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

From: des (des_at_adtherm.com)
Date: 02/29/04

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 00:54:36 +0700

    If the recipient's MUA were so configured to ignore a return receipt - is
    there any other way to track the email to its destination - or at least into
    the organisation?

    Regards,
    Des Aubery...
    (www.adtherm.com - des@adtherm.com)

    On Monday 01 March 2004 00:38, Dylan wrote:
    > 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
    >
    > --
    > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
    > temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    >                                   -Benjamin Franklin 

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