Thanks for the answers. I begin to suspect that PowerMail has not this feature that other clients have (Eudora, Musashi, Entourage...). I don't know if CTMDEV folks follow this list, but I can say that the lack of this feature will prevent my enterprise from making PowerMail our default e-mail client (though it will not prevent me from using it with satisfaction). In a business environment it is mandatory (or simply useful) to have the certainty of the reception of your messages sometimes. Certified mail services will do it in time, but meanwhile "return receipts" are the best widely available solution.
Anyway... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I think he is looking to get an email when an email he sends is received >at the other end. Exactly > >I remember a discussion of this on the Emailer list (back in the >beginning of time for Emailer) and, while it doesn't answer how to do it >in PowerMail, it may answer why it isn't a feature of a "full featured >email client." The points were > >1. Return receipts do not mean anything other than the email has been >collected at the other end. There is another flavor too: you can be notified when the recipient reads your message. > >2. Return receipts are not bandwidth friendly. I agree, but, sadly, nowadays bandwidth has far bigger and more futile enemies than return receipts. > >3. Return receipts are improper manners according to those trying to set >nettiquette. I don't agree. It depends on the environment. As per the snail mail it is very unpolite to request a return receipt for a postcard, but it is proper to do it for a business communication or a message to a public bureau, for example. Cheers -- Paolo Russo Amministratore Unico PERD s.r.l. Via Sannio, 59 00183 Roma http://www.perd.com cell. 380.7017.641