How to Send Email to Undisclosed Recipients in AOL

When you want to hide recipients' addresses from each other

By
Heinz Tschabitscher
Heinz Tschabitscher
Heinz Tschabitscher
Writer
  • University of Vienna
A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
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Updated on June 1, 2021

What to Know

  • Compose your message as usual.
  • Click BCC and enter the email addresses of all the intended recipients, separated by commas.
  • Send your email.

This article explains how to hide recipients' addresses when you send a group email in AOL Mail.

How to Send Email Without Disclosing Other Recipients' Addresses

When you need to hide recipients' addresses in your AOL email message, use the BCC (blind carbon copy) field. Here's how.

  1. Click Compose to start a new email.

    AOL Mail with Compose highlighted

  2. Click BCC.

    AOL Compose window with BCC highlighted

  3. Enter the email addresses of all the intended recipients, separated by commas, in the BCC box. You can also insert an entire address book group.

    AOL mail with BCC field highlighted

  4.  Compose your message and click Send.

In general, avoid sending mass emails via a personal email account. Instead, use a service such as Constant Contact or MailChimp. They can send mass emails for you correctly without your messages getting marked as spam.

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