NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/os/mswindo/misc/5543

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From: [e-mail] (Dave Davis)
Subject: Mailing from Windows for Workgroups Question
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Summary: How does return receipt from Win for Workgroups Work?
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Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:50:26 GMT
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In a recent demo put on by Microsoft, the representatives were describing the
e-mail capabilities of the product.  One item which caught my attention was
the mention of a return receipt feature which provides the ability for a user
to get a response back after a message is successfully delivered.  (It was not
clear whether the message was sent upon receipt of the message by the target
machine or when the message was actually read).  The MS rep said that the
executable code to provide the return receipt was part of the sent message and
was executed by the target machine.  Is this indeed the case?  I was not able
to follow-up on the issue due to the group environment of the demo, but this
causes nagging concerns.  Can anyone provide more details on how this works
and what protections are built in to prevent potential abuse?

Thanks,

dave
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