Instructions for using Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy)

Click on the type of mail program you have.
If your mail program is not in the list please
let me know and I will try to add it.

AOL

Note: With AOL you will have to send your mail to
someone else to see if Bcc works

To send a blind carbon copy

• Click the Write icon on the toolbar.
  
• In the To: (or CC:) field, enclose the e-mail address(es) of the recipient(s)
  of the blind carbon copy in parentheses. For example: (AOLMember1, AOLMember2)
  
• You can combine regular recipients and blind carbon copy recipients on the same list.
  
• For example: AOLMember1, (AOLMember2)
  
• In this example, AOLMember2 will see that the e-mail was addressed to AOLMember1,
  but AOLMember1 will not know that AOLMember2 received a blind carbon copy.
  
• Recipients of blind carbon copies will not see the names of any other recipients of
  blind carbon copies.
  
• For example: (AOLMember1, AOLMember2, AOLMember3)
  
• In this example, AOLMember1, AOLMember2, and AOLMember3 will each see their
  name on the e-mail they receive, but not the names of the other two recipients.
  
• As the sender of the e-mail, you will always see all names on the e-mail (even those who
  received blind carbon copies) -- whether you look in your online mailbox, or your offline
  mailbox, or if one of the e-mail recipients forwards a copy of the e-mail back to you.
  
• If you are using 4.0, simply cut and paste the whole safelist to your address book,
  (there is a place there for groups), and when mailing to the safelist, all they need do is
  highlight the safelist group, and click on blind copy.. it will automaticly blind copy everyone
  in the list. (but if you send to yourself you will still see the list, just an aol flaw)
  
• Copyright 1995-1998 America Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Outlook Express

To send a basic e-mail message

• On the toolbar, click the Compose Message button.
• In the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes, type the e-mail name of each recipient,
  separated by a comma or semicolon ( ; ).
• To add e-mail names from the Address Book, click the To icon in the
  New Message window, and then select names.
• In the Subject box, type a message title.
• Type your message, and then click the Send button on the toolbar.
• In the new version of Outlook Express you have to open a new message
  then click on View then click All Headers and you will see the Bcc box.
  Once you do this the Bcc box will always be there in new messages.

Netscape Messenger

• Adding Addresses to the Address List
• To add addresses to the address list of your current composition,
  you can use either or both of the following methods:
• Select addresses from the results of a directory service or address book search.
• To launch a directory search, click Address on the toolbar.
• Click the Address List tab and use your keyboard to type in addresses:
• 1.Click the Recipient button and from the resulting menu choose a recipient type.
• 2.Click the blank line to open it for editing.
• 3.Type addresses, using a space to separate a new address from the previous.
• All addresses typed on a single line obtain the current recipient type for that line.
• Press Return to close the line. Multiple addresses will be converted to individual lines.
  
• Recipient Types and What They Mean
  
• An address in an address list can have one of the following recipient types:
  
• To
  Primary recipients of your message.
• CC
  Carbon Copy, for secondary recipients.
• BCC
  Blind Carbon Copy, for secondary recipients not identified
  to the other recipients, including those in the CC list.
• Group or Discussion
  Posting to a discussion group.
  
  Editing Addresses in the Address List
  
  To edit addresses in the address list of your current composition
  
  1.With your cursor, select part or all of an address you want to edit.
  
  2.Type your correction and press Return.
  
  To change an address's recipient type, click the Recipient button and
  from the menu choose a different recipient type.
  
  Deleting Addresses from the Address List
  
  To delete addresses from the address list of your current composition
  
  1.With your cursor, select part or all of an address you want to delete.
  
  2.Press Delete to remove the selection. If the line is now empty, to delete
  the empty line, press Delete again.

Eudora

Creating an Outgoing Message
Example test message, ready to send

Message Header

Outgoing message headers consist of six fields: To:, From:, Subject:, Cc:, Bcc:, and Attachments:. Each field holds a different piece of information. The To:, Subject:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields can be directly edited.

To move the insertion point from field to field, press the [tab] key or click in the desired field with the mouse. When entering information into the fields, use the standard Macintosh text-editing tools provided under the Edit menu. Here is a brief description of the intended contents of each field:

To:

The intended recipient's E-mail address, or a nickname you have defined (see the "Creating and Using Nicknames" section). Multiple addresses are allowed, but must be separated by commas.

From:

The sender's E-mail address. This is usually your POP account plus your real name. You can use a return address other than your POP account by entering the desired address in the Return Address field of the Settings dialog (Personal Information).

Subject:

Brief text indicating the contents of the message. This field can be left blank (though it is a breach of E-mail etiquette to do so).

Cc:

E-mail address or nickname of person to whom a copy of the message is to be sent. Multiple addresses are allowed but must be separated by commas. This field may be left blank.

