Un-opened e/mails.

[vivandorron]

My question in full..."Is it possible to know if a recipient of an e/mail has received and opened it; or possibly 'binned it'.?

This afternoon my niece told me that she met-up again with a male acquaintance who enquired if she had received his e/mails which, he claimed, were indicated on his computer as having been un-opened. Consequently, my niece and I are now wondering if she 'binned' them in the belief that they were possibly 'junk mail'.

Personally, I doubt that one can establish if an e/mail has been received; unless a receipt is requested and obtained for the communication concerned. However, I am open to being proved wrong.

Ron.

[ChuckFickens]

Basically.... No.

the sender can request a read receipt which would inform them when the mail has been opened, but the receiver has the option of not sending the receipt even though ones been requested.

[vivandorron]

Thanks Chuck.....The position is as I thought but it's good to have it confirmed

Ron.

[Old_Geezer]

In my experience, e-mails on the same network such as the company network, tends to have confirmation working (and recall for that matter). Never known it work across the Internet though.

[ChuckFickens]

recall is (generally) Microsoft exchange feature, read receipts are exactly the same regardless if your on an internet mail account or a exchange server apart from the options may be forced by the admin rather than giving the user the option to deny receipts.

[vivandorron]

Hi, O_G and Chuck.........Thanks, I think I have now got the full picture and, whilst it is possible to automatically establish delivery of an e/mail within a network, the position is not so when communications are sent between friends who are not operating on a network.

Ron.

[Ellipsis]

It is possible in some circumstances to determine that an email HAS been opened.

It is not possible in all circumstances to determine that an email HASN'T been opened.

The upshot is that your niece's male acquaintance could not possibly know with 100% certainty that she had not opened his emails.

[vivandorron]

Ellipsis......I am interested in what you have said, but regret being unable to visualise the technicalities involved.

For instance; If I send an e/mail to my niece, I am unaware of any means by which I can establish if she has received it: apart from whether or not she has opened the communication.

Ron.