Email Distribution List

[jzj...@gmail.com]

How can I set up an email distribution list?
I want to send a mass email but I do not want everyone to see everyone
else's emails?
Please help!

[burton...@gmail.com]

You cannot use gmail to do mass emailing in the way that commercial outfits do.  You can use gmail to do a greater amount of internet mailing than other providers allow by creating groups, which may be limited to 45 contacts per group (I have an inquiry out about that but have no response yet).  It is ethical to keep each contact private from the other unless you have permission from the contacts to be grouped.  To effect that privacy, type only your own gmail address in the To field and put the group in the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) field.  If you need instructions on how to do that, get back to us.  There are a number of gmail users who can give you step by step instruction. - Wolfeman

[Ryan Morehart]

An easy way to get around this is to just set up a Google Group. :)

Ryan

[burton...@gmail.com]

But, Ryan, you would have to let everyone joining the group know what your purpose is, right?  I mean, let's say I have goods I want to sell or trade.  The group I formed would be told this is a group to exchange or sell whatever you have.  I would be out of line if I tried to use the Gmail Users group for that purpose, and I imagine I would be told by the manager that this is a group to trade information about navigating in Gmail and related functions, and I must knock off promoting sale or exchange of goods.  Right?   Burton

[Zack (Doc)]

Ethically yes, but technologically no. It's possible to create a
Google (or Yahoo or MSN) group and add people without their knowledge.
It is also possible to set the groups up as broadcast only, so only
you use them and they handle distribution. When the people receive
the messages though they'll notice the group's address in the to field
instead of their own, so they'll know that something is up.

So ethically, yes you have to let them know, but it is possible to do
without their knowledge.

[Ryan Morehart]

Yeah, it would be out of line if you used the Gmail group, but if you're creating your own, you can do whatever you want with it.