That said.read receipts are notoriously unreliable anyhow so I wouldn't count on that read receipt working the way you expect.

Let me know by leaving a comment on the blog. The best way to do that would be to send an e-mail ONLY to him and request the read receipt, then RESEND the message (from Sent Items) to the rest of them and DON'T request the read receipt on that batch. Please let me know by replying to this email if you have received thisĭo you have your own techniques for tracking if users have opened your email? I also like to add a short line like the following to my emails if I need stronger assurance. They may not work 100% but they do work a good percentage of the time. What should I do to find out if recipients have read my emails?ĭespite the shortcomings, I still think that Read Receipts are well worth using. When a user empties his Junk Emails folder in Outlook (and assuming that the Read Receipt settings are turned on), Outlook may still send out Read Receipts… even though the user has not read your email! You may get a read receipt even if the user has NOT read your email.ġ. The user also has the option of turning Read Receipts off and never sending out any read receipts. In Outlook the default setting asks the user if he wants to send a Read Receipt each time one needs to be sent out. The user has the option of sending the email receipt. You may only get a response if the users email program supports them.Ģ. Not all Email programs support Read Receipts.

You may not get a read receipt even if the user has read your email.ġ. If you are using Outlook 2003 or earlier, click the Options… button on the toolbar and tick Request a Read Receipt on the screen that appears.If you are using Outlook 2010 or 2007, click Options on the menu and tick Request a Read Receipt.Now when the recipient opens your email, his email program may automatically send you an email notifying you that your email has been read. When you write an email in Outlook, you can tick a check box labelled Request a Read Receipt. Here’s a short post on what they are, how you can use them, and why you shouldn’t rely on them too much. When it’s successful, however, you’ll get an audible tone and a pop-up with a message that says it’s successful.Is there any way for me to check if the email that I’ve sent has been opened? Outlook has a feature called Read Receipts which you can use for this but unfortunately it is not very reliable. It’s not foolproof, but it’s a handy tool when it works. It’s important to note that not all servers will comply with the request to send a read/delivery receipt.

Outlook read receipt options