hiding recipient's name

[dw]

I sometimes get an email that contains (undislosed
recipient )in the TO: field! How do they do that?

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Some e-mail programs will put a dummy name in the To: field if you put
e-mail addresses in the BCC: field and nothing in To:. Outlook Express
is the one that I know of that specifically uses that
"Undisclosed-Recipient;;" text. Outlook doesn't do this; if you send a
message out with addresses in BCC but nothing in To, it will either be
rejected by your ISP, or your recipients will receive a message with a
blank From field, which most anti-spam filters will promptly throw into
the trash heap.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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[Steve]

The most common way is to address the mail to the sender,
i.e., To and FROM names are identical, and use the BCC
option to add names or a distribution list.

 

[Guest]

Thanks....on an added note. I did try sending an email
using "only" the bcc: field, the recipient received an
email with "my" email address in the TO: field....this is
using Outlook, not Express though!