Send attachment to primary but not cc

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Is there a way to send an e-mail with an attachment to the primary recipient
(to:), but not send it to the copied recipients (cc:)?

I need to send a large attachment to the primary, and copy the e-mail so
that others know it was done, but they do not need the large attachment.
 
John Gregory said:
Is there a way to send an e-mail with an attachment to the primary
recipient
(to:), but not send it to the copied recipients (cc:)?

I need to send a large attachment to the primary, and copy the e-mail so
that others know it was done, but they do not need the large attachment.
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Nope. The e-mail client sends to the mail server a RCPT TO command from an
aggregate list of recipients from the To, Cc, and Bcc fields. However, only
a single copy of the message gets sent in the DATA command that the e-mail
client sends to the mail server. So the one message send in the DATA
command gets sent to each recipient specified in one, or more, RCPT TO
commands.

You will need to send 2 separate copies of your message: one with the
attachment to some recipients, and another without the attachment to other
recipients.
 
This seems like a pretty basic function that Microsoft should think about
incorporating into future editions. It seems common where one person needs
the attachment, but that others who do not need the attachment, but do need
to know it was sent.
 
Due to the way the SMTP protocol (the protocol used by Outlook and every
other POP/SMTP email client available) operates, that wouldn't be possible
and still have the CC'd messages stamped with the same message ID info.
Otherwise, someone could easily write a little 'spoof' program to send "one"
email to numerous recipients, yet actually send modified versions of the
message.

"Sure, I sent [insert butt-covering information] to John Doe, I even CC'd
Jane on it"
Yet the message that John Doe received isn't the same message Jane received.

Yes, it would be nice, but for "internet email", it's just not feasible.
 
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