What does the term "undisclosed recipients"in the To: line mean?

Kolob

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Dec 15, 2005, 1:35:01 AM12/15/05

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I have received email messages which have been sent to many people but all I
see in the To: line are the words "Undisclosed Recipients." I think this is
a great idea, because no one receiving the emails will ever know the identity
of all the other persons. I have several group/distribution lists that I
would like to send the same email to everyone in all the groups without
anyone knowing who else other than themselves received the email.

I believe this is something different from using a Bcc: for all the
recipients. The reason I want to do this is because the number of the people
in all the groups would be staggering. My question may not be too clear, but
if anyone can understand it, I would appreciate some help. Thank you!

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

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Dec 15, 2005, 4:47:03 AM12/15/05

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It is the same thing as using the BCC field. If for some reason you are
enamored with having the term "Undisclosed Recipients" in the To: filed, you
can create a Contact with that name and put it in the To: field. Outlook
won't do that by itself. --
Russ Valentine
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dale in newfoundland

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May 2, 2008, 7:08:03 AM5/2/08

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I have a situation where the postoffice won't allow many names in the BCC:
and bounces the message. I have the names/address in a dist'n list. Is there
a way of setting the options on the dist'n list to "not" show the names or
addresses? (I hope).
Thanks

Brian Tillman

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May 2, 2008, 10:29:57 AM5/2/08

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dale in newfoundland <daleinnew...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a situation where the postoffice won't allow many names in the
> BCC: and bounces the message. I have the names/address in a dist'n
> list. Is there a way of setting the options on the dist'n list to
> "not" show the names or addresses? (I hope).

If you can't use the Bcc field, then a mail merge would seem appropriate.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

AD

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May 2, 2008, 10:38:01 AM5/2/08

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Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]

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May 2, 2008, 2:46:59 PM5/2/08

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It means that all recipients were placed on the BCC: line so no one gets to
see anyone else's email address. "Undisclosed recipients" in the To: line
is a place holder.

Hal
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romymouse

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Oct 2, 2008, 6:59:01 AM10/2/08

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Did anyone come up with an answer for this part of the question? I also get
a message staying there are 'too many recipients'.

Romy Myszka

Gordon

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Oct 2, 2008, 7:54:00 AM10/2/08

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> Did anyone come up with an answer for this part of the question? I also
> get
> a message staying there are 'too many recipients'.
>

Your ISP obviously has a limit on the number recipients.

romymouse

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Oct 2, 2008, 9:45:01 AM10/2/08

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Thank you. I was beginning to suspect that sbcglobal was the problem. Now
I'll go ask them about getting the limitation changed. Romy

Jeff

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Oct 24, 2008, 3:31:02 PM10/24/08

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How do I create a 'distribution list' from Contacts I have, but have the same
email sent to each individually?

Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

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Oct 27, 2008, 3:17:37 PM10/27/08

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"Jeff" <Je...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I create a 'distribution list' from Contacts I have, but have the
> same
> email sent to each individually?

You can't do that with a DIstribution List. You should use mailmerge for
that.
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