Why You Should BCC…

Do you send or forward emails with all the original contacts showing? Here’s what you should do instead and why. If you’re sending an email, put your email in the To field and your distribution list in the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) area. And if it’s a joke or other forwarded email that has been sent to a long list of recipients, delete all the email addresses in the body of the email itself before you hit send. It protects the privacy of people’s email addresses. Some of your recipients may prefer to keep their email address private. And if a person “replies to all,” it can be confusing and annoying. Those long forwarded email lists can be a bit tedious. Save your friends some time. You and your recipients will have less exposure to spammers. Spammers love to get their hands on valid email addresses. In fact, some of those innocent-looking emails (“pass this message on and you’ll have good luck for 5 years”) are actually started by spammers who are using the email as a tool to benefit themselves. Encourage your friends to use BCC as well. That’s what friends are for!