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From: jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Re: Getting a Return-receipt: line within mail headers
Message-ID: <1991Feb20.170703.10250@jadpc.cts.com>
Date: 20 Feb 91 17:07:03 GMT
References: <4902@gdc.portal.com> <1991Feb20.005232.13673@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Organization: Network Engineering Technologies, San Diego, CA.
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In article <1991Feb20.005232.13673@mp.cs.niu.edu> rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes:
>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.

Or get a mail program that allows you to do such things.  Elm comes to
mind and so does Mush.

Jim

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