How to send e-mail to someone without disclose To, cc & Bcc info.?

Question

I had received some e-mail which be legal message from my business partner, but all of them without any contact disclosed at "To", "cc" and "Bcc" field, only i can find from which sender.

I know how to sending e-mail with To and Bcc field makes contact not disclosing, but how to make the "to" field contact hidden also?

Answer 1

Due to the SMTP protocol, it is not technically possible to completely "hide" the "To" field. However, you can "mask" it in some different ways. The most common way is by way of mailing lists. You create a mailing list - which has all the people on it that you want to mail, then you send your message to the list.

The BCC field was created specifically for the purpose of hiding an email address. If you want to hide who the message was to, then send the message to yourself and the people who you want hidden in the BCC field.

According to the protocol, that's the best (only?) way to go about it without masking it behind a list of some sort.

Answer 2

Ok, I think I know, but not sure. As far as I knew, you at least have to use the "to". If they only used the "bcc", (blind carbon copy), then each person would receive the message, but would not know that the other person has it too. Like, if you sent a message to your mom, but didn't want her to know that you sent it to your dad too. But you want both to have the same message. Something like that. An interresting idea. I have never tried it myself.

Answer 3

Don't use the To: field at all. Put everyone on BCC, Blind Copy and no one will know who else got it.

Answer 4

I read the othere day that there are sites which offer temporary id's try that feature if you feel it's necessary.

I have found more information at http://tinyurl.com/nnv9f on how email works and how to troubleshoot email related problems.

Answer 5

BCC - Blind carbon copy.