how do you know if your email has been received?

Question

is there any way to check and see. i've sent an important email and i need them to get it today. but sometimes i get an email back a couple of days later saying it couldn't be delivered. how can i check this one has been received ok

Answer 1

Active your "Read Receipt" and "Delivery Receipt" in Outlook.

However this is not a guarantee that is has been sent. Some mail servers do not support this protocol and might not return a Delivery Receipt. Also, some clients such as Outlook ask the users if they want to send a Read Receipt or not. If the user refuses, you'll never know...

Answer 2

You can send it with the "return receipt" attribute set. Most email clients have a simple button that you can click on to request one.

If you are using outlook look under the "options" toolbar. You can set both a "return receipt" and a "read receipt".

Answer 3

You can if you use outlook, before you send your email click Options>click request delivery receipt.

You'll get an email if the delivery was successful

Answer 4

When you send the email, include the "Read Receipt" option - it will email you back when the user opens your email.

Answer 5

you could send a new e-mail for confirmation. But you dont know if this one is received .... so... yeah you really have to wait for a reply.

Answer 6

There is a receipt confirmation that can be used but it is not allway supported by the different mail servers.....

Answer 7

they send u an email if the mail has not been received!!

Answer 8

It will most likely come back as a Failure Delivery if it did not arrive.

Answer 9

If you are using outlook its under tools and options.

Answer 10

you can check it on "send" or u can do a return signature request...on emails...