Guys,
When users using Emails function in some web base application (like sugarcrm, joomla), they might need to request read receipt from the recipients.
Here is a simple tutorial on how to add in the “Request read receipt” in email while send out email thru PHP.
I am using the phpmailer class to develop the feature, please download it from the source forge.
Here is the simple script to send out email and request for read receipt.
<?php /** * Simple example script using PHPMailer with exceptions enabled * @package phpmailer * @version $Id$ */ require ('../class.phpmailer.php'); try { $mail = new PHPMailer(true); //New instance, with exceptions enabled $body = "Please return read receipt to me."; $body = preg_replace('/\\\\/','', $body); //Strip backslashes $mail->IsSMTP(); // tell the class to use SMTP $mail->SMTPAuth = true; // enable SMTP authentication $mail->Port = 25; // set the SMTP server port $mail->Host = "SMTP SERVER IP/DOMAIN"; // SMTP server $mail->Username = "EMAIL USER ACCOUNT"; // SMTP server username $mail->Password = "EMAIL USER PASSWORD"; // SMTP server password $mail->IsSendmail(); // tell the class to use Sendmail $mail->AddReplyTo("someone@something.com","SOMEONE"); $mail->From = "someone@something.com"; $mail->FromName = "SOMEONE"; $to = "other@something.com"; $mail->AddAddress($to); $mail->Subject = "First PHPMailer Message[Test Read Receipt]"; $mail->ConfirmReadingTo = "someone@something.com"; //this is the command to request for read receipt. The read receipt email will send to the email address. $mail->AltBody = "Please return read receipt to me."; // optional, comment out and test $mail->WordWrap = 80; // set word wrap $mail->MsgHTML($body); $mail->IsHTML(true); // send as HTML $mail->Send(); echo 'Message has been sent.'; } catch (phpmailerException $e) { echo $e->errorMessage(); } ?> |
Some modification need to be done in above script.
1. Configure SMTP mail server.
2. Set the correct FROM & FROM Name (someone@something.com, SOMEONE)
3. Set the correct TO address
Tested done with Microsoft Outlook 2007.
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