Quick G-Mail question

[DemoTex]

If I put my own email address in the "To" box, and send my contact list the email as a BCC (Blind Carbon Copy), can anyone other than me read any and all replies?

:shrug:

Thanks
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[Donnachaidh]

1. I think bcc keeps the replies from going to anyone but you.

bcc doesn't generate a working list.

[DemoTex]

3. That's what I think, too.

But what is a "working list?"

I am so computer dumb!

[Donnachaidh]

7. okay - bcc comes straight from regular files - it means *blind carbon copy*

the term is a carryover from office work. *Blind* being the verb -- the copy is unknown to anyone but the creator.

A *working list* would be an email list copied into an email utilizing the *cc* (or carbon copy) function. That means everyone on the list has the option to either reply to sender OR reply to ALL on the list. They also see everyone you have sent this to, because the email addresses would show up in the *to* box.

Using bcc gets the message out, but doesn't turn the message into a potential (pardon the expression) clusterf*ck of arguing questioning, complaining about being spammed, etc., etc. Most active email lists ask posters to use bcc if they are sending messages to more than one list, so as not to have conversations cross over.

Hope this makes sense.

[kirby]

2. No

Replies would go to the From address of the email. Since each person BCC'd would not know who else was BCC'd, the reply can only go to the person in the From address.

[DemoTex]

4. So, bottom line, all replies would come to me - the sender (From)?

Correct?

[Donnachaidh]

5. yup. n/t

[tabatha]

6. If anyone "Replies All"

then the replies go to you and everyone on the bcc list.

[Donnachaidh]

8. not on bcc. n/t

[tabatha]

18. I heard that it did.

[DemoTex]

9. But the BCC list is masked (blind) to them. Right?

Would not "Reply All" work only on a CC list? I'm confused.

[DemoTex]

10. I think Donnachaidh clarified it.

Thanks.

[MidwestTransplant]

11. BCC keeps all replies to you (the sender)

[DemoTex]

13. Bingo!

That's what I need to know. Thanks!

[Orangepeel]

12. "reply all" replies go to everyone who was on the "to" list and the "cc" list

but not to those that were on the "bcc" list.

[DemoTex]

14. Now I understand!

Thanks!

[gmoney]

15. You don't even need to put your own name in the "TO" field

Just put all the addresses in the BCC (even your own if you like)

[DemoTex]

16. So the "TO" field can be unpopulated?

I'm learning!

[gmoney]

17. As long as you have addresses in BCC

Bugs me when some "friend" sends out a cutesy e-mail to their entire address book with all the names in CC so that EVERYONE gets everyone else's address. Usually if it's some cutesy meme or chain letter, the messages end up including hundreds of addresses, which I'm sure eventually make their way to spammers and scammers. Yay!

[tabatha]

19. Reply to all exposes blind co-conspirators

http://email-overloaded.com/2006/06/01/reply-to-all-exposes-blind-co-conspirators/

* RFC 2822 notes three problems:
o If the Bcc: header is completely removed, people who receive a blind copy may not notice they are not on either the To: or Cc: and reply to everyone, thus leaking that blind copies were sent.
o If the Bcc: header is not removed for people being sent a blind copy, then all blind copy recipients will know who got blind copies.
o If the email addresses on the Bcc: header are removed, but the header is not, this will leak the fact that some blind copies were sent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_carbon_copy