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+ | ======Transmission Receipt Message====== | ||
+ | This is not an error message, but we are listing it here because it confuses some people. | ||
+ | VPOP3 sends a ' | ||
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+ | You can change this by going to **Settings -> Header Processing -> Receipts/ | ||
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+ | =====Background information===== | ||
+ | In Internet email, there is no such thing as a 'Read receipt' | ||
+ | - Some email clients will automatically send a read receipt when a message asking for one is read | ||
+ | - Some email clients will always ignore a read receipt, so you will never know whether it has been read or not | ||
+ | - Some email clients will ask the user whether to send a read receipt or not | ||
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+ | Currently, most will not send a read receipt automatically, | ||
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+ | So, if you ask for a read receipt, all you can tell is that the message has been opened if you do receive a receipt. You cannot tell anything if you do not receive a receipt. | ||
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+ | Because of this, many VPOP3 users asked if they could be told once the message had left VPOP3, as that, at least, lets them know the message has been sent out. That is what Transmission Receipts are for |