Yikes! These are tough times we are all going through,
and patriotic e-mail is flying like crazy around the
internet. Please pass this on to anyone who you think
wouldn't mind knowing about the concept of BCC vs. CC.
We are all getting deluged with emotional mail (most of
it the same stuff), because people are unwittingly passing
private e-mail addresses all over cyberspace. You are very
likely already getting automatic e-mail from people who
(unknowingly) forward mail to everyone whose address was
typed on the original letter. It's like a pyramid chain.
Highlight and copy the following, and send it to your
friends and associates who don't know about the BCC option:
When forwarding EMail to dozens of people, here's one way to
avoid having us all scroll down for a half-page before we
finally get to the substance of the letter:
When you begin to write down recipients' addresses in
your e-mail- go up to your menu, and see if there is a BCC
form to click on, rather than the standard CC (copies to) or
TO: box. Most E-Mail programs have a BCC (blind copies to)
option, so that ONLY THE RECIPIENT'S NAME IS ON THE LETTER,
AND ALL OTHER NAMES (TO:) and (CC'D TO:) ARE INVISIBLE.
(This also protects the security and the private addresses
of other recipients from businesses who are out there
looking for addresses to send junk mail to.)
For AOL users, you can BCC by putting addresses in
parentheses. For example, if you want to BCC fictitious Joe
Websurfer at yahoo.com, type this: (joewebsurfer@yahoo.com).
-Charles