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From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Re: Getting a Return-receipt: line within mail headers
Message-ID: <1991Feb20.005232.13673@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Date: 20 Feb 91 00:52:32 GMT
References: <4902@gdc.portal.com>
Organization: Northern Illinois University
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In article <4902@gdc.portal.com> lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811) writes:
>Does anyone know how to include a "Return-receipt: " line in the header
>of a mail message? Xenix mail allows you to do this, but most mail systems
>on SYSV and BSD systems don't have this header. Is there any way to force
>this line within the headers, short of editing the D.* files in the spool
>directory?

 There is a common misconception that the builtin 'mail' command is the
only way of creating mail.  It is possible to create a mail message with
an editor.  Edit 'file' containing:

-------
To: address
Subject: Subject line as needed
Return-Receipt-To: address
	(empty line - not even a single blank or tab)
 Message contents.
-------------

 You can put in various other headers as needed.

 Then type:
	/usr/lib/sendmail -t < file

and the mail will be sent off with the headers you have given, plus any
added by 'sendmail'.

 Other software, such as /bin/mail may also accept messages with prebuilt
headers.

 You don't have to go and edit the UUCP spool files.