Sending bulk email

STRAWB

I have windows mail and have a group file for all my customers what i want to know is how do i send a email to everyone without showing everyones email as i had a few complaints last time lol

The_Grandmaster

Think you add everyone to the BCC: box (not CC box) and not the To: box?

Have a quick check by sending yourself something.

zzzLazyDaisy

Put everyone's details into bcc (blind CC) and in the 'to' box put your own e-add.

That way only your e-add will be shown on the list of recipients, and everyone else's addresses will be invisible.

STRAWB

I only have the option for CC there is no BCC?

tronator

The_Grandmaster wrote: »

Think you add everyone to the CC: box and not the To: box?

Have a quick check by sending yourself something.

Ouch. That would be a very BIG mistake. I would take you to the ICO if I would be one of the recipients...

@OP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_carbon_copy

Edit: This is a serious issue and your "lol" is very misplaced here. Since you have a business and save personal data about your customers you must have appointed a "Data Controller" and registered with the ICO. Have a read here...

Edit2: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+mail+bcc

The_Grandmaster

tronator wrote: »

Ouch. That would be a very BIG mistake. I would take you to the ICO if I would be one of the recipients...

@OP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_carbon_copy

I've changed it - but I did add 'think' and 'check'.
I hope you haven't sent anything yet: If you have sorry.

Mr_Oink

You have their consent to mass mail them? Whatever you do don't *assume* consent, you could find your ISP pulling the plug if you hit just a couple of complaints for spamming.

KillerWatt

Is that Windows mail as in the client software, or Windows Live mail as in the web based e-mail?

Either way, you'll find that Microsoft won't provide the ability for mass mail bombing, and your ISP will have measures in place to stop that sort of thing as well if they think that's what you are doing.

zzzLazyDaisy

If it is windows live mail, you click on 'to' and scroll down, you will see 'to' 'cc' and 'bcc'

AndyAndyAndy

OP if you're referring to Microsoft office Outlook as your email client (programme) then on you message you need to click options on the top banner and on the second "module" in it has a "Show Bcc" button. The "Bcc" field will then appear under the "Cc" field which is in turn under the "To" field.

littlepanther

One thing you should check, and I have no idea how many people you want to email, but my ISP allows me to send to 50 people at a time with a maximum of 1,000 per day. Most will happily tell you your limits.