I wrote:

> When I use Bcc with exmh, the recipient receives a *text* copy of my
> entire message -- including all headers, MIME parts, and attachments.
> Most are completely dumbfounded by this and unable to make sense of
> the message. I would think that the only difference that should occur
> between a Bcc and an original is that the recipient's address not
> appear in the message headers and be used only for the SMTP operation.
> Am I missing something?

Ken Hornstein replied:

> Now, solutions?  There are two obvious ones.  First, if you add the
> -mime switch to send, you will use MIME encapsulation instead of the
> default encapsulation (it will send someone a message/digest which
> contains the original message as a message/rfc822).  This preserves the
> original message MIME structure, and a compliant MIME mailer should
> be able to handle this just fine.  Secondly, you can always use "Dcc"
> instead of "Bcc", which will behave like the Bcc the rest of the world
> uses.

Thanks, Ken, and Robert, too, for the detailed explanation. Perhaps some
of this could find its way into the exmh help screens. I'll try both of
those ideas the next time I want to send a blind copy.
-- 
Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA      "If I seem unduly clear to you,
d...@compata.com, +1 714 434 7359    you must have misunderstood
dhcl...@alumni.caltech.edu           what I said." -- Alan Greenspan


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