Over the past few months, I've noticed that when sending out broadcast emails, most of you are putting the group email address in the "To" section of your message. This is terrible email etiquette.
 
When sending out broadcast emails to one of our KGM email groups, please observe the following protocol:
 
To:.......... YOUR email address (yes dear, send it to yourself)
Cc: ......... Leave this blank
Bcc: ....... The GROUP email address (e.g. whatever@rckgm.org)
From: ..... YOUR email address (this is automatically inserted by your software).
 
If you look at the top of this message, you'll note that I practice what I preach.
 
The reason for the above protocol is that each recipient of the original message does not need to see replies you receive from each other recipient of the same group. For example, if you announce "ABC Event", I think it's fair to say that other members of the group don't want their Inbox cluttered with potentially dozens of "I'll be there" or "Me too" or "Sorry I can't make it" responses.
 
By the same token, if you receive an email which observes the above protocol, please do not add the name of a group, if and when you reply to the originator of the message.
 
Thanks in anticipation of your assistance in this matter.

 

Yours grumpily, 
The KGM Web Monster.
 
PS: If you use Microsoft Outlook Express and you can't see the "Bcc" line when composing a message, do the following:
 
1. Open a new blank email message.
2. At the top of the page, click on "View".
3. Make sure you have a check mark next to "All Headers".