Jack Repenning wrote:
>
> Message sent off your system
> Message arrived at recipient's system
> Message delivered to recipient's mailbox
> Message actually read by recipient
>
> I always had my doubts about a system that not only provided, but actually
> needed, an acknowledgement that your message was dispatched . . . .
Yes, I think the only one of those that is actually useful for anything
other than debugging the mailer (which users shouldn't have to do, dammit) is
> Message actually read by recipient
And of course, most people consider it a feature that others can't always
tell the difference between "I haven't read it yet" and "I'm ignoring you."
Much like Caller-ID, if I had an MUA that automatically told someone else
when I had read a message, the first thing I'd do is try to find a way to
break the legs off of that feature. And if it gives you the option of
turning it off, it's much less useful.
-- Jamie
