John,
I don't know of any Email program that will suppress the "From:" field in a
message. If you're really concerned about not revealing your account, maybe
you should just set up a different account whose sole purpose is for
subscribing to lists.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John McCann" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:28
Subject: Re: off topic maybe: Outlook Express question
> Hi Steve:
>
> It's not the "to" field I'm worried about, it's the "from" field. The "to"
> field here, for example, indicates: "for blind ham radio operators". From
> the edit screen (where I'm typing now), if I shift tab five times, I'll
get
> to a combo box listing my email accounts. The one indicated is my
> [log in to unmask] account, but I could arrow to another account, though
that
> would make this message undeliverable since it would then be coming from
an
> unsubscribed address.
>
> My point, though is that I don't see any way of suppressing the
> [log in to unmask] address from any message I would post to this list in
cases
> where I'm replying to a list message.
>
> Next up, let's see if I can suppress it when I initiate a message.
>
> John
> KW4U
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic maybe: Outlook Express question
>
>
> > John,
> >
> > You can always clear the "TO" field, even in a reply, and use the
> > technique
> > you described. Jaws provides keys for reading each of the headers
(Alt-1,
> > Alt-2, etc.), and if you press the appropriate key twice, the cursor
will
> > be
> > placed in the field.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John McCann" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 00:23
> > Subject: Re: off topic maybe: Outlook Express question
> >
> >
> >> Hi folks:
> >>
> >> Okay, it seems that Tom's gotten all he needs from the previous posts
in
> >> this thread, but, if only by way of wrapping up:
> >>
> >> An excellent resource for instructions on how to accomplish many tasks
in
> >> outlook express is available at:
> >>
> >> http://www.jfwlite.com/messagesOE.html
> >>
> >> First, create your distribution group, or groups.
> >>
> >> Then, send to the group or groups by typing the group name or names
into
> > the
> >> "BCC" field. Nothing need be in the "from" or "CC" fields.
> >>
> >> This is an excellent way to suppress your email address, thereby
avoiding
> >> becoming the target of spammers, something I wish I'd learned a long
time
> >> ago.
> >>
> >> Having written all this, though, I'm not at all sure that you'll still
> >> hiding your email address when you reply to a list message sent by a
> > member
> >> who has not used the above "address masking" protocol.
> >>
> >> John
> >> KW4U
> >>
> >> (One callsign that JAWS renders correctly even without the new JAWS 8.0
> >> enhancement, <smile>!)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:01 PM
> >> Subject: Re: off topic maybe: Outlook Express question
> >>
> >>
> >> > That's what I thought, Steve.
> >> >
> >> > My list is already created, so the next step is to try it.
> >> >
> >> > We're getting somewhere, I think.
> >> >
> >> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:34 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: off topic maybe: Outlook Express question
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> You do that by creating a group. Then, after you have all the
> >> >> individuals
> >> >> addressed for that group, you give the group a name and when you
enter
> >> > that name
> >> >> in the BCC field, the message will go to everyone on the
distribution
> >> > list.
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve, K8SP
> >> >>
> >> >
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