On 2004.11.05 01:11, "Stephen Rayment" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You are doing better than I can!! > When I only enter names in the BCC field (to do what you want) > The Send button is grey�d out � I can�t send it! > sgr > > > > From: tb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 07:18:50 -0700 > To: Entourage mac Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Avoiding sending multiple names in CC, instead of BCC > > Dang. I just committed one of the more grave errors of email etiquette: > sending out an email to a 70 business contacts, with all their names in the > CC field (instead of the BCC field). > > The reason I did this is because I've never been able to figure out a way to > get a blank Entourage (2004) email to show its BCC field while the Address > Book is next to it. In other words, in order to send an email to a variety > of people in my Address Book, I open up a blank email. I then open up the > Address Book, sort by a Category, Command-Click on the names I want to add > to my email, and then drag them over to the blank email. Again, the blank > email doesn't show me the BCC field, so I have to place these 50+ names in > either the To or CC field. Then, I have to remember to drag them all from > that field down to the BCC field. I usually remember to do this, but this > time (the time I include 2 CEO's private emails...), I forgot. > > Am I doing something wrong, or is the BCC just hidden initially? > > Also, I'd love to figure out a way to create a "Warning, Warning!!" message > that pops up if I ever try to send an email with ANY names in the CC field. > Is it possible to create an Apple Script that would check each outgoing > message for any name in the CC field? I never want to send an email with > anything in the CC field, so this kind of script would work for my needs. If > the script saw that there was a name in the CC field, it would stop the Send > process, and put up a message saying something like, "You are about to send > a message with names in the CC field. Are you sure you want to do that, > buster? Hmm? Hmm?" > > One last note: to avoid this email gaffe, I always try to create groups > (with the Don't Show box checked) whenever possible. But most of my large > group emailings are unique, so I need to pick people by hand. > > Thanks for any tips on this! > > TBatST > > You absolutely MUST put something in the To: field. The best way is to put your own name and address in the to field and this allows you to put the other names in the BCC field. Regards D�nes -- D�nes Bogs�nyi 133 Osburn Drive MACGREGOR ACT 2615 Australia Tel: +612 6254 3636 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: www.homepage.mac.com/denesbogsanyi -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
