[Gmail-Users] Re: Hide Recipients

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:26:19 -0500
Fanis Hatzidakis <theofanis.hatzidakis@gmail.com>
Subject: [Gmail-Users] Re: Hide Recipients
Wrote these words of wisdom:

> It may work in your parameters, but some of us are members of
> institutions with a big userbase, that do send out emails to all of us
> every now and then. My university is a good example. The academic
> secretary will email all the engineers, or all the students, regarding
> job fairs, or important stuff like our graduation applications. I
> certainly don't want the entire population of the university to know
> my email, so I'm glad for their use of BCC.

BCC is blocked routinely by Anti-SPAM programs precisely because it is a
favorite tactic of SPAMers. A large number of SPAMs can be sent out
quickly since the ISP's SMTP engine actually addresses the message.
>
> In a smaller range example, the professor of a class may want to have
> a 1-way communication channel with his or her students. Again, BCC is
> used. A mailing list would be overkill since it will only be used by
> one person (the professor), and I certainly don't want all my fellow
> students to have my email address.

A mailing or discussion list can be either used by one individual, or by
hundreds. I personally manage such a list, powered by DADA Mail.

You professor can easily used a simple mass mailing tool such as this:

http://www.group-mail.com/asp/common/default.asp

I set up a system using this exact program for a small educational
institution approximately two years ago. It is far more elegant than
using BCC.

If your institution is local to my residence, I would be all to happy to
demonstrate to your education staff how a program like this can be
crafted to suit their needs and improve their email massaging with the
student body. I would also be willing to demonstrate how DADA Mail can
be used to enhance a students learning experience by using a custom
configured discussion list. Unlike MailMan, which is an excellent program,
DADA Mail offers even more options.

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Gerard Seibert
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would have given his life.

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