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Return Receipt

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:53 am
A return receipt is an e-mail notification that informs you when and if the recipient has opened your message. This is one way to know if an e-mail you sent was received. It is important, however, not to rely on this alone for confirmation, because when you receive an e-mail with a return receipt notification, many e-mail clients will allow a user to send a return receipt “now”, “later”, or “never”.