The way I envision this is the Imail account user could place some text in the message that the Imail server would then replace with an URL that when the receiver opens the message would be a referrer command back to the server validating the receipt of the message. This would only work when a user checked email with view html content activated, for example Outlook with preview pane or a web based mail client. While not 100% effective it would go a long way to return the functionality of the old return receipts feature of email without requiring any action of the recipient to respond to the return receipt. Email advertisements/spam/newsletters already do something similar to this. I am looking at this primarily for the purpose of tracking corporate correspondence. I read about something like this that is provided by a company online (http://www.mstag.com/home/).
Just a couple of little wish list item as I look at what features are out there in other mail products. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod Dorman Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] New Feature Wish List On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, 16:11:16, Scott R. Morgan wrote: > Feature 2 Read Receipts At the server level: > The ability to add a command in plain text in an email that is replaced when > it is sent with an URL link that when the user opens the mail, it would > register that the message was opened with the originated mail server. This requires that *all* e-mail clients be changed to accomplish what you're asking for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." ? Ambassador Kosh To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
