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Version: ActiveTracker for Outlook Express 2.0
"Highly recommend the ReadNotify service, but not this plugin"
Summary: I am a ReadNotify subscriber and it's definitely the best read-receipt/tracking email service around. When you first install ActiveTracker it will instantly provide you with a free 2 week trial to this service (without any signup process).
I have used this plugin and tried another one on beta release from the developer's website and I have uninstalled both after a few days. ActiveTracker was unpredictable on my PC - sometimes it was there when I opened Outlook Express, at other times it was nowhere to be seen. Sometimes it sent my emails, other times not. There are no configurable settings on the plugin itself - if you click on settings you will be taken to the website.
What you're really after when you download this plugin is a service that will track your sent emails. Using the Readnotify service does this on its own without this plugin. You only have to add '.readnotify.com' unto the end of your recipient's email address to instantly start using the service - do it now (without downloading or signing up for anything) and that's day one of your trial and you'll receive a welcome email. Basically, this plugin really only provides an 'autotype' function - it adds a button to Outlook Express that saves you having to type '.readnotify.com'- or a few other variations for self-destructing mails and insured/certified mails - which are superfluous really unless you are a power user or need to produce certifiable email receipts to your boss on a regular basis. The '.readnotify.com' extension is enough to provide you with a wealth of tracking information.
In my experience, typing readnotify.com sends mail a lot quicker and is definitely more reliable than using this plugin. If like me, your addressbook has less than forty names in it, I would recommend you simply take half an hour of your time to open your addressbook and just add '.readnotify.com' to the email addresses of those recipients you want to track (your recipients won't see this). That way you can use this service quickly and 'unconsciously' without the need for this plugin - which is quite useless in my opinion.
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