Hello Rick, >> Fellow list members,
>> Having recently accidentally violated the email etiquette rule about >> putting multiple addresses in the TO field, I got to wondering... Does >> TB have any method (setting) which would warn the sender that he/she >> is about to send a message where all recipients would be able to see >> all addresses to whom the message was sent? Something like the warning >> you get when you forget to put something in the SUBJECT field perhaps? >> I looked in OPTIONS/PREFERENCES/OTHER OPTIONS/CONFIRMATIONS where I >> found the one about empty subject field, but nothing about multiple >> addresses in the TO field. A later version of TB maybe? R> I'm not sure that IS etiquette. I worked in an IBM facility and it was R> common practice to send something TO: two or three primaries and CC: R> several others. R> I know what you're saying; If someone else needs to read this email I R> should use the CC line. I'm not really sure it rates a warning R> message. Thanks to Rick and Roelof for replying. Actually, I was taught that whenever sending a message to multiple recipients who may or may not know each other, it is considered prudent NOT to include everyone in the TO field. Some people desire to keep their email address confidential for their own reasons. I can see however where in a business environment it may be acceptable, even necessary perhaps to have all recipients contained in the TO field. Although in retrospect, I wonder why even that would be necessary as the original post, now saved in the SENT mail folder, would be available as proof that all necessary recipients were included. In a non-business environment, my understanding of the accepted method is to address the message to YOURSELF and place everyone else's address in the BCC (blind carbon copy) field. That way, each recipient sees the message addressed to them and the other addresses are not visible. As mentioned in the original post, I accidently sent a message to family and friends and without realizing it, placed all addresses in the TO field. So easy to do from the AB. As a consequence, my daughter is now receiving messages from her cousin with whom she may or may not wish to maintain correspondence. No biggie, but I wish TB would keep a closer eye on me. -- Jack LaRosa mailto:jlar...@charter.net Sticking with with The Bat! ver: 3.99.3 for now. Operating? with Windows XP Pro ver 5 build 2600 Service Pack 3 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
