Comments on: Avoid the Nightmare of the Email Blind Carbon Copy (BCC). https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/ Ideas, Insight & Inspiration Fri, 26 May 2023 15:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 By: MexLucky https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-8774 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:06:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-8774 In reply to Townboy.

Likely you’re ok and especially if it has been done for some time. Testing and caution are always good. This article is especially for those who send an email to a few people but BCC others. It doesn’t appear your company is using it that way. The important point is just to be careful with its use.

]]> By: Townboy https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-8773 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:14:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-8773 I just got hired by a company and maintaining the CRM systems an intern student. The system is using bcc to notify users ( notify all users when some data changes etc.. ) with empty cc. What is the bad impact on this?

]]> By: MexLucky https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-8762 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-8762 In reply to AJ.

BCC has changed since then, I believe preventing this, but what an example of why it’s so critically important. Who would have thought a simple email could cause so much trouble?

]]> By: AJ https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-8748 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-8748 Years ago I worked at a startup that did lead generation for sales. Someone got the bright idea to BCC a large portion of the customer list for feedback. They got it, a torrent of reply alls exposed the entire list giving little good feedback but conflagration of bad. I

While tbe startup wasnt trouble free, I think this error cost them a great deal financially and in lost trust. The momentum shifted and the business struggled to regain itself. BCC absolutely contributed to said startups demise.

]]> By: MexLucky https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-8085 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-8085 In reply to MadAntz.

Yes, that would definitely work. I also have heard that you can try this (if using Outlook): https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Prevent-e-mail-message-recipients-from-using-Reply-All-or-Forward-edaa237e-629f-489c-8fa2-cb65dd489225

]]> By: MadAntz https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-8084 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:27:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-8084 If you’re sending a company wide email use BCC. That way when the 6 people that find it necessary to “reply to all” the whole company doesn’t have to be subjected to their replies.

]]> By: MexLucky https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-7705 Tue, 24 May 2016 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-7705 In reply to Jason (J. B.) Sisam.

This is the type of thing that caused me to write this post. Thank you for sharing this, JB. Careful with email, everyone….

]]> By: Jason (J. B.) Sisam https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-7704 Tue, 24 May 2016 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-7704 I really like this post. I’ve seen this backfire as well. Our Worship Pastor sent out an email to other leaders and I was CC’d, because I”m the Operation’s Pastor, while another leader was BCC’d on an email. Without thinking they hit reply all and sent a pretty nasty email to the original sender about someone on the team. Needless to say the person who was being chewed out was offended. IT was resolved and the BCC’d person apologized, but damage was already done.

]]> By: MexLucky https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-7646 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-7646 In reply to FatedToPretend.

There’s no way for us to tell. You could check your sent mail, but the best way is to ask them.

]]> By: FatedToPretend https://www.skipprichard.com/avoid-the-nightmare-of-the-email-blind-carbon-copy-bcc/#comment-7645 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 05:18:00 +0000 http://www.skipprichard.com/?p=7390#comment-7645 I sent out an email to two of my classmates and this “do not disclose recipients (bcc)” was checked. Neither of them ever replied to me and am not even sure if they received my email. Did they receive it?

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