I have asked this before but was aleays told it might be handled in an upgrade. I just thought I would ask again in light of the recent upgrade.

Only VIPs can send or read IMs. However when a VIP sends one he gets no indication as to whether the recipient can read it. That was the case for a long time. Has this been addressed or is it likely to be in the future?

Note I am not looking for universal read write privilege. Just a way for the VIP to know if it is likely to be read.

There is still no way of knowing if the recipient can read, or has read your PM.  

There are some roundabout ways, but it's not 100%.

If you send a PM to an alias, then he/she can read it, because all aliases are VIP.

If you send a PM to someone who has a new review approved (1 within the past 15 days, or 2 within the past 30 days, or 3 within the past 45 days etc.,) then they can read it because they have active VIP due to their reviews.  

If you send a PM to a provider who has her username linked to her profile, she can read it, because she has the Limited Provider VIP.