{"id":478,"date":"2023-04-05T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T12:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=478"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:14:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:44:35","slug":"prevent-outlook-from-answering-read-receipt-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/prevent-outlook-from-answering-read-receipt-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevent Outlook from Answering Read Receipt Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">&#8220;If you do not prefer to expose when you opened an e-mail, then, you should decline Outlook&#8217;s request to return read receipts. And, if you want to control this then, you can apply some settings to prevent Outlook from answering read receipt requests automatically. Below is a simple and easy way for rejecting Outlook&#8217;s request to send read receipts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Prevent Outlook from Answering Read Receipt Requests<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Open &#8220;<strong>Outlook<\/strong>&#8221; go to the &#8220;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8221; menu a drop-down window opens on your screen.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;<strong>Options<\/strong>&#8221; button and click on it. Now, a new window gets open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-479 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1click-on-tool-options.png\" alt=\"click on options\" width=\"650\" height=\"519\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Go to the &#8220;<strong>Preference<\/strong>&#8221; and click on &#8220;<strong>E-mail Options<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2click-on-preferences.png\" alt=\"read receipt preferences\" width=\"454\" height=\"528\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Now, click on &#8220;<strong>Tracking Option<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>If there is a need to set an exception, click on the required one or leave it blank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3click-on-tracking-options.png\" alt=\"click on tracking options\" width=\"680\" height=\"532\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Make sure &#8220;<strong>Never send a response<\/strong>&#8221; is selected in the field saying <strong>Use this option to decide how to respond to a request for reading receipts. Only applies to &#8220;Internet mail accounts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4never-send-a-report.png\" alt=\"read receipt request\" width=\"375\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Related Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>How to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/delivery-and-read-receipts-confirmation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Get Delivery and Read Receipt Confirmation\u00a0for Individual Message<\/strong><\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>How to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/category\/rules\/delivery-and-read-receipt-confirmation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delivery and Read Receipt Confirmation to a Specific Address<\/a><\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Final Verdict<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">The above blog entails the steps using which a user can easily prevent Microsoft Outlook from answering read receipt requests in a trouble-free manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you do not prefer to expose when you opened an e-mail, then, you should decline Outlook&#8217;s request to return read receipts. 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