Bcc:

"Blind" carbon copy. Like addresses listed in the Cc: field, addresses listed here receive copies of the message. Unlike addresses listed in the Cc: field, addresses listed here do not appear in the message header of the recipients. This is useful when you want to send a copy of a message to someone without everyone else knowing you did so. Multiple addresses are allowed but must be separated by commas. This field can be left blank.

Attachments:

List of documents being sent along with the message. Specify these through the Attach Document command under the Message menu (see the "Attachments" section). To delete an attachment from a message, select it and press [delete]. You cannot enter information directly into this field. This field can be left blank.

Yahoo Mail

Can I send the same mail message to more than one person?
Yes.
You may send the same mail message to up to 100 people. Just put the recipients email addresses in the "To", "CC" or "BCC" fields as appropriate.

Be sure to separate addresses with a comma. If you do not, the message will be sent, but only to the first person in the field. He will receive a message with a "To:" line containing his name, a comma, and then "UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_ADDRESS@.SYNTAX-ERROR".

Note: Sending junk mail or "spam" will not be tolerated and is a violation of the Yahoo! Mail Terms of Service. Since the "Bcc" field is often used for this, there is a limit of 10 Bcc addresses per message.

Hotmail

The 'BCC:' Field

"BCC" stands for "Blind Carbon Copy." The 'BCC:' field is used to send a copy of an email message to a person without any of the other recipients knowing it. The address(es) of the person(s) you blind carbon copied are hidden from the other recipients.

Example:
If you were to enter these email addresses:
'To:' user_xyz@hotmail.com
'CC:'
'BCC:' TheBigBoss@hotmail.com

Both user_xyz and TheBigBoss would receive a copy of the message, but the header of each person's message would look like the following:
From: "Scarlett O'Hara" .
To: user_xyz@hotmail.com.
Cc:

Note
I have been asked about using commas between the addresses in the BCC field. I couldn't find any info on this at Hotmail so I tried it with out commas and just put spaces between the addresses and it worked for me.

MailCity

How do I send the same message privately to more than one person(bcc)?

Bcc stands for blind carbon copy. This feature enables you to send the same message to more than one person, without the recipients seeing the addresses of other people receiving the mail. To send bcc mail, list the e-mail addresses, separated by a comma in the bcc field.

To send bcc mail to people listed in your address book:

1. Click on Write Mail on the left tool bar.
2. Click on the Address Book to the right of the To field.
3. Click the bcc checkbox next to the address(es) you want to send a blind carbon copy to.
4. Click on Mail To at the top of the page.

WebTV - Can't be done!

Juno Mail - Juno versions earlier than 3.0 do not allow BCC! However with Juno 3.0, the BCC feature exists and works just like AOL. There is no dedicated BCC field. Instead, place alias/nickname, mailing list name, or e-mail address in CC field and surround entire collection in parentheses.

PocketMail - The bcc feature is available for Pocketmail customers simply compose an email as follows:

To: xxx@aol.com
Cc: aaa@aol.com
Cc: bcc
Cc: sss@aol.com
Cc: tttt@aol.com

Anything after the bcc will be treated as a blind copy.

IncrediMail

To send a bcc e-mail message

• On the toolbar, click the New Mail button.
• In the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes, type the e-mail name of each recipient,
  separated by a comma or semicolon ( ; ).
• To add e-mail names from the Address Book, click the To icon in the
  New Message window, and then select names.
• In the Subject box, type a message title.
• Type your message, and then click the Send button on the toolbar.
• To see the bcc box you have to open a new message
  then click on View then click ShowBcc and you will see the Bcc box.
  Once you do this the Bcc box will always be there in new messages.

 MSN

To send a bcc e-mail message

• Go to write message.
• Go to the dropdown.
• Go to more and check box bcc.
• ( also says Ctrl+H).

 Apple Mail

To send a bcc e-mail message

• Start a New Message.
• In the View menu, click on "Bcc Address Field".

 Gmail

To send a bcc e-mail message

• To add Bcc recipients to messages in Gmail:
• Select Compose from the left Gmail navigation bar.
• Type the primary recipient in the To: line.
• To hide the addresses of all recipients, you can also leave the To: field blank
  or enter your own Gmail address. (I have read there are problems with Bcc
  if you don't put anything in the To: field)
• Click Add Bcc.
• You can also enter the email addresses like this in the bcc field
  "Test Name" <test@example.com>,
  test2@example.com,
  "Test Name 3" <test3@example.com>,
• Enter all the recipients' email addresses in the Bcc: field.
• Continue editing your message and eventually click Send.

If you need anymore assistance contact: bcc@rrudder.com