Blind Copying Emails: A How-To Guide

[StacieB]

Was wondering how you Blind Copy an email so others do not see addresses? Thanks in advance!!

 

[kspry]

I answered in the shoutbox -
StacieB, what email program are you using? In outlook, click the TO button. A window with a BCC button will show up.

BCC stands for "blind carbon copy".

 

[kearstin]

Beneath your "To:" and "CC:" boxes there should be one that says "BCC:". Some of the free email services hide the boxes unless you opt to show them (i.e. Hotmail).

HTH

 

[StacieB]

Thanks so much!!

 

[StacieB]

Ok I found where to do this, but now all I get is an error and it goes to my Outbox in Outlook? Any suggestions?

 

[kspry]

What's the error message say?

 

[StacieB]

It says the server has unexpectedly terminated the connection.

I put my name in t he To Spot and then BCC the addresses? Is that right?

 

[kspry]

Send a test message to yourself with your name in the BCC box, so you can see if it is working.

It should auto-fill the FROM with your email addy.

 

[StacieB]

that worked, it seems I have to close out and then reopen and it sends it!

Wierd!! I hope my people are not getting multiple emails!!

 

[kspry]

Just hit the Send/Receive button instead of closing the program and relaunching.

 

[StacieB]

It has sent them all now so who knows what happened!!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I wanted to get new blinds, too, but the brand name was so expensive that I went and bought a blind copy for a lot less.

 

[chefann]

Good blind joke.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Have you got the joke thread indexed?

 

[chefann]

No, I just remembered that I had posted that joke when that thread first started. I LOVE :love: that joke.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

That is an old favorite of mine, too. My mother used to tell that joke when I was a kid. (A little different version of it.)I thought maybe you were preparing for a trip upriver.