate, this is kind of an exceptional situation, so I would like
to generate these requests on a selective basis.

C'ya,

Ben

Foxmail.

 

[What's in a Name?]

I am looking for a freeware e-mail client that generates "return
receipt" requested messages. My current version of Eudora Lite does
not do this. The most current version does do it, but requires a
manual edit of the "ini" file, and appears to then generate a return
receipt request to every person one writes to in/with every
message. I would want something that would generate these requests
more selectively, say, only to a specified recipient or list of
recipients, or only when I select it as an option for a particular
message.

I think these return receipts are a nuisance, but I have one
particular person I need to send e-mails to whose ISP sometimes
rejects e-mail from my ISP, because my ISP sometimes contracts with
third parties for capacity, and these third parties also contract with
spammers. So I sometimes have an IP address that is "blacklisted."
At any rate, this is kind of an exceptional situation, so I would like
to generate these requests on a selective basis.

C'ya,

Ben

Thunderbird has that feature(and a lot more)
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
-max
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[hypotaxis]

Try Pegasus mail. It's been around for years and will do what you want.

http://www.pmail.com

It's Windoze only.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

Hi Ben,

I think these return receipts are a nuisance, but I have one
particular person I need to send e-mails to whose ISP sometimes
rejects e-mail from my ISP, because my ISP sometimes contracts with
third parties for capacity, and these third parties also contract with
spammers. So I sometimes have an IP address that is "blacklisted."
At any rate, this is kind of an exceptional situation, so I would like
to generate these requests on a selective basis.

A person who gets a "Return Receipt" request may choose to ignore it.
So you still don't know that they got your mail.

Automated "receipts" usually depend on the receiver having a html
emailer. Many of us don't use one on purpose.

Another option might be to have a sig file for that person that says
something like "To confirm receipt please reply to this email".

Regards, John.
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[Ben Alias]

Hi Ben,

Hooroo, John,

A person who gets a "Return Receipt" request may choose to ignore it.
So you still don't know that they got your mail.

True, but this person and I "work" together on a cooperative basis.
She is as much concerned about the messages getting through as I am.
In fact she is probably more concerned, because she is usually the one
asking me for help.

Automated "receipts" usually depend on the receiver having a html
emailer. Many of us don't use one on purpose.

I use Eudora Lite 3.0.x (32 bit), which is not an html client, and it
handles incoming requests for receipts just fine. But so far I think
every one of these has come from someone using a more current version
of Eudora. Eudora Lite 3.0.x (16 bit) is completely plain text; the
32 bit version is somewhere between plain text and html.

I am not sure what sort of mail client she uses, possibly different
clients at different times.

Another option might be to have a sig file for that person that says
something like "To confirm receipt please reply to this email".

That's a good idea. The only thing is that the receipts take a lot
less effort to return than composing a reply, so are probably much
more likely to be done and done quickly. But perhaps we can compose
some sort of brief "form letter" reply.

Regards, John.

Thanks for the pointers.

C'ya,

Ben

 

[John Fitzsimons]

Hi Ben,

That's a good idea. The only thing is that the receipts take a lot
less effort to return than composing a reply, so are probably much
more likely to be done and done quickly. But perhaps we can compose
some sort of brief "form letter" reply.

Or change the above to....

"To confirm receipt please reply to this email. No need to add
anything. I just want to confirm that you got it okay."

Regards, John.
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[Sietse Fliege]

True, but this person and I "work" together on a cooperative basis.
She is as much concerned about the messages getting through as I am.
In fact she is probably more concerned, because she is usually the one
asking me for help.

I am not sure what sort of mail client she uses, possibly different
clients at different times.

If she uses e.g. Outlook Express then a simple rule in her OE suffices:
If Condition(s): Specified Sender and/or Subject, Text in message, etc.
then Action: Reply with Specified message (.eml file: Got it, thx).