>Sometimes I receive a copy or forward of an article that was also send >to CC of about 200 other addresses. If I reply to all then my reply >will go to all addresses. Is this something that can be fodder for >spammers? Also isn't it really a violation of ones privacy to >arbitrarily send someone's email address to others without permission.
There was already a good answer regarding the BCC/CC issue, so I won't rehash. But I will add, that yes, CCing to large groups of people, can cause you email headaches. Spam is possible, although much more likely is virus floods. All the new PC viri no longer use the address book for addresses, rather, they pull addresses right from emails. So if your email address is in that block of 200 and ANY ONE of those people gets a virus, you will be the recipient of a virus email, as well as the recipient to all the bounces because your address was used as the return address for a run of virus emails. So it is in yours, and every else's best interest, to BCC all bulk emails. The only reason to use a CC is because you WANT the other recipients to be aware that you also sent the email to someone else. This is useful when you are planning a trip with a small group of friends, and you want it to be easy for everyone to stay in the loop of the discussion (or any other similar rational). But it has no place when sending generic, impersonal, forwards such as jokes. Those should always be BCC to protect the innocent. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
