Neil Parks wrote:
>>Re the recent discussion of Bcc:
Ideally, the recipient of a msg should not see the content of the Bcc:
line. Its purpose is to spare the recipient of the msg from having to
wade through a mile-long list of other recipients.
However, I find that whenever a receive a msg at my Slip Net mailbox which
contains a Bcc:, I do see the line. I wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to ask
why, but never got an answer.<<
If a letter or message has multiple addressees, then it is a form
letter/message and the list of addressees should not be shown.
However, if a letter/message is addressed to one person, and copied to others
that are in a "need to know" position, then those persons *should* be shown
as being recipients of a copy so that the addressee *knows* who has received
copies.
But, if you want to have another person get a copy of the letter/message, but
who is not in a "need to know" position *and* you don't want the addressee to
know that you sent a copy to that person, then that person would receive a
"blind carbon copy." Case in point: (Current Affairs) You have been
experiencing problems with the tires on your sports utility vehicle, but have
not been getting any satisfaction from the dealer. You write a
letter/message to the tire manufacturer, with a copy to the dealer, and send
a "blind carbon copy" to the National Highway Traffic Administration. The
copy goes to the dealer because the dealer *needs to know* that you are
appealing his/her inaction to the manufacturer. The manufacturer *needs to
know* that a copy of the letter went to the dealer. *You* want the National
Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) to know about the problem, but, you
don't want either the manufacturer or the dealer to know that you sent NHTSA
a copy so the copy sent to NHTSA is sent as a "blind carbon copy." NHTSA
*needs to know* who the manufacturer and the dealer are, so the addressee an
copy recipients are visible in the "blind carbon copy."
A "blind carbon copy" should not be confused with the e-mail switch, "Show
Other Recipients?"
