OLEXP: Messages Addressed to Undisclosed Recipients in Outlook Express (182987)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q182987

SYMPTOMS

When you receive a message in Outlook Express, the message may be addressed to "undisclosed recipients."

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the sender uses the Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc) box to address the message and leaves the To box blank.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use the Bcc box in Outlook Express to send a copy of a message to additional recipients, the recipients' names are not visible to other recipients of the message. If you address a message using only the Bcc box, the message is addressed to "undisclosed recipients" when the recipients view the message.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/20/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB182987