read receipt email deletion

[Calypso68]

I'm using Outlook Express 6 & I had sent a couple of emails to someone
with read receipts requested. I never rec'd the read receipt which is
not the problem & I know those are returned at the discretion of the
receiver. My question is, I just recently rec'd this notice for both
those emails:
Your message

To: X.Xxxx
Subject: FYI
Sent: 8/10/2005 8:56 PM

was deleted on 10/19/2005 9:18 AM

I've never gotten one of these before when I've requested a read
receipt, & was unaware that Outlook had this capability. I'm assuming
the person deleted it from their Inbox but are they advised that a
notice of deletion had been sent to me?
Just curious if anyone knows anything more about this & can shed some
light on it for me.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook (at least the more recent versions - OL2002 & OL2003, I think) can
be set to prompt when responding to receipts. You can deny receipt returns

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm using Outlook Express 6

Ask in an Outlook Express newsgroup.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

 

[Mark R Penn]

It's nothing to do with your e-mail client - rather the way the recipient is
organizing his e-mail.

When you ask for a read receipt, you'll get one only if the message is
actually marked as read by the recipient. If instead they just read it in
the preview pane, and then delete it without marking it as read first,
you'll be sent what you see (if the recipient has enabled read receipts that
is).

If they have set their client up to prompt before sending a receipt, then
they will be prompted in this situation too, or at least that's what Outlook
does.

HTH

Mark

 

[Calypso68]

Thanks for your replys everyone! I think I've got it figured out!

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark

Just correcting your statement; my Outlook 2003 is sending out 'not read'
receipts even though I have read receipts set to never.

It is not asking it is just sending these out. It was only by accident I
discovered this behaviour and am seeking a fix for it!

From a junk mailer's perspective, this gives the spammer a 'confirmed' email
address to sell to a list - they get a better price for the list and you end
up getting more spam!


Klaus