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I have Outlook Express and need to see the BCC recipients of e-mails I have sent; I have tried the above method of checking the details tab on the properties of the e-mail, but it doesn't work; the BCC remains hidden. Perhaps Microsoft has removed this entry of the panel in a recent update. When you can't see to whom you sent your own messages, data protection has surely gone too far...

Posted by: Bernard Winchester at June 8, 2008 4:13 AM

In Outlook 2003,
Open the sent message from the Sent folder;
View => Header (toggles on/off)
bcc will appear

Posted by: Steven Potter at September 23, 2008 7:36 AM

Leo, I think you are not answering the question that was asked, "I want find the list of "undisclosed recipients" of the email I've received in outlook. Is there any way?". Take a look at following link http://crypto.stanford.edu/portia/papers/bb-bcc.pdf

Fascinating. First, let's be clear: this is fairly irrelevant to most people, however, as it applies ONLY to encrypted email.

The paper outlines a flaw in how many mailers create encrypted email. It's not a direct exposure of email addresses, but rather encryption tokens that could be traced back to email addresses.

And to be even clearer: it's a flaw in the system - BCC is not supposed to be exposed.

Thanks for the pointer.
- Leo
25-May-2009

Posted by: Chris at May 24, 2009 9:03 AM

I understand that you can't see anyone in the bcc: list if you are the recipient, but what about if you're the sender?

I sent an e-mail to a long list of recipients in the bcc: field but forgot to include an attachment. how can i bring back up the e-mail, add the attachment, and resend it to all the same recipients?

Thank you!

It depends on the email program you use. Basically, just open the sent mail, and it'll either be there or it won't.
Leo
19-Sep-2009

Posted by: mark raulston at September 18, 2009 12:42 PM
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