Re: [Evolution] Read Receipts

[Parthasarathi Susarla <sparthasarathi novell com>]

On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 09:21 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> 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.
Ok. So there is an option in the Edit->Preferences (edit an account) and
the defaults tab has the "Message Receipts Section". By default it is
"Never". Which can be changed. This is an account specific setting.

Cheers,
partha