Tip of the Day

When sending an e-mail to multiple recipients, you can hide their e-mail addresses from each other. This is a sensible anti-spam precaution because it avoids making a long list of e-mail addresses available to all the recipients (which is what happens if you put everyone's address in the To: or CC: fields).

Now I’m not suggesting that your friends are going to spam you.  But if you send them something they find interesting, and they forward it to their list, who may have someone who forwards it to their list – you see where I’m going with this.

It also is a major pain if you are forwarding an email you received that shows all the addresses to your list and it includes all the email addresses of the original mailing plus yours. Think about it – all you need is two or three inconsiderate folks doing this and you might have to wade through several hundred email addresses to read a three line joke. I routinely simply delete any messages like this.

Never – Ever – and that is a very long time, should you send email to a list and show the addresses of everyone who it is being sent to.  Use BCC – “Blind Carbon Copy” which is available on most email packages both offline as well as online.

Don’t know how to do it you say – take a quick tour of the “Help” information in your email program, or ask a friend – don’t have any friends you say <Grin> - as a last resort, drop me an email and let me know which email package you are using.  If I know the answer, I will share it with you.

                                Bob Osgoodby

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"It is said that life begins at 40.  Well, on that basis, on July 28th  I will be 10 years old!!!!!

Nothing spectacular has been planned to commemorate this milestone (yet).... although a little event is happening the day after.

Paul and Steve aka   The Heartsmiths    will be performing a selection of popular songs from the the last 50 odd years. So no change there then. One of them could be your all-time favourite song of all time........doubtful but you never know.

For those yet to witness our performances we are an acoustic duo playing good songs in our own particular style (if you can call it style).

DATE: Saturday 29th July  TIME: Well kind of, about, approximately, sort of......8.45 kick off. Last orders at the bar at 12.00.

LOCATION: The White Horse, Ditchling, West Sussex.......easy to find.  ADMISSION:     FREE............thought I'd better get that in.

It would be great to see you and we will do our best to keep you entertained.  However, in view of the age thing I might forget a few words, tunes, complete songs even.  Additionally, although the set will include a short interval, I still may find it necessary to take one or two additional "comfort" breaks.

See you there - cheers  - Paul Hartley  mailto:paul@hartsongs.co.uk "

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