| Most people when sending email send using the | | | | |
| to line, some even venture to the cc line | | | | If you send an email to recipients using the |
| (carbon copy) but very few venture into the | | | | to and or the cc line the recipients of the |
| realms of the Bcc line (blind carbon copy). | | | | email can clearly see who the email was sent |
| | | | to. If one of the recipients was a mailing |
| The answer is usually because they are | | | | list then all recipients can clearly see the |
| blissfully unaware of the existence of the | | | | recipients on the mailing list. |
| Bcc line. Most email clients including | | | | |
| Outlook Express and IncrediMail do not show | | | | This has two consequences |
| the Bcc line on the default new email form | | | | |
| when composing an email. | | | | 1. If the mailing list is confidential (list |
| | | | of clients) then it isn't anymore. |
| To Use the Bcc line you must normally first | | | | |
| enable it. These screen shots show how to | | | | 2. If anyone does a reply to all the reply |
| enable Bcc in Outlook Express . The process | | | | is sent to everyone on both the original to |
| for Incredimail is similar. | | | | and cc line. |
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| What is the Bcc Line and why Use it? | | | | Putting the mailing list on the Bcc line |
| | | | solves both of these problems. |
| The Bcc line (blind copy)is used to send | | | | |
| email to someone without other recipients of | | | | I would urge anyone who send email to mailing |
| the email being aware that it was sent to | | | | lists or mailing groups to consider using the |
| those recipients. It is effectively a way of | | | | Bcc line in future. However it is especially |
| hiding email recipients from each other. Its | | | | important for very large mailing lists and |
| main use is when sending email to mailing | | | | confidential lists. |
| lists ( email groups). | | | | |