At 1/12/98 11:48 AM , Phyllis Flott wrote:
>I'm trying to think of a way students can submit assignments via e-mail,
>get a notice that the assignment was received, the notice includes a
>copy of what they submitted and only I can read what they sent.
>
>It seems like some variation of a listserve could do this but I'm not
>sure what.
>
>Any ideas are welcome.

Look into:
a) digital signatures (leading software is PGP @ www.pgp.com)
b) return receipts

These will solve your problems about as well as modern tech can.

Philo


Finger for public key                   [log in to unmask]
Take my anonymity questionnaire:
http://www.radix.net/~philo/Anonymity/qform.html
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
I am not a vegetarian because I love animals;  I am a vegetarian
     because I hate plants.  -- A. Whitney Brown