Why do all BCC and CC addresses appear in the TO: field?
Question Background: The “CC” field is call the Carbon Copy. If you include email addresses in this field, each person will receive a copy of the message and their details will be in the email message. This means that everyone knows who has recieved a copy. The “BCC” field is call the Blind Carbon Copy. If you include email addresses in this field, each person will receive a copy of the message, but they are not included in the body of the email message. That is, someone who receives an email as a result of a BCC can see all of the CC recipients, but their own details cannot be seen by any other recipient. Some mail clients, such as Outlook, do not comply with Internet (RFC) standards, so the BCC addresses will appear visible to all recipients. This entry explains why this happens. Answer: All messages should have a “From:” and “To:” clause in them. This means that details of the sender and recipient can be displayed to the user receiving the message. Most mail clients comply with the
