set adjustable time limit for a message i send to be read.

[oxchristyxo]

When i send an email and i attach a read reciept, it can go for months or
years before anyone reads it. In my line of work i need to have an answer
back asap. So i was wondering if there is a way that i can set a time limit
from when i send the message for it to kick back a message and tell me it has
not been read in however many hours i set it for?

i.e i send mary a message and set a time limit, i give her 8 hours to read
it, when 8 hours passes it kicks back a message and says the message you sent
to mary has not been read in the last 8 hours.

 

[F.H. Muffman]

When i send an email and i attach a read reciept, it can go for months

or years before anyone reads it. In my line of work i need to have an
answer back asap. So i was wondering if there is a way that i can set
a time limit from when i send the message for it to kick back a
message and tell me it has not been read in however many hours i set
it for?

i.e i send mary a message and set a time limit, i give her 8 hours to
read it, when 8 hours passes it kicks back a message and says the
message you sent to mary has not been read in the last 8 hours.

Simply put: No.

If you need a response, call the person if you have not heard from them.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

When i send an email and i attach a read reciept, it can go for months or
years before anyone reads it. In my line of work i need to have an answer
back asap. So i was wondering if there is a way that i can set a time
limit
from when i send the message for it to kick back a message and tell me it
has
not been read in however many hours i set it for?

i.e i send mary a message and set a time limit, i give her 8 hours to read
it, when 8 hours passes it kicks back a message and says the message you
sent
to mary has not been read in the last 8 hours.

Email doesn't even have delivery guarantees. Flag the message in your Sent
Items folder with a followup flag to remind you to check.

 

[VanguardLH]

When i send an email and i attach a read reciept, it can go for months or
years before anyone reads it. In my line of work i need to have an answer
back asap. So i was wondering if there is a way that i can set a time limit
from when i send the message for it to kick back a message and tell me it has
not been read in however many hours i set it for?

i.e i send mary a message and set a time limit, i give her 8 hours to read
it, when 8 hours passes it kicks back a message and says the message you sent
to mary has not been read in the last 8 hours.

Not an intrinsic function within Outlook. See:

http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook/Follow-Up-Reminder.asp

Don't rely on read receipts to provide feedback that the recipient has
read your e-mail. They may have (and probably have) disabled that
tracking feature so their e-mail client never sends back a read receipt.