Re: blind copies

[Andrew Witt <Andrew . Witt @ slma . com>]

>> Can anyone explain why some subscribers receive posts as a bcc (blind
>> copy)?

> Because some posters send copies as (blind) carbon copies.

I don't think it is as simple as that.  For example, my copy of the
message that you posted, Rich, shows:

    To: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM
    cc:  (bcc: Andrew Witt/SallieMae)

and I assume that you did not Bcc: your reply.  Moreover, among my own
users, each recipient of a message that comes to them via Majordomo sees
the message as if it were Bcc:'d to them.  I have NEVER seen a counter
example at my site.

Having said all that, I think the answer IS simple: I think that it is an
e-mail client issue; i.e., what does the client do with various SMTP
headers?  My users use cc:Mail or Lotus Notes, neither one of which is
especially SMTP-friendly.  IMHO, they both do rather arbitrary things with
SMTP headers.

I have noticed that the Bcc: crap does NOT show up on messages that go
through Majordomo to an account for which my e-mail client is Pine.

So this is a case of Stupid E-mail Clients, not Stupid Users.

- Andrew

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