What happens when you send a blind carbon copy of an email message?
If you add a recipient’s name to the Bcc (blind carbon copy) box in an email message, a copy of the message is sent to the recipient that you specify. Any recipients added to the Bcc box will not be shown to any other recipients who receive the message.
Can I use BCC to send mass email?
When sending bulk emails, you don’t want everyone in the list to see who you are sending them to. You can use the Send as Mass Mail feature or use the BCC undisclosed recipients.
What do you write in BCC in an email?
Cc means carbon copy and Bcc means blind carbon copy. For emailing, you use Cc when you want to copy others publicly, and Bcc when you want to do it privately. Any recipients on the Bcc line of an email are not visible to others on the email.
Can someone see if you BCC on an email?
As you know, recipients can’t tell who you included in the BCC field, or even if you used the BCC field at all. To see who you BCC’d in a previous email, just open the Sent mail folder and open the message. You’ll see the BCC field preserved for future reference.
What happens if I put everyone in BCC?
When you place email addresses in the BCC field of a message, those addresses are invisible to the recipients of the email. Conversely, any email addresses that you place in the To field or the CC field are visible to everyone who receives the message.
Is it rude to BCC?
BCC should only be used when it isn’t a personal email and you want to keep the receipts email private. For example: Informing suppliers/clients of change of address or phone number. Sending out a weekly newsletter to clients who do not know each other, you may wish to respectfully keep their addresses private.
How do I send an email to a group without showing all the email addresses?
To send emails to small groups where everybody knows each other, use the Cc field. Enter all of the addresses there, separated by commas. To hide addresses, use the Bcc field, just like the Cc field. No one will be able to see the addresses added in this field.
How do I send an email to multiple recipients with the address list hidden?
How does blind carbon copy work in email?
The recipients will receive a copy of your message, but they will not be able to see the addresses of the recipients listed in the BCC field. When an email message is forwarded, the addresses of everyone in the To field and the CC field are also forwarded along with the message. Addresses that have been placed in the BCC field are not forwarded.
What should I prohibit my employees from doing with my email?
You might prohibit: 1 excessive personal use of email; 2 inappropriate or illegal content such as offensive jokes; 3 engaging in illegal activities; 4 encrypting personal emails and attachments; 5 employees from allowing other people to access their email account.
What to do if your company does not provide an email address?
If email is an integral part of your daily work life, I would advise you to be wary of a company that does not provide its employees this very basic communication tool. In the event that your employer does not provide you with a corporate email address, you should not feel compelled to conduct business through your personal email account.
When do employees need to use company email systems?
Employees should primarily use company email systems for business You cannot stop employees receiving personal emails. It is pragmatic to allow some personal use of email, especially if you have employees who use their email for business purposes outside of normal working hours.
The recipients will receive a copy of your message, but they will not be able to see the addresses of the recipients listed in the BCC field. When an email message is forwarded, the addresses of everyone in the To field and the CC field are also forwarded along with the message. Addresses that have been placed in the BCC field are not forwarded.
Who are the Undisclosed Recipients of an email?
Anyone who receives the message will simply see “Undisclosed Recipients” as the main recipient of the message. The “Undisclosed Recipients” contact isn’t a special entity in Outlook. Rather, it’s just another contact with your own email address attached.
What happens if I leave my email address blank?
However, there is one problem that might pop up. If you leave the “To” field blank, many spam checkers will interpret the message as spam and your recipients might never see it. You can avoid that problem in one of two ways. The first is to simply put your own address in the “To” field.
Is there a way to hide the recipients of an email?
When you’re using BCC for your mass mail, you will be able to hide the recipients. It’s a very easy way to hide the recipients and every popular email client offers the BCC option. BCC is short for ‘Blank Carbon Copy’. Recipients of these emails will be able to see all the ‘To:’ and ‘CC:’ recipients.