BCC in Outlook Express

"Aref" wrote in message
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Is there any way I can add a comment to my BCC message in outlook express
so that the original recepient (TO: ) can not see it.


I don't know but you should try cross-posting to
microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general for more responses.

--
Allan

Aref wrote:
Is there any way I can add a comment to my BCC message in outlook
express so that the original recepient (TO: ) can not see it.

No, and that's true whether you're using Outlook Express or any mail client.
The same message will be sent to both.

If this is important to you, send the message to the recipient,and then
forward a copy ofthe sent message to the person you would've BCC'd - and add
the text you wish.

Please post future Outlook Express questions in the appropriate groups - for
example, microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress for OE6.

If this group isn't carried on the news server that's carrying this group,
try using news.microsoft.com as your NNTP server.

A good website for information on OE is http://www.insideoe.com/

Is there any way I can add a comment to my BCC message in outlook express so
that the original recepient (TO: ) can not see it.

Aref wrote:
Is there any way I can add a comment to my BCC message in outlook
express so that the original recepient (TO: ) can not see it.

Think of the CC and BCC as acting exactly like they sound.

CC - Carbon Copy
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy

A Carbon Copy was originally the technique of using carbon paper to produce
one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of paper documents.
That means the copy is identical to the original in every way immediately
following the act of using the carbon copy technique.

If that is too old-school - think of taking a document to a photocopier and
making a copy of it. Same difference.

In common usage, To field recipients are the primary audience of the
message, CC field recipients are others whom the author wishes to publicly
inform of the message, and BCC field recipients are those surreptitiously
being informed of the communication. However - in all cases the message is
EXACTLY the same - as it is sent at exactly the same time.

You have gotten your work-around from someone else in this conversation.
You send your email message to whomever and forward that sent message to
whomever you planned to BCC it to and add whatever else you want
accordingly.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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"Aref" wrote in message
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Is there any way I can add a comment to my BCC message in outlook
express so that the original recepient (TO: ) can not see it.


The To, Cc, and Bcc fields are not used themselves in specifying to
the mail server who are the recipients of your e-mail. The e-mail
client uses those *fields* displayed in its UI to compile a list of
recipients. When it connects to the mail server, it issues a RCPT-TO
command for each recipient. That is followed with a DATA command that
comprises the *data* of your message (which will include the To and Cc
"headers" but which are part of the data of your e-mail). So for,
say, 4 recipients in the To field, 2 in the Cc field, and 1 in the Bcc
field, the e-mail client will send 7 RCPT-TO commands to the mail
server (which has no clue as to who was in the original To, Cc, and
Bcc fields in your e-mail client's UI) - and it sends the *same*
message in the following single DATA command that relays the content
of your message to the mail server. 1 to N copies of RCPT-TO, but
just 1 DATA command. Every recipient gets the same copy of your
e-mail.