To Unknown recipient

**MIR11** · 20th September 2004

Hello;
Using Outlook Express 6 (or any) how does one send messages to "unknown recipient" yet it goes to many people..
Please Advise
Mike

**Miz** · 20th September 2004

All that needs to be done is to put the addresses of all recipients into the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) field.

Welshjim · 20th September 2004

And if you are not offered Bcc: as an option in the Create Message window, you can get it by clicking View|All Headers in that window.

**PeteC** · 20th September 2004

To expand on what Miz has posted .....

I have a 'name' in my Address Book - 'Undisclosed Recipient' for which the email address is mine.

To send messages to a group of people without disclosing all their email addresses I send the message to 'Undisclosed Recipient' with bcc to all others on the list.

**MIR11** · 20th September 2004

Thanks to all
MB

Welshjim · 21st September 2004

MIR11 --You are welcome. Thanks for posting back.

**Arie** · 21st September 2004

Oh, and it is not a very good idea to do that.

If you want to send it to a list of people, do it like indicated above, but put your own email address in the To field.

There's a lot of anti-spam software that will filter out, or penalize on the "Undisclosed Recipient" in the "To" address.

Welshjim · 21st September 2004

Arie--I just send the message to everyone in the Bcc: field with no address--not even mine--in the To: field. Everyone seems to get it, but who knows? I guess it does not hurt to put my address in To:.

**Johanna** · 21st September 2004

LOL
I usually use Daddy's addy in the "to" line, so that he gets the spam. My revenge for him buying that doggone Dell!

Johanna

**Arie** · 21st September 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Welshjim

Arie--I just send the message to everyone in the Bcc: field with no address--not even mine--in the To: field. Everyone seems to get it, but who knows? I guess it does not hurt to put my address in To:.

Sure it may work... but there is anti-spam software that penalize the use of "Undisclosed Recipient" in the "To" address, so I'm just suggesting a "work around"...