Re: SMTP Server won't send BCC from a webmail app.

"Peter D. Hipson" <mcn01 at hipson dot net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:48:51 GMT, "Unabogie"
> <unabogie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>Hmmm. Well, speaking for myself, I am sending a copy to each of my email
>>addresses. I am using Outlook express to retrieve my emails, and I don't
>>know of any spam filter in use. Since I am using BCC, wouldn't the email
>>client view it as a singular email?
>>
>
> Humm, I am not sure I understand the question, but here goes:
>
> BCC works (in the client, the SMTP server doesn't get involved) in
> that outlook (or whatever client you are using, Agent, Thumderbird,
> etc.)
>
> ---Blind CC----
>
> You send a BCC to Bob, John, Mary and Paul.
>
> Then Outlook (or agent, or Thunderbird, etc.) takes that email, and
> creates four emails.
>
> The email to Bob contains only Bob's name/email in teh addresses.
> The email to John contains only John's name/email in the addresses.
> The email to Mary contains only Mary's name/email in the addresses.
> and
> The email to Paul contains only Pauls name/email in the addresses.
> With BCC, the CC fields are left blank.
>
> ---Regular CC: ----
> You send a (regular) CC to Bob, John, Mary and Paul.
>
> Then Outlook (or agent, or Thunderbird, etc.) takes that email, and
> creates four emails.
>
> The email to Bob contains Bob's name/email in the addresses, and
> John, Mary and Paul in the CC field. .
> The email to John contains John's name/email in the addresses, and
> Bob, Mary and Paul in the CC field. .
> Same setup for the others. Again four emails, but with regular CC
> messages the CC field(s) are filled in.
>
>
> Regardless of BCC or CC, the server sees four emails (one for each of
> the four). The difference is taht BCC won't fill in the CC field (so
> no reply all!) and since the CC field is blank the receiving end
> doesn't know about the BCC part.
>
> That is a simplifiation soemwhat, as you can mix these two models.
>
> PeterD, the Darkstar Network
> To email, fix my address!
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Follow up. I tried it on another server, one with considerably less load,
and set up the basic smtp, and it's working.

FWIW

Thanks, everyone.


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