Using Blind Courtesy Copies

IF I'M ON YOUR EMAIL SPAMMING LIST

Please remove my name and email address from your mass mailings UNLESS you use BLIND COURTESY COPIES.

Thank you, John

The above notice does NOT apply to any List Forums of which I am a member.

Do you know that when you mass email using TO or CC instead of BCC you are publishing private data of others to everyone you email to?

Here are some good explanations and "How To" pages about Blind Courtesy Copy:

http://www.mailmsg.com/bcc.htm
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_hide_the_email_addresses_im_sending_to_on_a_message.html
http://www.somewhere-in-time.net/tutorial/OutlookBCC/
http://www.infopackets.com/channels/en/windows/gazette/2005/20050107_hide_list_of_email_addresses_when_sending_message.htm
http://www.walker.public.lib.ga.us/tutorial/cc_bcc.htm

Aside from the obvious Net etiquette courtesies of not publishing private information of others, there is of course the possibility of a law suit as you most likely do not have the written permission to be publishing this private data.

More screen shots of EXAMPLES here:
How NOT to email: http://www.1234zzzz.com/pub/eMailing_ccs.gif
Hot To use BCC: http://www.1234zzzz.com/pub/eMailing_BCC.gif

On those rare occasions where it is necessary to send a group of people the very same e-mail, as a courtesy to those you are sending to, please list all of the recipients e-mail addresses in the BCC field. (Blind Carbon Copy - from the old days when typewriters used carbon paper to create identical copies of a document when it was being typed.) When an e-mail address is designated in the Blind Carbon Copy field, the recipient will get a copy of the e-mail while their e-mail address remains invisible and protected from the view of the other recipients of the e-mail - some of whom they may or may not know. Never expose your contact's addresses to strangers! If you are not sure how to BCC in your e-mail program, here are site resources that may help you learn the features of your software programs:

EUDORA NETSCAPE OUTLOOK EXPRESS

Long lists of e-mail addresses at the beginning of any e-mail is an immediate sign that the sender is either a novice/Newbie - or doesn't care to respect other's privacy. None of which, as I am sure you'll agree, are complimentary perceptions! E-mail addresses are like phone numbers. Only the owner of the e-mail address or phone number is the one to authorize who they want to have it and make it public to. Many folks prefer to decide for themselves who has their e-mail address. By sending mass mails to a list of folks, you have made that decision for them - and that is a breach of assumed privacy when communicating with you. Let those you correspond with determine for themselves who they will make their e-mail address known to - do not make that decision for them! By listing handfuls of e-mail addresses in the e-mail headers for all to see is inconsiderate of each recipient's right to privacy.

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