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Net Savvy
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offers great convenience and great chances for the erosion of
privacy. Here are a few thoughts on how to avoid inadvertently
offending your acquaintances and avoiding unwanted e-mail. |
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| Bcc:
Group mailings! |
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Sending mail to a group of people using the "To:" or
"Cc:" e-mail features means that all addresses are given to everyone on the list without their consent. Instead
use the Bcc: feature! Bcc stands for Blind Carbon Copy.
It can be found on most e-mail programs by clicking on the Cc:
icon, looking in the Edit menu, or Help menu. Place your own
address in the To: box. and the group addresses in the Bcc: box, no one will see other people's addresses
and you'll have a handy copy. |
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| Click
to Remove?? |
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If
you "Click to be removed" from a mailing list that you
didn't request in the first place, chances are very good that
you are simply letting a Spam company know that your address is
valid. This increases the resale value of your e-mail address
to other Spam companies since, by your action, you have confirmed
it is an active address. The best click is the delete key. |
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Invitations: |
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There are companies that offer the service of being a clearing
house for private party invitations. Although using these sites
may be convenient, e-mail addresses are given without
consent, guests are shown advertising, and they are asked to respond by sharing their private plans with a third party data base. The savvy approach is to handle it yourself with a simple RSVP Bcc: e-mail
to all. |
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