Why would you send an email with BCC?
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Why would you send an email with BCC?
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.
What does BCC mean and when should you use it?
Cc means carbon copy and Bcc means blind carbon copy. For emailing, you use Cc when you want to copy others publicly, and Bcc when you want to do it privately. Any recipients on the Bcc line of an email are not visible to others on the email.
What happens if I put everyone in BCC?
Bcc stands for “blind carbon copy,” and is a way of sending emails to multiple people without them knowing who else is getting the email. Any email addresses in the Bcc field will be invisible to everyone else on the email.
Can my boss see my BCC?
The recipient of the message can’t see other recipients in the Bcc, and only the sender of a message can see the names by opening the Sent Items.
What information should never be emailed?
Examples of information you should never send via email include: Social Security numbers. Driver’s License numbers. Passport numbers.
Do BCC get reply all?
recipients of the email. If a BCC recipient hits reply all, the original sender will receive the reply and other normal recipients will get a CC.
Can you find out if someone was BCC on an email?
If you’re the recipient of a message, you can’t see whether the sender added Bcc recipients. Only the sender of a message can see the names of Bcc recipients by opening a message in the Sent Items folder where all sent messages are stored by default.
What happens if someone replies all to a BCC email?
If a BCC recipient hits reply all, the original sender will receive the reply and other normal recipients will get a CC.
Does BCC prevent reply all?
When a Bcc’d recipient selects ‘Reply All’, we now see this message at the top of our reply email: “Your address was hidden when this message was sent. If you Reply All, everyone will now you received it.” and all of the other Bcc’d recipients are Bcc’d with the reply email.
What is the safest way to send confidential information?
Fax over Private IP Fax is the most secure way to send documents. Fax machines are far less connected than email accounts. And they’re basically immune to information theft scams. Since there are fewer ways to breach a fax connection, fax is one of the most secure ways to send sensitive information.
Is it safe to send Social Security number in email attachment?
Don’t Send Your SSN via an Electronic Device Never type your SSN into an email or instant message and send it. The majority of such messages can be intercepted and read. Also, don’t leave a voicemail that includes your SSN. If you need to contact someone and give them your number, it’s best to do it in person.
How can you tell if someone was BCC on an email?
If you’re the recipient of a message, you can’t see whether the sender added Bcc recipients. Only the sender of a message can see the names of Bcc recipients by opening a message in the Sent Items folder where all sent messages are stored by default. In the Sent Items folder, open the message that you sent.
