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Can I block Bcc email?
Your address is one of hundreds or even thousands on a mailing list that’s being sent as a BCC (blind carbon copy), so you can’t see who else is getting the mail. You can block most of this sort of mail by setting up a filter to catch messages that don’t have your address on the To: line.
Can you reply Bcc recipients?
Yes. They can only reply to who they can “see”. Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc:) is designed to hide all recipients except those in To: or Cc:, so Reply All would only go to those, plus the original sender.
What happens when a Bcc replies to all?
When a Bcc’d recipient selects ‘Reply All’, we now see this message at the top of our reply email: “Your address was hidden when this message was sent. If you Reply All, everyone will now you received it.” and all of the other Bcc’d recipients are Bcc’d with the reply email.
What happens if someone replies to a Bcc email outlook?
If your name is on the Bcc list, you won’t receive any emails if someone on the To or Cc line replies to the original email. Your inbox would be inundated with emails when all you needed to care about was the first one.
How do I automatically move emails with certain CC recipients in Outlook?
Automatically Cc All Mail You Send in Outlook 2010 and Newer
- Click File in your Outlook Inbox.
- Go to the info category.
- Make sure the account for which you want to set up automatic Cc copies is selected under Account Information.
- Click Manage Rules & Alerts.
- Go to the Email Rules tab.
- Click New Rule.
Is blind copying unethical?
Even when it’s not illegal to copy a third party on a message, it can be unethical. If you BCC someone because you know the recipient wouldn’t want a third party reading the message, you’re probably behaving unethically. However, sometimes a BCC serves as an important privacy protection.
Why is BCC bad for email?
BCC is not good for lots of recipients. Sending the same email once to 50 recipients is a lot easier than sending 50 individual emails. Sending that email using BCC — including all 50 recipients on the BCC line, so they can’t see each others’ email addresses — seems like a polite and sensible thing to do. The problem is, spammers do this.
Is BCC a good way to send spam?
Unfortunately, it’s also a great way to send spam. Sending the same email once to 50 recipients is a lot easier than sending 50 individual emails. Sending that email using BCC — including all 50 recipients on the BCC line, so they can’t see each others’ email addresses — seems like a polite and sensible thing to do.
Can recrecipients find out if someone else bcc’d in an email?
Recipients cannot find out if someone else was BCC’d in an email. However, the sender can always go back to their sent message folder and find out who they BCC’d.
Do recipients know if you BCC someone on Gmail?
No, they do not. Recipients that have been BCC’d will be able to read the email, but they won’t be able to see who else received it. Only the sender can see everyone that was BCC’d. Can e-mails be taxed?