Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
How to hide email addresses when forwarding a message? >

How to hide email addresses when forwarding a message?

How to hide email addresses when forwarding a message?

Thread Tools
 
Old 01-24-2010, 10:12 AM
  #1  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
Minda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Central PA
Posts: 1,610
Default

I remember reading a post about hiding email addresses but I don't remember who posted it (possibly Butterflywing??). I couldn't find it when I searched. Can anyone help?
Minda is offline  
Old 01-24-2010, 11:03 AM
  #2  
Super Member
 
Moonpi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Central FL
Posts: 4,829
Default

When you click on "forward", the new screen comes up with everything contained in the first e-mail. Just highlight extra names and anything you do not want forwarded, and hit delete.

Thank you for sparing your mailing list from spam!
Moonpi is offline  
Old 01-24-2010, 11:08 AM
  #3  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: currently central new jersey
Posts: 8,623
Default

if you mean about hiding email addies to keep hackers away, it was this.

when you forward, your entire message appears in the window. before you send it on, you can delete all the addresses that came before yours. so if you receive something with a string of addresses, you can delete them all, leaving only your immediate email address (at the top) and to whom it's going ( also at the top). BUT these are not included within the body of your email. hackers are getting into the body of the mail. i've asked my friends and family to do this before sending things to me, and they have. mac is petty safe in itself, but it can pass trouble on to others. if you still can't get your mind around it, pm me.
butterflywing is offline  
Old 01-24-2010, 11:13 AM
  #4  
Super Member
 
joeyoz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Oregon
Posts: 2,199
Default

When I send an e-mail to several people I click the TO: and a box comes up with my contacts. When I click on a contact I then click BCC: Stands for Blind Carbon Copy. Then whoever the email is addressed to, that is the ONLY name that appears in their email.
joeyoz is offline  
Old 01-24-2010, 11:30 AM
  #5  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: currently central new jersey
Posts: 8,623
Default

Originally Posted by joeyoz
When I send an e-mail to several people I click the TO: and a box comes up with my contacts. When I click on a contact I then click BCC: Stands for Blind Carbon Copy. Then whoever the email is addressed to, that is the ONLY name that appears in their email.
right. i forgot about that. thanks. when you type the TO: send it back to yourself. then blind copy to anyone else you're really sending it to. since your own address is already on the FROM: line, you're not giving out anything else.
butterflywing is offline  
Old 01-24-2010, 09:45 PM
  #6  
Super Member
 
Margie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Murrysville, PA
Posts: 3,007
Default

[quote=Moonpi]When you click on "forward", the new screen comes up with everything contained in the first e-mail. Just highlight extra names and anything you do not want forwarded, and hit delete.


When I am forwarding, I first copy and paste the email to a new "letter". That way none of the other addy's appear. I didnt know about the BBC before, will have to try that.

Margie
Margie is offline  
Old 01-29-2010, 08:52 PM
  #7  
Power Poster
 
amma's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Out searching for some sunshine :-)
Posts: 58,856
Default

Thank you all for being aware of this :D:D:D
I delete and use the BCC before I forward and it would be great if everyone else would too :D:D:D
amma is offline  
Old 01-29-2010, 08:58 PM
  #8  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: currently central new jersey
Posts: 8,623
Default

when i send out to friends and family i started typing nothing at all in the TO: line.

then, i BCC: (blindcopy) whoever i'm sending to. now, i just learned from my dil that when she gets mail from my verizon account it's addressed to "unknown recipient". she says, if i don't know her, why am i sending her mail? :lol:
butterflywing is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
thequiltmama
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
14
04-29-2011 10:49 AM
Edie
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
4
02-09-2011 05:45 AM
cbuchanan
Main
19
08-03-2010 03:11 AM
mgshaw
Links and Resources
3
05-25-2008 12:13 AM
amma
Links and Resources
1
10-13-2007 01:47 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



FREE Quilting Newsletter