Return receipt

Updated: 12/31/2022 by Computer Hope
Digital envelope representing an e-mail alert.

An e-mail that is automatically issued to the original sender when the recipient has read or otherwise viewed an e-mail. For a return receipt to work properly, the e-mail program that the recipient uses must support this feature and must have it enabled.

Note

Programs that support this feature prompt the user before sending a return receipt.

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