Email Open Tracking

How Email Open Tracking Works and Its Limitations

October 26, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Why Engagement Metrics Alone Cannot Establish a Reliable Record of Business Communication.

Every day, businesses send important emails to customers, partners, employees, and suppliers. Some contain proposals, while others carry contracts, payment instructions, legal notices, or time-sensitive information. Once an email is sent, people ask a familiar question: Did the recipient actually open it?

What Counts as Proof an Email Was Sent, Delivered, Opened, and Read?

September 04, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Proof an Email Was Sent vs. Proof It Was Delivered.

When an important email becomes part of a dispute, regularly used phrases like “I sent it” or “I received it” can mean very different things. A sent folder may show that a sender clicked Send, an email delivery receipt may indicate that a mail system accepted a message, email open tracking may record an interaction with the message, and an email read receipt may suggest that a recipient’s email client reported it as opened.

Email Open Tracking vs Delivery Tracking: What is the Difference?

July 17, 2026 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Understanding What Each Method Reveals About Delivery, Engagement, and Proof.

Are email open tracking and delivery tracking the same? Sending an email and knowing what happened next are two different things. Email open tracking can indicate that someone viewed or interacted with the message, while delivery tracking records whether the message reached the recipient and was accepted by the recipient’s email system.