In article <50e071d588thekennels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bill ZFC <thekennels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In article <50e05c1128roger.hird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > Roger Hird <roger.hird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > In article <50e0570c44barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > > Barry E Allen <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Pardon my pedantry but you appear to have mistyped or misspelled > > > 'disappeard' > > You really must draw a distinction between misspelling and > > mistyping - but I still think I'm right on the origins of "cc". > ..here, > cc = carbon copy (to ..name) > ccs = carbon copies in the plural (to ..names or list name(s). > bcc = peculiarly email? > bcc = an abomination, or perhaps an insult, as the recepient has no idea > to whom, if any, a copy(ies) of perhaps private and personal > correspondence has been forwarded. Any 'legal' expectation of > confidentiality may have been effectively waived from the outset. as I understood the usage, if you were cc'd on a letter you might be expect to comment, bc's were for information only. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.16 --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support