messagenotice

Messagenotice is a notice associated with a message that informs recipients or systems about the status, handling, or issues related to that message. It is used across communication channels such as email, instant messaging, mobile push notifications, and system integrations. The term is generic and often used in documentation to refer to notification content rather than the message body itself.

In practice, messagenotices cover delivery status notifications (delivered, delayed, or bounced), read receipts, error notices describing why delivery failed, policy or rate-limit notices, and reminders about required actions.

A messagenotice typically includes elements such as the notice type, a timestamp, a reference to the related message, a descriptive description, an action or status code, and guidance for resolution or next steps. Some notices may also provide escalation contacts or links to help resources.

Standards and platforms provide structures for these notices. For email, delivery status notifications and non-delivery reports are defined in RFCs such as RFC 3464 and RFC 3465, while disposition notification has RFC 3798. In mobile and web services, notices may be delivered via push services or within-app messaging and follow platform guidelines.

Design considerations emphasize clarity and privacy, ensuring notices avoid exposing sensitive data, support localization and accessibility, and respect user preferences. Notices should be timestamped, actionable when possible, and clearly distinguished from ordinary message content.

Related concepts include delivery status notification, read receipt, non-delivery report, and push or in-app notices.