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What you say makes sense to me but my question back to Betty is: who/what is in the To portion? All my PDlist mail comes addressed To: [log in to unmask] Bonnie In a message dated 7/2/1999 12:39:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > >I'm getting e-mail that is somehow getting sent to me but my e-mail > >address doesn't appear on the TO: portion of the e-mail. This is very > >strange. Has anyone experienced this? I used to think e-mail > >that didn't reach its destination went to e-mail heaven and now I'm > >wondering if it doesn't go into someone else's e-mail box. > > > >Betty > > > hi betty > > some e-mail software programs have a "bcc" option > > it is similar to the "cc" option where a "carbon copy" [yikes] > of the message is sent to the address specified > > e.g. if you were to send a message to me and "cc" it to tom, dick, and harry, > > all four of us would be able to read our names in the message headers > and we would each know that the message > 1. came from you > 2. was sent to me > 3. was copied to tom, dick, and harry > > "bcc" means "blind carbon copy" meaning that the recipients of the copies > only know that the message > 1. came from you > 2. was sent to me > > tom would not know who else got copied > dick would not know who else got copied > harry would not know who else got copied > > and for that matter > i would not know who else got copied > > so, > from the sounds of it, > in re the message you received, > you are taking the place of either tom, dick, or harry in the "bcc" header! > > i have sent this message to the list in the usual way > and have also sent a "bcc" copy to you > just for fun > > > janet > > ps > but i am sure that e-mail heaven still exists > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada > a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > [log in to unmask] >