Outlook - Address Group

Grumpy_Old_Duffer

I have created an Address group ('Friends') containing about 25 email addresses. When I use this 'Friends' group to send an email there is a small + sign in front of it, in the 'To:-' box, and when the email gets sent all the email addresses are shown in the 'To:-' box.

Can this be turned off, so that the receipients only ever see 'Friends', thereby protecting eveyones emails addresses?

Could use BCC, but would rather not.


Using Outlook 2003.

scheming_gypsy

Currently using 2007 but there's a 'private' option when creating a distribution list.

fwor

Grumpy_Old_Duffer wrote: »

Can this be turned off, so that the receipients only ever see 'Friends', thereby protecting eveyones emails addresses?

No. Your email client can't hide the addresses because the core of the email network needs to see all of the recipients explicitly. The only way is to use the Bcc: field (which is what it's designed for). However, if you do that and put a dummy email address in the To: field they should see it - even if it can't be delivered to.

macman

Or send it to yourself and Bcc to the rest.

John_Gray

macman wrote: »

Or send it to yourself and Bcc to the rest.

That's standard and recommended practice!