Sending Email as BCCs (Blind Carbon Copies) Using Outlook Express.

The trick to sending email as Blind Carbon Copies using Outlook Express is to open the program and click Create Mail. Next click View and be sure that All Headers is checked. From then on, the BCC box will always be displayed when you compose email.

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Sending Email as BCCs Using AOL & Compuserve.

The trick to sending email as Blind Carbon Copies from AOL or CompuServe is to enclose the names of the intended recipients in parentheses. However, there are four different ways to accomplish this, and they are all shown in the illustration below. The fourth method is by far the easiest, in my humble opinion.

Each name enclosed in parentheses, separated by a comma and a blank space






Each name enclosed in
parentheses, separated
by pressing ENTER
after each entry

Each name separated
by a comma and a
blank space, with the
whole lot
enclosed in
one set of parentheses


Each name separated by pressing ENTER, with the whole lot enclosed in one set of parentheses.

WARNING:

Whoever's screen name is first on an AOL BCC list may be able to see all the names on the list. I have no idea why this is - but putting your own screen name first on the list will ensure that you are the only one to see all the names!

Making AOL Email Appear in Outlook Express
Open Outlook Express
Go to Tools>Accounts and click Add
Select Mail, type your name and click Next.
Enter your AOL email address. Click Next.
Under "My incoming mail server is..." make sure that IMAP is selected.
Type imap.aol.com in the "Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server" box.
Type smtp.aol.com in the "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server..." box. Click Next.
Under "Account Name" type in your AOL screen name.
Under Password type in your AOL password. Click Next then Finish.
Now, in the Internet Accounts window highlight imap.aol.com and click Properties.
Go to the Advanced tab.
Under "Server Port Numbers for Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" enter 587.
Go to the IMAP tab and make sure that "Store special folders on IMAP server" is NOT checked. Click OK.
Close the Internet Accounts window.
Choose Yes to download the AOL folders list into Outlook Express. Click OK.
Your email stays AOL's server, so you should visit www.aolanywhere.com to empty out your mail box periodically.

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