i am a great believer in keeping my system secure. How do i get through to my
collegues that sending emails to more than one person ( in this case 30+ ) as
CC is detrimental to security and should be sent as BCC.

--
alexanderd

On a related note, how do you keep users from entering their email address in
every Greeting Card, Joke of the Day, Search Tool, and Free Coupon site in
the world?

"alexanderd" wrote:

> i am a great believer in keeping my system secure. How do i get through to my
> collegues that sending emails to more than one person ( in this case 30+ ) as
> CC is detrimental to security and should be sent as BCC.
>
> --
> alexanderd

i agree with your sentiments but there should be a way to instil in colleges
what potential damage they could do by using CC and not BCC to send the
"stupid" emails.
--
alexanderd


"dlw" wrote:

> On a related note, how do you keep users from entering their email address in
> every Greeting Card, Joke of the Day, Search Tool, and Free Coupon site in
> the world?
>
> "alexanderd" wrote:
>
> > i am a great believer in keeping my system secure. How do i get through to my
> > collegues that sending emails to more than one person ( in this case 30+ ) as
> > CC is detrimental to security and should be sent as BCC.
> >
> > --
> > alexanderd

alexanderd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> i agree with your sentiments but there should be a way to instil in
> colleges what potential damage they could do by using CC and not BCC
> to send the "stupid" emails.

How about "we catch you doing it and you're fired."? There is rarely a good
technological solution to a behavioral problem.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

thank you brian for the inspiration to get rid of all my collegues, i dont
think that would help.
What i was looking at was that some 30+ people now new my email address and
that if one of them was stupid enough not to have anti-virus installed and
became infected and every one on his / her address book could be come
infected which could become exponential.
i think what my question is realy asking is if emails are sent using BCC
could a virus on one machine be transmitted to another PC if the addresses's
where hidden in the first instance.
--
alexanderd


"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> alexanderd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > i agree with your sentiments but there should be a way to instil in
> > colleges what potential damage they could do by using CC and not BCC
> > to send the "stupid" emails.
>
> How about "we catch you doing it and you're fired."? There is rarely a good
> technological solution to a behavioral problem.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

alexanderd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> What i was looking at was that some 30+ people now new my email
> address and that if one of them was stupid enough not to have
> anti-virus installed and became infected and every one on his / her
> address book could be come infected which could become exponential.

That can't happen if each of those 30+ people use decent AV programs.

> i think what my question is realy asking is if emails are sent using
> BCC could a virus on one machine be transmitted to another PC if the
> addresses's where hidden in the first instance.

There is no difference in that regard between using To, Cc, or Bcc.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

thank you for your reply, it would seem that "BCC" only hides the addressess
from the recipient of the email but the "BCC" addressess are still there even
if they cannot be seen. now i am very dishartened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--
alexanderd


"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> alexanderd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > What i was looking at was that some 30+ people now new my email
> > address and that if one of them was stupid enough not to have
> > anti-virus installed and became infected and every one on his / her
> > address book could be come infected which could become exponential.
>
> That can't happen if each of those 30+ people use decent AV programs.
>
> > i think what my question is realy asking is if emails are sent using
> > BCC could a virus on one machine be transmitted to another PC if the
> > addresses's where hidden in the first instance.
>
> There is no difference in that regard between using To, Cc, or Bcc.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

alexanderd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> thank you for your reply, it would seem that "BCC" only hides the
> addressess from the recipient of the email but the "BCC" addressess
> are still there even if they cannot be seen.

Correct.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]