I found that at the DHL site you can set up a "notification" to be sent to you to let you know when there is a status change on your shipment. I set up all my expected shipments to email me when they are "Out For Delivery" and "Delivered". We'll see if it works. My orders all seem to have been shipped via DHL, with 12 digit tracking numbers beginning with "H895". You can also set it to text message you. This is a free service.
-kirax2