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How can I easily (free and non obtrusive) add a tracking facility to an email newsletter?

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2006-08-07 09:15:36, Category: Programming & Design
I am going to write a newsletter with some factual information in my Yahoo group. I would like to see if this email gets forwarded on and where it goes to, how many times it's read etc. I am guessing that I will need to write it in HTML and embed code of some sort... All comments, experiences and advice appreciated!

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  1. jsd115

    On 2006-08-07 10:38:05


    The best way to do this is to include an image file in your HTML file that points to a PHP script. In this PHP script, you can record IP address and other information on each load. As far as I know, this is actually the only way to do it since Javascript code in e-mails will not be executed. You can find some extra information at http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/20751/fid/51 on ways to do the actual PHP implementation for this.