Got it in one Mike - 11 out of 10 David
--- Ramsour Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like somebody's been reading Early to Rise. > > Mike Ramsour > AK Steel Coshocton Works > Quality Department > > Phone/VMS: 740-829-4340 > -----Original Message----- > From: David Atkinson > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - To:, Cc: or Bcc: > > I just read the following Tip and must admit I have > been guilty many times - even as recently as today. > I'm sure many will be aware of this but it is a > worthy > reminder. > > David > > -------------------------------------- > > When you send an e-mail, you have three choices in > the > way you list your recipients: > In the "To" field, > In the "Carbon Copy" (Cc) field, > In the "Blind Carbon Copy" (Bcc) field. > > Most folks use the "To" or the "Cc" fields - but > neither is your best option. > > My suggestions are as follows: > > You use "To" ONLY when you send to an individual or > to > a linked Group. You rarely, if ever use multiple > "To" > entries. > > You use "Cc" when you want to make your main > recipient > aware that you're sending the information to someone > else. > > That when sending to multiple addresses you use > "Bcc" > to send everything else. > > "Bcc" is a replacement for "Cc" and multiple "To" > entries. It's different, because it prevents > recipients from seeing each other's addresses. > > Why should you be gung-ho about "Bcc"? > > * It keeps people's e-mail addresses private. > > Whether for privacy's sake or as a means to reduce > spam, some people don't want strangers to know their > e-mail addresses. > > A banker I know put multiple high-profile addresses > in > the "To" field of an e-mail, and many of the > recipients asked that he be terminated because of > it! > > * It protects people's privacy. > > You may not want your favorite cousin to know that > you > still send your yearly holiday update to her > ex-husband. Or your colleague may not want his > employee to know that they're both on your > wine-lovers > e-list. > > Using "Bcc" keeps everyone anonymous, which can > protect business and personal relationships. > > * It increases readability. > > Listing 30 e-mail addresses in the "To" or "Cc" > field > looks unprofessional and takes more space on the > screen. > > That makes it harder for recipients to find your > actual message. Worse, it can make people feel that > the e-mail is unimportant and not worth reading. > > So start using "Bcc" when you send e-mails to > multiple > people. It's polite, professional, and makes you > look > good. It could even save your job! > > Anon > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Copy addresses and emails from any email account to > Yahoo! Mail - quick, > easy and free. > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html > > ___________________________________________________________ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
