Re: [Evolution] Read Receipts

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 12:37 +0530, Parthasarathi Susarla wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-10-15 at 19:19 +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> > Le samedi 15 octobre 2005 Ã 12:29 -0400, Graham Campbell a Ãcrit :
> > > On Sat, 2005-10-15 at 12:05 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote:
> > > > hi,
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 2005-10-15 at 08:50 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> > > > > Can't find an option to set up read receipts. Is there one?
> > > >
> > > > in a composer window, choose "insert | request read receipt".
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > > andre
> > >
> > > What does evolution do when it receives mail with a read receipt
> > > request? I think these are a horrible invasion of privacy and want to
> > > make sure a reply is never sent.
> >
> > AFAIK it does nothing.
> The issue with it doing *nothing* has been fixed. Now it sends a receipt
> i am sure

I sincerely hope that it doesn't - it should only send a read receipt IF
and ONLY IF I say that it should.  If, by default, Evo does send a
receipt, then I, and I suspect many others, would abandon it instantly.