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Blind cc in PINE

DESCRIPTION

You can send a copy of a composed message to someone without their name appearing in the header that will go to the person the message is primarily directed to. This is called a "blind carbon copy," or Bcc, in PINE.

PROCEDURE

  1. From within PINE, type "c" to compose a message.

  2. Press <CTRL> and r simultaneously. This gives you a Rich Header which includes the "Bcc" option.

  3. Complete the "To", "Cc", "Bcc", and "Subject" entries, and compose your message as usual.

  4. Press <CTRL> and x simultaneously to send your message.

Note: Bcc is a useful option for copying messages to yourself. When using Bcc to copy messages to other individuals, always consider the ethical issues involved in not informing the primary recipient of the message that someone else has received a blind copy.

This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the University of Washington. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of Washington. The University of Washington holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington or the State of Washington.

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