James,
There are two different types of confirmation messages.
A confirmation that a message has been delivered.
And a confirmation that a message has been read.
The "delivered" confirmation message is generated by the ISP's mail server.
This is what your Notes friend is referring to -- a delivered message, not
a read message.
The "read" confirmation message is sent by the mail client. Outlook has
the ability to control both of these confirmation types. OE can not control
either of them. OE does not generate "read" messages and it has no control
over the server.
You might want to have a conversation with the local postmaster and ask if
delivery receipts can be disabled. Perhaps you can send a command to turn
it off using the old PINE system. (PINE is one of the text based mail
program us old timers used back in the dark ages.)
Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: James Kerr <[log in to unmask]>
> Someone asked me if they could get a confirmation that someone had read
> email they sent out, using OE and I told them no, that you could do that
> with Netscapes mail client, then I found out that users of Lotus Notes
were
> able to get confirmation also, a user of Notes told me that he receives a
> confirmation even when he sends a mail to an OE user, so now I have two
> questions. Firstly, how can I set this person up to get a confirmation
> message using OE and if it isn't possible then what client should I use
(not
> Netscape), Eudora? Secondly I was wondering if there is a way with OE to
not
> let people get a confirmation when you open their mail? TIA.
>
> ..James
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