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Why? Why? <big>* So someone on the list that hits "reply" doesn't email the whole list.* So someone on the list that hits "reply" doesn't email the whole list if they just want the sender.</big><big>You can easily email a group of people without exposing each person to the entire group list of email addresses. </big>Yeah some annoying email programs hide it at first. You can tell the email program to show the BCC field by default so you can use it to send secure, polite, and professional emails. Afterall, it is actually very rude to each recipient to expose their address to each member of the list!Yeah some annoying email programs hide it at first. You can tell the email program to show the BCC field by default so you can use it to send secure, polite, and professional emails. After all, it is actually very rude to each recipient to expose their address to each member of the list! It might even expose you, as the sender, to legal liability as it relates to computer security and identity theft related issues. To keep the email addresses of all recipients private so there is no chance of a spam bot or piece of malware on one recipient’s computer harvesting the email of another recipient please use BCC. BCC increases privacy, increases security, and cuts down on the inbox clutter people have to sort through. There’s absolutely no reason to avoid using it when doing so is as simple as putting the addresses in a different address slot. == How to Use BCC == Instead of adding all those email addresses to the TO: or CC: field, just add them to the BCC: field instead. Can't find the BCC: field? Take a look below. === How to reveal the Bcc box in Outlook === [[File:outlookbccfield02.gif]] Outlook 2002 or Outlook 2003#Open a new e-mail message.#On the View menu, click Bcc Field. If the Bcc Field command is not displayed on the View menu, the Personalized Menus and Toolbars option is enabled. Double-click the View menu to display the full View menu. Outlook 2007#Open a new e-mail message, and then click Options.#On the Fields area, click Show Bcc. More information on Microsoft.com - [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/299804 How to reveal the Bcc box in Outlook] === How to reveal the Bcc box in Gmail === If you're sending a message to several people and want to hide each recipient's email address, you can use the blind carbon copy feature. When you're composing a message, just click Bcc in the top right corner of your compose window and enter the email addresses that you don't want recipients to see. More information on Google.com - [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/57143?hl=en Hide addresses when sending mail (Bcc)] [[Category:Computer_Technology]][[Category:Internet]][[Category:Security]]