Re: [SLE] Re: Is it possible to trace an email message routing?

From: Dylan (dylan_at_dylan.me.uk)
Date: 02/29/04

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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:38:17 +0000

    On Sunday 29 Feb 2004 17:01 pm, des wrote:
    > Hi John,
    >
    > Perfect... thanks...
    >
    > I now check the 'Confirm Delivery' & 'Confirm Delivery' options for
    > an email. Then either way, I get a response as to whether the email
    > was read (returns read receipt), or deleted without being read
    > (returns simply delivery receipt). I tested this on a few emails to
    > myself...
    >
    > This is a neat trick to test whether the receiving party is receiving
    > the emails, or not. Some folks never seem to receive your email...
    > :-(

    Unless, of course, the recipient's MUA is configured to ignore such
    request. So, it's nowhere near reliable and many might consider it a
    security hole.

    Dylan 

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