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HOWTO: Sending email messages requesting read and delivery receipts

Problem Description

This article describes how to send email messages with AspEmail requesting read and delivery receipts.

Solution

Use the method AddCustomHeader to add two headers to your message, Return-Receipt-To and Disposition-Notification-To, as follows:

Mail.AddCustomHeader "Return-Receipt-To: <name@domain.com>"
Mail.AddCustomHeader "Disposition-Notification-To: <name@domain.com>"

where <name@domain.com> is where the receipt is to be sent.