When you compose a message that’s intended for a batch of co-workers, clients, etc., do you put everyone’s e-mail address in the To: field? That’s bad form. For starters, it allows every recipient to see every other recipient’s e-mail address (a particularly bad move if this is a customer list). Worse than that, if one of them clicks Reply All, the reply will go to the entire group, not just you — a potentially embarrassing situation.
So, what’s the solution? Simple: Use your e-mail client’s BCC field (which stands for “blind carbon copy” — talk about an anachronism!) for all the recipients’ addresses. All e-mail addresses will be kept under wraps, and even an accidental click of Reply All will route the response only to you. So endeth today’s netiquette lesson. [via Productivity501]
