Easy-Email

Follow these instructions to test Outlook 2010:

• If you do not already have a Gmail account create one. It's free.

• Enable IMAP on your Gmail account.

  • Go to Settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP.

  • Enable IMAP and Save Changes.

• In Outlook create a new account to connect to your Gmail.

  • Click the File tab in the top left hand corner.

  • Go to Add Account.

  • Enter a name.

  • For E-mail Address enter your Gmail address.

  • Enter your Gmail password twice.

  • Click Next.

  • Outlook finds your settings automatically. Click Finish.

• Send an email from Outlook to your Gmail account requesting a 'Read Receipt'

  • Click New E-mail.

  • Send the email to your gmail address.

  • Click the From button and select your gmail address to send the email from.
    

  • Ask for a Read Receipt. To do this click the little arrow below Low Importance.
    Then tick Request a read receipt for this message.
    

  • Send the email and wait for it to appear in your inbox.
    Do not open or read the email.

  • If your email has a little white icon next to it you need to click Send/Receive to download the full email.
    

  • Close Outlook.

  • Log on to Gmail via a web browser.

  • Delete the email you just sent.

  • Start Outlook again. Wait for the automatic Send/Receive to complete.
    You can see the status in the lower right hand corner.
    

  • At this point you might be prompted if you wish to send a Read Recipt.
    If this happens select No.
    If you do not want to send Read Receipts at all tick Don't ask me about sending receipts again.
    

  • Restart Outlook.

  • If you have a Naughty Outlook you will now see an email like this in your inbox:
    (The email shown here was sent by an Outlook 2007)
    

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