An electronic mailing method on the Internet with a function of reception
confirmation is described. The method is comprising the steps of (a)
assigning a unique code to the e-mail of a sender and recording the unique
code in a database; (b) attaching to the e-mail a CGI executive program
that automatically sends the unique code to the web server of the sender
when the receiver receives the e-mail; (c) sending the unique code to the
web server of the sender by the automatic execution of the CGI executive
program when the e-mail is received by the receiver; and (d) comparing the
unique code sent in the step (c) and the unique code recorded in the step
(a) and, if they are identical, sending reception confirmation information
to the sender.