message-receipts (was: Package server)

[hendrik@topoi.pooq.com]

On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 10:13:39AM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> >
> >  
> Please stop requesting receipts on this mailing list.  It is very annoying.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> -- 
> Damon L. Chesser
> damon@damtek.com
> damon@okfairtax.org
> 

I've seen this mentioned several times, but don't know what it means,
nor how it annoys.

Presumably there is some message-receipt protocol.

(a) How does won request or not request receipts?
(b) How do receipts bother one -- I've never noticed it.

-- hendrik