I want to send an e-mail to a group, but I do not want the recipients to see
the names of the others in the group. Is there a way to set it up so that
only the group name shows in the messages that they receive?

To use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature, In Create Mail, either click
View | All Headers and type in the addresses separated by a; Or: Click the
To button. You will see your list of contacts and the choice of putting them
in the To, CC, or BCC field. Click on an address, then click BCC to add it.
Repeat for all the contacts you want. (Note: Most ISPs have limits as to how
many e-mails you can send a one time. 25 is common, but it varies).

Put your own address in the To box. This is the only address/name that any
recipient will see. If you leave the To field blank, some people may not
receive the e-mail due to message rules they have set up, or restrictions
set by their ISP.

You can also make an entry in the Address Book using your e-mail address,
but putting something like Mailing List in the display field.

*********************

You can also create groups if you send mail to the same people often.

To create a group of contacts:

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
text box. After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added
to your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.

Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book listings,
in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups is
selected.

b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than one
group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Linn" wrote in message
...
I want to send an e-mail to a group, but I do not want the recipients to
see
the names of the others in the group. Is there a way to set it up so that
only the group name shows in the messages that they receive?

Thanks. I should have thought of BCC. I had already created a named group
(as in the second part of your reply). I was hoping that there was a way to
give it (the named group) a property that would always keep the individual
names private. But bcc works almost as well.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

To use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature, In Create Mail, either click
View | All Headers and type in the addresses separated by a; Or: Click the
To button. You will see your list of contacts and the choice of putting them
in the To, CC, or BCC field. Click on an address, then click BCC to add it.
Repeat for all the contacts you want. (Note: Most ISPs have limits as to how
many e-mails you can send a one time. 25 is common, but it varies).

Put your own address in the To box. This is the only address/name that any
recipient will see. If you leave the To field blank, some people may not
receive the e-mail due to message rules they have set up, or restrictions
set by their ISP.

You can also make an entry in the Address Book using your e-mail address,
but putting something like Mailing List in the display field.

*********************

You can also create groups if you send mail to the same people often.

To create a group of contacts:

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
text box. After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added
to your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.

Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book listings,
in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups is
selected.

b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than one
group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Linn" wrote in message
...
I want to send an e-mail to a group, but I do not want the recipients to
see
the names of the others in the group. Is there a way to set it up so that
only the group name shows in the messages that they receive?

Read the last two paragraphs for Groups. You can keep the names hidden.

QP
If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
/QP
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Linn" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I should have thought of BCC. I had already created a named
group
(as in the second part of your reply). I was hoping that there was a way
to
give it (the named group) a property that would always keep the individual
names private. But bcc works almost as well.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

To use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature, In Create Mail, either click
View | All Headers and type in the addresses separated by a; Or: Click
the
To button. You will see your list of contacts and the choice of putting
them
in the To, CC, or BCC field. Click on an address, then click BCC to add
it.
Repeat for all the contacts you want. (Note: Most ISPs have limits as to
how
many e-mails you can send a one time. 25 is common, but it varies).

Put your own address in the To box. This is the only address/name that
any
recipient will see. If you leave the To field blank, some people may not
receive the e-mail due to message rules they have set up, or restrictions
set by their ISP.

You can also make an entry in the Address Book using your e-mail address,
but putting something like Mailing List in the display field.

*********************

You can also create groups if you send mail to the same people often.

To create a group of contacts:

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when
you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create
a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select
Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click
New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
the
text box. After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically
added
to your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.

Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
listings,
in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups
is
selected.

b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
one
group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to
each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group
name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a
legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the
group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Linn" wrote in message
...
I want to send an e-mail to a group, but I do not want the recipients to
see
the names of the others in the group. Is there a way to set it up so
that
only the group name shows in the messages that they receive?

Two problems here, Bruce.

'the recipients will know it is from the group' should read, 'the recipients
will know it is to the group'.

The group name using your address should have a slightly different name.
If you have a large group, you would have group- (contains your address),
group-1 contains first 25 addresses), group-2 (contains next 25 addresses),
..............
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Read the last two paragraphs for Groups. You can keep the names hidden.

QP
If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to
each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group
name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a
legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the
group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
/QP
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Linn" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I should have thought of BCC. I had already created a named
group
(as in the second part of your reply). I was hoping that there was a way
to
give it (the named group) a property that would always keep the
individual
names private. But bcc works almost as well.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

To use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature, In Create Mail, either click
View | All Headers and type in the addresses separated by a; Or: Click
the
To button. You will see your list of contacts and the choice of putting
them
in the To, CC, or BCC field. Click on an address, then click BCC to add
it.
Repeat for all the contacts you want. (Note: Most ISPs have limits as to
how
many e-mails you can send a one time. 25 is common, but it varies).

Put your own address in the To box. This is the only address/name that
any
recipient will see. If you leave the To field blank, some people may not
receive the e-mail due to message rules they have set up, or
restrictions
set by their ISP.

You can also make an entry in the Address Book using your e-mail
address,
but putting something like Mailing List in the display field.

*********************

You can also create groups if you send mail to the same people often.

To create a group of contacts:

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when
you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create
a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select
Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the
lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click
New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
the
text box. After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically
added
to your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.

Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
listings,
in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups
is
selected.

b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
one
group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to
each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group
name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a
legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the
group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Linn" wrote in message
...
I want to send an e-mail to a group, but I do not want the recipients
to
see
the names of the others in the group. Is there a way to set it up so
that
only the group name shows in the messages that they receive?