Hidden messages sent out?

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Rachel

I am using Outlook 2002 + SP 1

Twice today when I sent a single email message (where I initiated the email
and it was not a reply) the "Send-Receive Progress" window has said that I
am sending 2 messages. This makes me very uneasy that I may be sending out
messages unintentially. Please explain why this is happening and, if I am
sending out unknown messages, how to stop it.

This may or may not be related: Occasionally I get a notice that a message
that I did not knowingly send failed to be delivered. The addresses are
totally unknown to me. I regard these occurences as malicious.

Thank you.

Rachel
 
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Chuck Davis

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Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]

Twice today when I sent a single email message (where I initiated the email
and it was not a reply) the "Send-Receive Progress" window has said that I
am sending 2 messages. This makes me very uneasy that I may be sending out
messages unintentially. Please explain why this is happening and, if I am
sending out unknown messages, how to stop it.
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You're probably sending read-receipts for messages that you read which were
requesting read-receipts. To control how these are handled, go to Tools ->
Options -> Preferences -> E-mail Options -> Tracking Options...
This may or may not be related: Occasionally I get a notice that a message
that I did not knowingly send failed to be delivered. The addresses are
totally unknown to me. I regard these occurences as malicious.
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You could call them malicious - they're because some spammers got your
email address and are now sending spam that says it's from you. You're
getting the non-delivery reports for all the addresses they're trying that
don't exist. They're not, however, accessing your computer or your email.
 
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