Can't send message with only bcc recipients?

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

In the days of Outlook I was able to send an email to a group of people without spreading their email addresses to each other by entering their addresses as Bcc:, with no To: or Cc: recipients.

I notice that in E2008 you have to specify a To: recipient, not even a Cc will work alone.

I know I can put myself as the To: but just wonder if I am missing a trick here? Or perhaps someone knows the rationale?

Michael
Fri Mar 14 17:01:01 CDT 2008

I don't know the rationale, but I've always sent mail to a group in Outlook
just like you're doing it. Put myself in the To field and then everyone else
in the Bcc field.

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<Pilgrim_USA@officeformac.com> wrote in message
news:ee93f1b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw...
> Version: 2008
> Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
> Processor: intel
>
> In the days of Outlook I was able to send an email to a group of people
> without spreading their email addresses to each other by entering their
> addresses as Bcc:, with no To: or Cc: recipients.
>
> I notice that in E2008 you have to specify a To: recipient, not even a Cc
> will work alone.
>
> I know I can put myself as the To: but just wonder if I am missing a trick
> here? Or perhaps someone knows the rationale?

Diane
Fri Mar 14 18:12:30 CDT 2008

On 3/14/08 1:02 PM, in article ee93f1b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"Pilgrim_USA@officeformac.com" <Pilgrim_USA@officeformac.com> wrote:

> In the days of Outlook I was able to send an email to a group of people
> without spreading their email addresses to each other by entering their
> addresses as Bcc:, with no To: or Cc: recipients.
>
> I notice that in E2008 you have to specify a To: recipient, not even a Cc will
> work alone.
>
> I know I can put myself as the To: but just wonder if I am missing a trick
> here? Or perhaps someone knows the rationale?

This is most likely to comply with what ISPs now require to stop spam.

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