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What could be the need of CC and BCC fields in email?
The CC field is used to refer to the concept of the carbon copy as it sends additional copies of a single email to one or more recipients. The BCC field is used when you want to send an email to multiple recipients but do not want any of them to know about the other people you have sent them to.
In what two situations should you use the BCC in an email?
If you are sending an impersonal email or one with a large mailing list, use the “Bcc.” You want to protect the privacy of recipients who don’t know each other, use “Bcc.” If you want to share an email with someone secretly, use “Bcc”, but exercise ethical discretion when doing so.
What is the difference between CC and BCC used in email communication?
Both CC and BCC send copies of an email to additional recipients. The main difference is that CC recipients are visible to others, while BCC recipients are not. CC’d individuals will receive all additional responses to the email, assuming the “Reply All” function is used.
What is CC in email used for?
Cc stands for carbon copy which means that whose address appears after the Cc: header would receive a copy of the message. Also, the Cc header would also appear inside the header of the received message.
What’s the difference between sending an email and CC?
When composing the email, the TO field is for those recipients who the email is directly intended for. On the other hand, the CC field is for those recipients who are receiving the email as a courtesy or so that they are kept in the loop.
What makes an effective email?
Emails, like traditional business letters, need to be clear and concise. Keep your sentences short and to the point. The body of the email should be direct and informative, and it should contain all pertinent information. See our article on writing skills for guidance on communicating clearly in writing.
When should we use BCC?
For security and privacy reasons, it is best to use the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) feature when sending an email message to a large number of people. When you place email addresses in the BCC field of a message, those addresses are invisible to the recipients of the email.
What is the difference between “cc” and “BCC” in email marketing?
Both “cc” and “bcc” are additional fields you can enter when sending an email. Every recipient email address you enter into the “to” and “cc” fields will be able to see each other. The email addresses you add to the “bcc” field will not be visible to the “to” and “cc” recipients or the other “bcc” recipients.
Is it OK to BCC everyone on your email list?
Using Bcc is good etiquette if you want to protect someone’s email address from being exposed to others. For example, if you are emailing a group of subcontractors about a change in policy or procedure, it’s considerate to Bcc everyone on the list.
What is BBC for email?
When referring to email, “cc” means carbon copy and “bbc” means “blind carbon copy”. Both “cc” and “bcc” are additional fields you can enter when sending an email. Every recipient email address you enter into the “to” and “cc” fields will be able to see each other.
What is a blind carbon copy email?
They need to be addressed to in the To field ‘Blind carbon copy’ is a way of sending emails to multiple people without them knowing who else is receiving the email. Any emails in the BCC field will be invisible to everyone else in the To and CC fields.