[Gmail-Users] Re: Hide Recipients

On 12/23/05, Gerard Seibert <gerard.seibert@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
> >

Tooth hurts. Cut off head.

> > 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.

Like I said, for a sparse one-way communication, setting up a mailing
list is overkill. The students know to check their university email
account because we expect university communication there.

>
> 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.
>

For their needs, BCC seems fine.

> --
> Gerard Seibert

Fanis