difference between cc and bcc in gmail

Bcc stands for blind carbon copy which is similar to that of Cc except that the Email address of the recipients specified in this field do not appear in the received message header and the recipients in the To or Cc fields will not know that a copy sent to these address. ...

1. Why would you use BCC instead of CC?
2. Is BCC really hidden?
3. What is CC and BCC in email with example?
4. Can BCC recipients see each other in Gmail?
5. What happens if someone replies to a BCC?
6. What happens when someone replies to a BCC?
7. Can you tell if someone is BCC on an email?
8. Is there a way to see BCC recipients?
9. Can BCC recipients see replies?

Why would you use BCC instead of CC?

'Blind carbon copy' is a way of sending emails to multiple people without them knowing who else is receiving the email. Any emails in the BCC field will be invisible to everyone else in the To and CC fields. BCC should only be used when it isn't a personal email and you want to keep the receipts email private.

Is BCC really hidden?

BCC stands for “blind carbon copy.” Unlike with CC, no one but the sender can see the list of BCC recipients. ... However, the BCC list is secret—no one can see this list except the sender. If a person is on the BCC list, they'll see only their own email on the BCC list.

What is CC and BCC in email with example?

Cc means carbon copy and Bcc means blind carbon copy. For emailing, you use Cc when you want to copy others publicly, and Bcc when you want to do it privately. Any recipients on the Bcc line of an email are not visible to others on the email.

Can BCC recipients see each other in Gmail?

Do BCC recipients see each other? No, they do not. Recipients that have been BCC'd will be able to read the email, but they won't be able to see who else received it. Only the sender can see everyone that was BCC'd.

What happens if someone replies to a BCC?

So if you reply to a BCC, your mailer has no idea who, if anyone, was BCC'd on that email, so it can't send them copies. The whole point of BCC is that there is no record of who got BCC'd in any of the copies of the email that are delivered.

What happens when someone replies to a BCC?

Addresses that have been placed in the BCC field are not forwarded. If you have placed a large list of recipients in the To or CC field, all of them will receive the reply. By placing recipients in the BCC field, you can help protect them against receiving unnecessary replies from anyone using the Reply All feature.

Can you tell if someone is BCC on an email?

As you know, recipients can't tell who you included in the BCC field, or even if you used the BCC field at all. ... To see who you BCC'd in a previous email, just open the Sent mail folder and open the message.

Is there a way to see BCC recipients?

If you're the recipient of a message, you can't see whether the sender added Bcc recipients. Only the sender of a message can see the names of Bcc recipients by opening a message in the Sent Items folder where all sent messages are stored by default. In the Sent Items folder, open the message that you sent.

Can BCC recipients see replies?

Comments: One Response to “Replying To an Email That May Have a Bcc In It, Who Sees My Reply?” The short answer: No. When you get an email that has been BCCed to others, the email does not contain the information about those BCCed people.