raguay17@hpprdea.HP.COM (Radames Aguayo) (09/19/90)
Is there a way I could get an aknowledge when my message is recieved by the other person(s), i.e adding a header or something like that? ---- Radames Aguayo (raguay17@hpprdea or radames_aguayo@hp5600) Puerto Rico Manufacturing Operation Information Technology Department Telnet 882-6445 Others (809) 882-6445
raguay17@hpprdea.HP.COM (Radames Aguayo) (09/24/90)
Thanks to those who responded using mail. Now I know that the answer is to add the Return-Receipt-To: header.
raguay17@hpprdea.HP.COM (Radames Aguayo) (09/27/90)
Ok, for those of you who asked for more info, here is one of the answers I got by mail. (Reprinted without permission) > >I probably will not be alone in answering that adding header > > Return-Receipt-To: raguay17@hpprdea.hp.com > >is a non-standard way to receive a delivery confirmation from mail systems >which are derived from the Berkeley sendmail, or which implemented this >non-standard feature because people found it useful in Berkeley's system. > >A rather strange-looking confirmation of delivery will be mailed back to the >named address when your message is placed in the destination user's mailbox, >if the destination mailer supports this. If the message goes outside the >Internet, the gateway to the foreign mail system probably does not honor the >header field. In other words, try it, but if you don't get a confirmation >back then don't assume the message never made it. > >^todd "postmaster of disaster" >
rhg@cpsolv.CPS.COM (Richard H. Gumpertz) (10/01/90)
In article <1300006@hpprdea.HP.COM> raguay17@hpprdea.HP.COM (Radames Aguayo) writes: >Thanks to those who responded using mail. Now I know that the answer is to add >the Return-Receipt-To: header. So who generates the response to the "Return-Receipt-To" header? I see nothing in elm that does it; what program at the receiving end does do it? -- ========================================================================== | Richard H. Gumpertz rhg@CPS.COM (913) 642-1777 | | Computer Problem Solving, 8905 Mohawk Lane, Leawood, Kansas 66206-1749 | ==========================================================================
syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (10/01/90)
rhg@cpsolv.CPS.COM (Richard H. Gumpertz) writes: >So who generates the response to the "Return-Receipt-To" header? I see nothing >in elm that does it; what program at the receiving end does do it? Its the MTA that does it, when the message is placed into the mailbox. Just like the post offices return receipt doesn't indicate you read the letter, just that it was delivered, the e-mail return receipt is the same, only indicates delivery. -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235
Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges) (10/02/90)
In <547@cpsolv.CPS.COM> rhg@cpsolv.CPS.COM (Richard H. Gumpertz) writes: >In article <1300006@hpprdea.HP.COM> raguay17@hpprdea.HP.COM (Radames Aguayo) writes: >>Thanks to those who responded using mail. Now I know that the answer is to add >>the Return-Receipt-To: header. >So who generates the response to the "Return-Receipt-To" header? I see nothing >in elm that does it; what program at the receiving end does do it? It's real simple. In $HOME/.elm/elmheaders, add the required line. My elmheader file is located below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Organization: USG Product Marketing NCR Corporation From: Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM X-Mailer: ELM 2.3PL4 Return-Receipt-To: steve@uspm650.Dayton.NCR.COM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note that the X-Mailer line is included in this file. It is not compiled into elm itself. The reason for this is that elm stuck it's own X-Mailer header below the return receipt to, and our mail router required the "Return-Receipt-To" be the last line prior to the message to function properly. Of course, you could hack up elm to do this. This is left as an exercise to the reader :-) -- Steve Bridges | NCR - USG Product Marketing and Support OLS Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM | Phone:(513)-445-4182 622-4182 (Voice Plus) ..!ncrlnk!usglnk!uspm650!steve | AOPA #916233 ..!uunet!ncrlnk!usglnk!uspm650!steve| PP-ASEL, AMEL
das@trac2000.ueci.com (David Snyder) (10/02/90)
In article <547@cpsolv.CPS.COM>, rhg@cpsolv.CPS.COM (Richard H. Gumpertz) writes: >>Thanks to those who responded using mail. Now I know that the answer is to add >>the Return-Receipt-To: header. > > So who generates the response to the "Return-Receipt-To" header? I see nothing > in elm that does it; what program at the receiving end does do it? I wrote a small patch for 'deliver.c' in smail2.5! It seems to be working ok, but I don't have the facilities to test it on BSD boxes. If anyone wants to be a guinna p... I mean a beta tester, let me know. The patch is only 1819 bytes and I'll send it to you. DAS -- David Snyder @ UE&C - Catalytic in Philadelphia, PA UUCP: ..!uunet!trac2000!das INTERNET: das@trac2000.ueci.com
karl@naitc.naitc.com (Karl Denninger) (10/03/90)
In article <547@cpsolv.CPS.COM> rhg@cpsolv.CPS.COM (Richard H. Gumpertz) writes: >In article <1300006@hpprdea.HP.COM> raguay17@hpprdea.HP.COM (Radames Aguayo) writes: >>Thanks to those who responded using mail. Now I know that the answer is to add >>the Return-Receipt-To: header. > >So who generates the response to the "Return-Receipt-To" header? I see nothing >in elm that does it; what program at the receiving end does do it? The mail transport agent (ie: sendmail) on the final destination end is responsible for this. Some don't provide the functionality, in which case the request is silently ignored. -- Karl Denninger AC Nielsen kdenning@ksun.naitc.com (708) 317-3285 Disclaimer: Contents represent opinions of the author; I do not speak for AC Nielsen on Usenet.