From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/9381 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sivaram Neelakantan Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: how to get confirmation that mail was sent correctly Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:49:01 +0530 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1185369891 21155 80.91.229.12 (25 Jul 2007 13:24:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:24:51 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 25 15:24:50 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IDgr4-0003f5-Sy for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:24:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IDgr4-0005Rv-D9 for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:24:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IDgr2-0005RT-1z for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:24:40 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IDgr0-0005RC-2Y for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:24:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IDgqz-0005R4-VQ for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:24:37 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IDgqz-00041k-J5 for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:24:37 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1IDgqr-0007js-2Q for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:24:29 +0200 Original-Received: from 59.92.144.242 ([59.92.144.242]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:24:29 +0200 Original-Received: from nsivaram.net by 59.92.144.242 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:24:29 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 47 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 59.92.144.242 User-Mail-Address: nsivaram.net@gmail.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/22.1 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:DvDOBsUl9pBQpMln0mE2orFbTIQ= X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:9381 Archived-At: Guenter Wolpert writes: > Hello, > > I'm using GNUS 5.9.0 for reading news and (mainly) for my e-mail. > The mail system uses a POP server that used to be a dial-up > conenction, no its a DSL router. > What I'm currently missing is a feature to > a) cause an acknowledgement when the mail was read by the recipient Is this what you're looking for? In a mail buffer, in the header lines if you.... --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- C-c M-n runs the command message-insert-disposition-notification-to which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `message.el'. It is bound to C-c M-n, . (message-insert-disposition-notification-to) Request a disposition notification (return receipt) to this message. Note that this should not be used in newsgroups. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > b) trace the mail as it is transferred from server to server. > Both features are available in usual mail programs and I guess, > GNUS can do also. Please, can you explain this a little more? I was under the impression the mail one *receives* has the path traversal in the headers. > > One more thing: Receiving a lot of spam, including completely empty > mails, I wonder, whether GNUS responds to the above mentioned (a) > acknowledge feature and how I can control this. No idea here. [...] sivaram --