The BCC Field
- From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:27:49 -0500
Use BCC
Use BCC field when addressing mass mail
PLEASE READ and become a better E-mail user. This information is intended not
only to make you a neater "E-mailer" but one that is more considerate and
more thoughtful... Your friends will be thankful.
Would you write your friends' phone numbers on the walls of public places? If
you answer no, then why would you spread their E-mail addresses to a bunch
of strangers, many of whom will in turn forward the same addresses to even more
strangers? Don't do it! Instead, use the BCC feature of your E-mail program.
BCC means Blind Carbon Copy. It is a way of addressing mail to more than one
person so that everyone's address is not displayed for all to see. Every E-mail
program, even free, web-based E-mail services, allow you to address messages
using BCC, in other words, to "BCC" one or more recipients. Some require that
you provide at least ONE address in the TO: field. If this is the case, place
YOUR OWN address in the TO: field and all your recipients' addresses on the
BCC field.
WHY:
List of 4 items
. Using BCC protects your recipients' E-mail addresses from being spread to
strangers.
. Using BCC helps prevent SPAM (Unsolicited Commercial E-mail)
. When using BCC, messages will be easier on your readers because they will be
smaller, with fewer addresses on each message. They will even download faster.
. Using BCC shows your consideration of others by not publishing hundreds of
your friends' addresses to strangers and potentially, SPAMMERS or maybe even
stalkers.
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How to BCC:
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. AOL does not have a dedicated BCC field. To send mail via BCC, place
addresses
and screen names in the CC field surrounded by parentheses. For example:
(billyg@xxxxxxx, SteveCase, lunchmeat@xxxxxxxx)
. Outlook Express: To turn on the BCC field:
Create a New message and choose View, All Headers.
. MS-Outlook: To turn on the BCC field
Create a New message and choose View, BCC.
. Netscape Messenger: To send via BCC, type the first address, click the To:
button on the left of the name and choose BCC from the drop-down list. After
pressing ENTER, each subsequent address you type will be Blind Carbon Copied.
. Lotus Notes - the BCC field is right there. Nothing to "turn on", no hoops to
jump through, just use it!
. Juno Mail -
Juno versions earlier than 3.0 do not allow BCC!
However with Juno 3.0, the BCC feature exists and works just like AOL. There is
no dedicated BCC field. Instead, place alias/nickname, mailing list name,
or e-mail address in CC field and surround entire collection in parentheses.
. WebTV -
Can't be done!
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