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Yep, a "Forward to" link is what i recommended as an alternative ...
i thought about getting  hold of the email header, but i dont know if thats 
possible... is it?

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> Hey, well what we do as noted is that we have the usual embedded image in
> the file which registers unique and non-unique users (i.e. a user opening a
> mail more than once).  We only track forwarded when users click on the
> forward to friend link in an email which redirects us back  to our servers
> and tracks the from and to....
> 
> Any other metric would be inaccurate unless it uses some convoluted read
> into the email contents and header info.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Michaels
> (Snake)
> Sent: 21 October 2004 13:18
> To: 'Coldfusion Development'
> Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Email tracking
> 
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> Better suggestion neil ? 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> > Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)
> > Sent: 21 October 2004 12:40
> > To: Coldfusion Development
> > Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Email tracking
> > 
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> > Erm, not really no.  Well you could but it would be bad metrics.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Michaels
> > (Snake)
> > Sent: 21 October 2004 12:37
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Coldfusion Development'
> > Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Email tracking
> > 
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> > If it was opened more than once, you could presume it has 
> > been forwarded I spose. 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fiaz Khan
> > > Sent: 21 October 2004 11:58
> > > To: Coldfusion Development
> > > Subject: [CF-Dev] Email tracking
> > > 
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> > > Hi all
> > > 
> > > As you all  know, it is possible to track certain actions 
> > in a email 
> > > when opened in a client by having an image tag thats 
> > actually a call 
> > > to a cf script which can record stuff like ip address, time opened.
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know of a way to be able to track if the email was 
> > > forwarded to someone else.
> > > 
> > > The only way i can think of would be to capture the ip of 
> > where it was 
> > > opened and assume that if the ip was different then it was 
> > forwarded 
> > > to someone else. I know that this could also mean that they have a 
> > > dynamic ip.
> > > 
> > > Thoughts?
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