Read receipt option?

I need a read receipt option for Mail - sometimes I send large emails that might be too big for client's inboxes - and I need to know they got it - and when I send instructions and jobs to printers, I need them to confirm receipt. I love this feature in Gyazmail on my ibook, but I also want it in AppleMail so I can send these mails on my imac too.
Can anyone suggest a read receipt option that isn't automatic? I don't always want them - just when I click an icon or ask for one via a menu.

As far as I know Apple Mail doesn't provide this feature out-of-the-box. But you can create a custom header by typing the following in a Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.mail UserHeaders '{"Return-Receipt-To" = "[email protected]"; "Disposition-Notification-To" = "[email protected]"; }'
and substituting "[email protected]" with your own email address. However, this will cause Mail to send a receipt request everytime you send an email.
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PS: There are already lots of threads around dealing with exactly this question. Does no one try the forum search before posting? Try searching for "receipt" and you'll get hits over hits.

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