how do I hide individual contacts in groups?

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sls905 - 06 Dec 2004 17:49 GMT

I send emails to groups, but when the contacts open their email, everyone's
name/email address is displayed. I only want the group name to be displayed.
How do I go about this?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 06 Dec 2004 21:58 GMT

Put the addresses in the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) field of the mail header.
If that field doesn't show while you're composing a E-mail go to the View
menu and select 'BCC Field'.

This will not display the group name, it will only hide the recipients. If
you want to try to place the name of your Distribution List in the To:
field, this MS KB article may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q266339

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

>I send emails to groups, but when the contacts open their email, everyone's
> name/email address is displayed. I only want the group name to be
> displayed.
> How do I go about this?

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sls905 - 08 Dec 2004 00:19 GMT

I am using OE6. Do these instructions apply? I printed it out, and it
doesn't look like it will.

> Put the addresses in the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) field of the mail header.
> If that field doesn't show while you're composing a E-mail go to the View
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> > displayed.
> > How do I go about this?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 08 Dec 2004 02:24 GMT

Of course not. Post in the right group next time. OE has nothing to do with
Outlook whatsoever.
This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
outlook express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/

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Russ Valentine
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>I am using OE6. Do these instructions apply? I printed it out, and it
> doesn't look like it will.
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>> > displayed.
>> > How do I go about this?

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