Re: Does anyone know how to turn off Outlook 2000 read receipts?

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From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (monkey_at_slipstick.com.invalid)
Date: 02/08/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:58:19 -0500

are you sure they are read receipts? they could be NDRs caused by mydoom
and are out of your control. 

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"Bob" <beachboy@nc.net> wrote in message 
news:at8b20td39trv2k0kgsr2c2mknrl1anqmh@4ax.com...
>">Tools->Options->Email Options->Tracking Options."
>
> Hmmm. Been there, lots of times. It is set for "never send a response"
> but I am still getting emails from my ISP that the target mailbox is
> full. This has happened a couple of times this week, with to different
> email IDs. I am positive that I did not read the emails or respond in
> any way - just delete them.
>
> Wait, just a thought. I am using Nortin Anti-Virus and its spam
> checker would probably already be opening the email before I can even
> delete it. Could that be where the response is being generated?
>
> Thanks, Bob
>
>
> On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 16:07:06 -0800, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
> <MillyS@donteventhingaboutmailingmemvps.org> wrote:
>
>>Tools->Options->Email Options->Tracking Options.
>>
>>You can also use a program called WatchYourBack! that will strip read
>>receipts and let you configure how you want to deal with receipts. It also
>>offers extensive attachment blocking configuration settings.  It is pretty
>>cheap at ~$12 or so.  And they now have a version that works with Outlook
>>2003 as well.
>>
>>
>>--?
>>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>
>>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.  Due to
>>the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
>>without reading.
>>
>>After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Bob asked:
>>
>>| I have Outlook 2002 SP-1 and am also starting to have problems with
>>| receipts going out without my knowledge to spammers. How do you stop
>>| receipts if a standalone Outlook, not using an Express system? I have
>>| looked through every option I can find...
>>|
>>| Thanks, Bob
>>|
>>| On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 20:20:29 -0800, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
>>| <MillyS@donteventhingaboutmailingmemvps.org> wrote:
>>|
>>|| When using Outlook with Exchange, the option does not exist to allow
>>|| you to configure receipts.  You can fool the receipts on read
>>|| receipts but you cannot turn off delivery receipts.  To fool the
>>|| read receipts, turn off the option to mark mail as read in the
>>|| preview pane and then use the preview pane for reading your mail.
>>|| If you delete it, a receipt goes back saying the mail was deleted
>>|| without being read.  Just move the mail to a folder for items with
>>|| read receipts and don't delete them.
>>||
>>||
>>|| --?
>>|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>||
>>|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.  Due to
>>|| the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
>>|| without reading.
>>||
>>|| After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, jb asked:
>>||
>>||| This is driving me crazy at work with all the spammers and
>>||| non-delivery reports.  The option is under tracking but it is grayed
>>||| out.  There must be a registry entry somewhere.
>>||| Thanks,
>>||| JB
>>
>

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