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Can I Tell If Email I Sent Has Been Read by the Recipient?

Can I Tell If Email I Sent Has Been Read by the Recipient?

Update: 2025-10-06

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People want to know if someone’s opened their email. I’ll explain why features and tools claiming to do that can't work most of the time. I'll share the only way to know for certain your message was read.

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Can I Tell If Email I Sent Has Been Read by the Recipient?

Can I Tell If Email I Sent Has Been Read by the Recipient?