Actually Jeremy, that's the one case where filters don't work on outgoing mails. You cannot apply forwarding (at least not effectively).
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 2:42 AM, Jeremy Nicholls <[email protected]>wrote: > Here's a simple solution which works with free Gmail as well. It uses the > fact that Gmail filters also work on sent email as well as incoming mail > (despite what it says on the filter set-up page about filtering incoming > mail). > > Under your Gmail Settings, set up a forwarding address to the address you > want to BCC to. > > Then set up a filter which detects all emails which have your own address > in the From field, and then tick the appropriate box to forward mail to the > forwarding address you already set up. > > Easy. > > > On 25 May 2013 22:37, Frank St. Claire <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Marko, >> >> Please see my most recent reply to Zack's reply to Geoff if you fail to >> understand the concern of some of us. >> >> Also, just because an issue is not a problem for you and some others does >> not mean it is not a problem for many of us. >> >> I am sure you have your own "problems" as evidenced by your reply, on >> which I will not elaborate further. This is not a group that is aimed at ad >> hominem attacks. >> >> Good day. >> >> >> On 5/25/2013 1:50 PM, Marko Vukovic wrote: >> >> >> Frank, you mention the word 'problem' a lot. Consider that just because >> you deem a feature to be necessary does not somehow make it a problem for >> the rest of us. >> >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Frank St. Claire >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Zack/(Doc): My comment was not meant to be critical of anyone here >>> (including yourself). The thrust of my commentary was the apparent >>> recalcitrance of Google to address the problem. >>> >>> BTW, I will be glad to make an "official request" to Google if you or >>> someone else would direct me to the most effective way to do so. However, >>> having done this in the past with at least one "official suggestion" for >>> Youtube sign-ins, no response was ever forthcoming from Google and I doubt >>> any would occur in this suggested effort. From what I see, Google pretty >>> much does whatever it wants to do with little influence from its users. In >>> other words, the attitude seems to be "Google knows best." >>> >>> What might make more sense than some of us sending to Google unorganized >>> ad hoc suggestions to this problem (which seems to be ongoing for years now >>> and is both unsolved by users here (who do try to help) and by Google >>> (which seems to be unwillingly to address the issue) might be to initiate a >>> petition here of users who do feel this is a serious issue that needs to be >>> addressed and submit that petition to Google. Maybe someone more talented >>> than myself could start such a petition drive by creating a Youtube video >>> that might go viral. Maybe then, and only then, Google might pay attention. >>> >>> Until that happens, many of us will continue to use IMAP-configured >>> third-party email programs such as Mozilla Thunderbird for sending email >>> and simply avoid Gmail's web-based email facility. If that's what they >>> want, that's what they will get. >>> >>> It's a sad commentary on a company that in general has done so much good. >>> >>> Thank you for your response. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/23/2013 7:08 AM, Zack (Doc) wrote: >>> >>> Turning off conversation view has been an option for a long time now, >>> and it is the result of Google listening to peoples suggestions (call them >>> complaints if you like, I prefer to work with people, not against them), >>> and is proof the Google does listen to it's users. However, those >>> suggestions need to be made through the right place, the official >>> suggestion page, not postings in a user's group that has never been an >>> official source for company solved problems. As a user's group, we're just >>> fellow users like yourself, offering suggestions and help for situations >>> you propose (and general discussion if that is what you wish). >>> >>> If you don't want suggestions from fellow users, then you are free to >>> unsubscribe. If you don't like a particular poster's methods or attitude, >>> you are free to ignore them, or if it's bad enough, contact the list owner >>> at the link provided on the group's web page. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Frank St. Claire >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Every reply (most of which seem to come from "Zac") dance around the >>>> problem, which is pretty simple: >>>> >>>> *1. You want to have a copy of each email you send sent to yourself as >>>> if you had manually listed yourself as a bcc recipient -- which is gets >>>> very old to do manually after you've done it for awhile.* >>>> 2. While almost every email service (e.g., Mozilla Thunderbird with >>>> IMAP settings) provides such an option, Gmail apparently does not -- >>>> despite years of everyone's pleas. >>>> 3. *You don't want to use conversation mode* -- which some find >>>> distracting AND >>>> 4. *You don't want to have to search your "sent" folder for a copy of >>>> your own email sent to others* (see item 1 above). >>>> >>>> and for clarification, this question is NOT: >>>> >>>> 1. related to CRM (I don't care whatever that is and don't want to >>>> know) or >>>> 2. a philosophical issue. >>>> >>>> and finally: >>>> >>>> 1. Does Google listen to their users or has it turned a deaf ear to a >>>> legitimate multi-year request? >>>> 2. BTW, we accepted Google's limitation of two levels of "nesting" of >>>> mail folders with its multiple "labels" -- which is probably due to a limit >>>> in Gmail's design architecture, but >>>> 3. If this current issue (i.e., *see item 1 in the first paragraph* if >>>> you forgot to read it there or didn't fully comprehend the simple scope of >>>> this query) is a design issue here, either: >>>> a. fix it or >>>> b. "cowboy-up" to the problem -- instead of using what appear to >>>> be stalking horse apologists in this user group to qualm the incessantly >>>> beating drums of discontent from some of your most ardent supporters over >>>> this simple question. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance to anyone who has the courage and intelligence to >>>> address this issue directly as presented above (i.e., *see item 1 in >>>> the first paragraph* above if you have not done so by now) without any >>>> of the tangential responses evidenced by this multi-year thread to date. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5/22/2013 2:25 AM, Jeremy Nicholls wrote: >>>> >>>> Can it really be true? I was looking for how to auto-BCC outgoing >>>> emails from Gmail, but it never occurred to me that this feature might not >>>> be available. Bizarre. Maybe there is some commercial reason why Google >>>> don't want me to be able to sync easily to our CRM systems - maybe they >>>> would prefer me to pay for a Google CRM App. -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/gmail-users/b3ZUBn6Q5Xk/unsubscribe?hl=en >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/gmail-users/b3ZUBn6Q5Xk/unsubscribe?hl=en >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Marko >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/gmail-users/b3ZUBn6Q5Xk/unsubscribe?hl=en >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/gmail-users/b3ZUBn6Q5Xk/unsubscribe?hl=en >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
