April 2008

Don’t Ask Me Again. Or Ever.

by Paul Sherman on April 1, 2008 · 3 comments

in Everything Else


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This is what you see in Outlook if someone has (rudely, in my opinion) sent an email with a read receipt requested. (It’s none of your damn business if/when I read your email, thank you.)

The problem is in the confusion engendered by the check box text, and the potential irrevocability of the action associated with checking it.

If I check the box, does that mean:

  • Don’t ask me about receipts again and ALWAYS send one when requested,
  • Don’t ask me about receipts again and NEVER send one, or
  • Something else entirely.

I have no idea. But I’m frankly scared that checking the box will mean that I will always and forevermore be sending read receipts to all who request one.

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