eric@lucii.org on Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:25:15 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] BCCs potentially exposed


I've BCC'd this to a third party to see how mutt handles it <grin>.


Eric




On Fri, Apr 18, 2003 at 01:11:44PM -0400, Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> I just learned on the Evolution list that some servers add the header
> Apparently-to: identifying BCC recipients.
> 
> In Windows, I have always used Pegasus as my MUA.  Pegasus sends out
> separate mails whenever there is a BCC, to insure security.  I thought
> all MUAs did this.
> 
> Are the other Linux MUAs broken like Evolution?  Is it a flaw in the
> standard that permits this?
> 
> In my work BCCs and their privacy are critical.  It's a "don't use this
> software for serious work" issue.
> -- 
> Arthur S. Alexion <arthur@alexion.com>
> Arthur S. Alexion LLC

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