Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Does this mean I've been blind copied on to this email?

6 replies

NormalForNuneaton · 26/11/2023 14:31

I've received a work email that is from Colleague A. It says it's:

To: (my boss)
CC: (colleague B)

I'm presuming this is what you see if you're blind copied in?? ie. my name doesn't appear on it.

It isn't about anything that means I need to be blind copied in, shouldn't see or anything like that. Colleague A probably doesn't even know what Bcc is/how to Bcc to be honest as she is not a computer savvy person .

OP posts:
Daftasabroom · 26/11/2023 14:41

It would have another line

Bcc: Normal

If you are in doubt send a test email to your work email address and you're personal email address as bcc.

Sugarfree23 · 26/11/2023 14:50

Or bcc an email from your work email to yourself.

WYorkshireRose · 26/11/2023 14:54

Daftasabroom · 26/11/2023 14:41

It would have another line

Bcc: Normal

If you are in doubt send a test email to your work email address and you're personal email address as bcc.

Not necessarily. I've received and sent many emails through Microsoft Outlook where I've been. BCC'd and my name doesn't appear at all.

NormalForNuneaton · 26/11/2023 15:13

Of course, never thought to test it by sending from my private email.

I've just tested it and yes, she must have blind copied me in, most likely unintentionally.

I just needed to check as she is a troublemaker who constantly has issues with people, plays people off against each other etc so wondered if there was a reason behind me receiving it.

Thanks all

OP posts:
sixteenfurryfeet · 26/11/2023 15:25

Do a 'Reply All' and say 'Did you mean to send me this?".

sreightstill · 26/11/2023 15:36

It could have been a mistake - sometimes if I'm emailing about a certain person or topic relating to them I put their name in the bcc field as it's empty to see what their full name is / look something up about them - thankfully I've never actually sent it but I very nearly have - could be what happened here
eg. I'm typing "So and so reports to xx" on the email and I had to look up who their manager was so typed their name in the empty field to see it on the outlook org chart.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page