Hiding Contacts info from Contact when group emailing
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From: Logan123 on 13 Jun 2008 17:44 Hi, I'm using Microsoft Outlook 6 on Windows XP Professional. When I send an email to a number of contacts within a group, the recipients can see who else was sent the email. Is there any way in which all contacts can remain hidden from each other, so that a recipient within a group would not know, who else the email has been sent to? Thank you for your time.
From: Michael Santovec on 13 Jun 2008 19:14 I presume that you mean Outlook Express version 6. Suggestions on using a mailing list in Outlook Express (Windows): - In the Address book select New Group, give it a name (e.g. Bob's Mailing List BCC), and then use Select Members to add the desired contacts to the group - In the Address book select New Contact, give it a name (e.g. Bob's Mailing List) and enter your own e-mail address - When you want to send to the list, in the TO field select the "Bob's Mailing List" entry and in the BCC field select the "Bob's Mailing List BCC" group. Recipients will see "Bob's Mailing List" in the TO field (which looks better than "Undisclosed Recipients" which sounds like spam, and may get filtered out by some ISP anti-spam filters), they will not see the name or address of any of the people in the list and you will get a copy of the message. (With OE5+ you have to check the option to View, All Headers in a Mail composition window in order to see the BCC field.) Note: when you view the message in the Sent Items folder, you'll need to look at the Message Source (Ctrl-F3) in order to see the BCC header. Note: Your ISP sets the limit for the number of names per group. If you exceed their limit, they will refuse to send the message. Check with them for their limit. Limits are typically in the 10 to 100 range, with 50 being fairly common. -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "Logan123" <Logan123(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:118A6D98-809A-4730-BD96-1775C452D3DE(a)microsoft.com... > Hi, > I'm using Microsoft Outlook 6 on Windows XP Professional. > > When I send an email to a number of contacts within a group, the > recipients can see who else was sent the email. > > Is there any way in which all contacts can remain hidden from each > other, so that a recipient within a group would not know, who else the > email has been sent to? > > Thank you for your time. >
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 13 Jun 2008 19:14 Yes, put the addressees in the BCC box (enable View | All Headers to make the BCC field available). See OE Help: To send an e-mail message -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Logan123 wrote: > Hi, > I'm using Microsoft Outlook 6 on Windows XP Professional. > > When I send an email to a number of contacts within a group, the > recipients can see who else was sent the email. > > Is there any way in which all contacts can remain hidden from each > other, so that a recipient within a group would not know, who else the > email has been sent to? > > Thank you for your time.
From: Bruce Hagen on 13 Jun 2008 20:07 To use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature, In Create Mail, either click View | All Headers and type in the addresses separated by a; Or: Click the To button. You will see your list of contacts and the choice of putting them in the To, CC, or BCC field. Click on an address, then click BCC to add it. Repeat for all the contacts you want. (Note: Most ISPs have limits as to how many e-mails you can send a one time. 25 is common, but it varies). Put your own address in the To box. This is the only address/name that any recipient will see. If you leave the To field blank, some people may not receive the e-mail due to message rules they have set up, or restrictions set by their ISP. You can also make an entry in the Address Book using your e-mail address, but putting something like Mailing List in the display field. ********************* You can also create groups if you send mail to the same people often. To create a group of contacts: You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you send e-mail. 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group. 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name of the group. 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group: a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members, and then click a name from the Address Book list. b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add. c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New Contact and fill in the appropriate information. d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the text box. After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to your Address Book. 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined. Note a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups is selected. b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than one group. If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to each recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group name in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a legitimate address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the group). Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To field | Enter the Group in the BCC field. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA "Logan123" <Logan123(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:118A6D98-809A-4730-BD96-1775C452D3DE(a)microsoft.com... > Hi, > I'm using Microsoft Outlook 6 on Windows XP Professional. > > When I send an email to a number of contacts within a group, the > recipients can see who else was sent the email. > > Is there any way in which all contacts can remain hidden from each > other, so that a recipient within a group would not know, who else the > email has been sent to? > > Thank you for your time. >
From: madda on 14 Jun 2008 08:57
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