What is the function of BCC in email?

For security and privacy reasons, it is best to use the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) feature when sending an email message to a large number of people. When you place email addresses in the BCC field of a message, those addresses are invisible to the recipients of the email.

Can you BCC mass email?

Mass emails: Mass emails are usually informational and span a wide range of contacts (not everyone on the mailing list knows each other) so it’s unlikely that Bcc will offend anyone. As a basic rule, Bcc if the number of recipients exceeds 30, saving everyone the pain of scrolling through a million addresses.

How do I turn on BCC in email?

Show, hide, and view the Bcc (blind carbon copy) field

1. Create a new email message or reply to or forward an existing message.
2. If the message you’re composing opens in a new window, select Options > Bcc.
3. In the Bcc box, add recipients, compose the message, and choose Send when done.

How do I send an email to a group without showing all the email addresses?

To send emails to small groups where everybody knows each other, use the Cc field. Enter all of the addresses there, separated by commas. To hide addresses, use the Bcc field, just like the Cc field. No one will be able to see the addresses added in this field.

What happens if someone replies to a BCC email outlook?

If your name is on the Bcc list, you won’t receive any emails if someone on the To or Cc line replies to the original email. Your inbox would be inundated with emails when all you needed to care about was the first one.

Can you see who is BCC on an email?

As you know, recipients can’t tell who you included in the BCC field, or even if you used the BCC field at all. To see who you BCC’d in a previous email, just open the Sent mail folder and open the message. You’ll see the BCC field preserved for future reference.

Is it rude to BCC?

I highly recommended not using BCC at work. It is deceitful to lead someone to believe they are the only one receiving an email when they actually aren’t. The CC field does them same thing in a message as the BCC; the CC’d person is on the email but isn’t expected to respond – but it is done in an open honest way.

How can you tell if someone was BCC on an email?

When you receive an email, you can check if you are in the “To” or “Cc” field. If your email address is not appearing in either the “To” or “Cc” field, that means you are a Bcc recipient.

Can BCC recipients see each other?

Do BCC recipients see each other? No, they do not. Recipients that have been BCC’d will be able to read the email, but they won’t be able to see who else received it. Only the sender can see everyone that was BCC’d.

Can you send an email with only BCC outlook?

You can put any addresses you like in the “To” or “Cc” fields along with any you put in the “Bcc” field. Just remember that only the addresses in the “Bcc” field are hidden from recipients. You can also leave the “To” or “Cc” fields blank and just sent the message to the addresses in the “Bcc” field.

Can you find out if someone was BCC on an email?

Can you find out if someone was BCC’d on an email? Recipients cannot find out if someone else was BCC’d in an email. However, the sender can always go back to their sent message folder and find out who they BCC’d.

Do BCC recipients know they are BCC?

Can You BCC an email to the recipient?

Normally, you can Bcc (blind carbon copy) an email to recipients easily with typing recipients’ email addresses into the Bcc filed in Outlook. However, there is no Bcc filed in the meeting window when we sending a meeting invitation. In fact we can send meeting invitations with Bcc by adding Resource attendees in Outlook.

Why do I have BCC in my inbox?

Tip #4: Bcc prevents overflowing inboxes. If your name is on the Bcc list, you won’t receive any emails if someone on the To or Cc line replies to the original email. This is especially handy when there are lots of people on the To or Cc line who Reply All during a long email conversation.

What does BCC stand for in PHP mail?

BCC is the acronym for blind carbon copy. It is similar to CC. The email addresses included in the BCC section will not be shown to the other recipients. PHP mailer uses Simple Mail Transmission Protocol (SMTP) to send mail.

Where do I Find my BCC in Gmail?

Think of it as a stealth mode CC. If you’re using Gmail, BCC is easy to find. To the right of the “To” line of an email draft, you’ll find options for CC and BCC. Click either one (or both) to bring up new lines, and include email addresses as relevant there before sending your email.