Setting rule that includes bcc

[Tim Schultz]

We are using Entourage X for Mac. We are trying to filter out unwanted junk
by using a rule which allows only an individual¹s email address and nothing
else into his/her inbox. We were able to filter any To line and anything in
the CC line. We need to be able to get anything addressed in the Bcc line
too, but there is nothing that allows us to deal with Bcc. I understand that
this has something to do with Spammers using the Bcc line to send things out
(perhaps it would slow things down if Entourage had to read through the
thousands of names in the Bcc line). Anyway, I am hoping that someone has a
workaround.

Simply put, I need to be able to say that, unless the Bcc line has my
address in it, it should go to a folder other than my inbox.

Does anyone have ideas? Do I need a special program besides Entourage?

Please advise.

Thanks.

Tim Schultz

 

[Mickey Stevens]

You can't filter on the BCC header, because no such header is included with
an e-mail. BCC stands for "blind carbon copy", or addresses to which a
message is being sent but are not indicated in the headers. You'll notice
that you don't receive any mail with BCC headers, otherwise there would be
no point in such a feature.

 

[Keith Esau]

We are using Entourage X for Mac. We are trying to filter out unwanted junk by
using a rule which allows only an individual¹s email address and nothing else
into his/her inbox. We were able to filter any To line and anything in the CC
line. We need to be able to get anything addressed in the Bcc line too, but
there is nothing that allows us to deal with Bcc. I understand that this has
something to do with Spammers using the Bcc line to send things out (perhaps
it would slow things down if Entourage had to read through the thousands of
names in the Bcc line). Anyway, I am hoping that someone has a workaround.

Simply put, I need to be able to say that, unless the Bcc line has my address
in it, it should go to a folder other than my inbox.

It doesn't work because NONE of the bcc lines are in the email, including
the one receiving it.

Use the receiving ACCOUNT to sort the email, not the To: or CC: address.

Keith Esau
(e-mail address removed)