lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811) (02/20/91)
Does anyone know how to include a "Return-receipt: " line in the header of a mail message? Xenix mail allows you to do this, but most mail systems on SYSV and BSD systems don't have this header. Is there any way to force this line within the headers, short of editing the D.* files in the spool directory? ---- Seng-Poh Lee Work: lee@gdc.portal.com General DataComm Ind. Inc ...!uunet!portal!gdc!lee Home: lee%splee.uucp@hsi.com
rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) (02/20/91)
In article <4902@gdc.portal.com> lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811) writes: >Does anyone know how to include a "Return-receipt: " line in the header >of a mail message? Xenix mail allows you to do this, but most mail systems >on SYSV and BSD systems don't have this header. Is there any way to force >this line within the headers, short of editing the D.* files in the spool >directory? There is a common misconception that the builtin 'mail' command is the only way of creating mail. It is possible to create a mail message with an editor. Edit 'file' containing: ------- To: address Subject: Subject line as needed Return-Receipt-To: address (empty line - not even a single blank or tab) Message contents. ------------- You can put in various other headers as needed. Then type: /usr/lib/sendmail -t < file and the mail will be sent off with the headers you have given, plus any added by 'sendmail'. Other software, such as /bin/mail may also accept messages with prebuilt headers. You don't have to go and edit the UUCP spool files.
jerry@ora.com (Jerry Peek) (02/20/91)
In article <4902@gdc.portal.com> lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811) writes: > Does anyone know how to include a "Return-receipt: " line in the header > of a mail message? MH (and xmh and other MH "front-ends") will let you put anything you want in the mail header. You can make a default template file for all new messages that has either empty components (for you to fill in) or complete components (included in all mail messages automatically). Also, as you compose a message, MH lets you edit *all* of it, both header and body... no ~h command needed. --Jerry Peek, O'Reilly & Associates, jerry@ora.com or uunet!ora!jerry
rudolf@curano.imp.com (Rudolf Kuenzli) (02/21/91)
In <4902@gdc.portal.com> lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811) writes: >Does anyone know how to include a "Return-receipt: " line in the header >.... You may use ELM 2.3 which allows you to define a User line during mail or where you may set up a file 'elmheaders' which will contain any additional line to your mail headers, like: Return-Receipt-To: lee@gdc.portal.com In that case, all your mail would have this line added in the mail headers. Hope this will help! There a lot of ftp sites with ELM source... -- Don Curano The Magician In real life: Rudolf Kuenzli Mail Address: rudolf@curano.imp.com Employer: What's that good for? Occupation: Any need for?
jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch) (02/21/91)
In article <1991Feb20.005232.13673@mp.cs.niu.edu> rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes: >In article <4902@gdc.portal.com> lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811) writes: >>Does anyone know how to include a "Return-receipt: " line in the header >>of a mail message? Xenix mail allows you to do this, but most mail systems >>on SYSV and BSD systems don't have this header. Is there any way to force >>this line within the headers, short of editing the D.* files in the spool >>directory? > > There is a common misconception that the builtin 'mail' command is the >only way of creating mail. It is possible to create a mail message with >an editor. Edit 'file' containing: > >------- >To: address >Subject: Subject line as needed >Return-Receipt-To: address > (empty line - not even a single blank or tab) > Message contents. >------------- > > You can put in various other headers as needed. > > Then type: > /usr/lib/sendmail -t < file > >and the mail will be sent off with the headers you have given, plus any >added by 'sendmail'. > > Other software, such as /bin/mail may also accept messages with prebuilt >headers. > > You don't have to go and edit the UUCP spool files. Or get a mail program that allows you to do such things. Elm comes to mind and so does Mush. Jim -- ARPANET: jadpc!jdeitch@nosc.mil INTERNET: jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com UUCP: nosc!jadpc!jdeitch