How to know that your message has been read by the recipient?
 

You can request that your recipients notify you when they have displayed your message.
 

To apply a read receipt for individual messages.

a1.   Click Create Mail icon to enter the new message window.

a2.   Click on the Tools menu and Request Read Receipt.

To apply a read receipt for all messages.

b1.   On the tools menu, click Options.

b2.   Click Receipts tab and then select/enable Request a read receipt for all sent messages.
b3.   Also, click Notify me for each read receipt request.
b4.   Click OK button.

Caution: Sender will not receive any receipt when the recipient do not reply your "read receipt" or select Never send a read receipt option even though they have already read your messages.

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