Bcc missing in Sent Items Folder

I cannot see who I put in the Bcc field in the Sent Items Folder. I have
looked at the properties of the specific email and this field is not in
there. If I open the email, the View>Cc & Bcc field is grayed out. The PC I
have this problem on is using IMAP, I have a laptop using POP and it is not a
problem. Not sure if this has anything to do with it. Any assistance would
be appreciated.

The View CC & BCC being grayed out is the expected behavior if the
message doesn't have either of those headers.

Are you certain that you actually used BCC on that message?

What mail service are you using?

I suppose it's possible that the mail server when it uploaded the
message to the IMAP server removed the BCC header.

--

Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"Dennis" <> wrote in message
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> I cannot see who I put in the Bcc field in the Sent Items Folder. I
> have
> looked at the properties of the specific email and this field is not
> in
> there. If I open the email, the View>Cc & Bcc field is grayed out.
> The PC I
> have this problem on is using IMAP, I have a laptop using POP and it
> is not a
> problem. Not sure if this has anything to do with it. Any assistance
> would
> be appreciated.

While viewing that message press Ctrl+F3. That should reveal the BCC field.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
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"Dennis" wrote in message news:88D9FD39-3373-4B8E-B8EB-...

I cannot see who I put in the Bcc field in the Sent Items Folder. I have
looked at the properties of the specific email and this field is not in
there. If I open the email, the View>Cc & Bcc field is grayed out. The PC I
have this problem on is using IMAP, I have a laptop using POP and it is not a
problem. Not sure if this has anything to do with it. Any assistance would
be appreciated.

Using Gmail. I tried the Cntrl+F3 and that didn't show it. It appears this
is associated with Gmail and IMAP. I had someone else test this and he is
also using Gmail & IMAP and he cannot see the Bcc field. My laptop is using
Gmail and POP and I can see the Bcc field.

"Michael Santovec" wrote:

> The View CC & BCC being grayed out is the expected behavior if the
> message doesn't have either of those headers.
>
> Are you certain that you actually used BCC on that message?
>
> What mail service are you using?
>
> I suppose it's possible that the mail server when it uploaded the
> message to the IMAP server removed the BCC header.
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us
>
>
>
> "Dennis" <> wrote in message
> news:88D9FD39-3373-4B8E-B8EB-...
> > I cannot see who I put in the Bcc field in the Sent Items Folder. I
> > have
> > looked at the properties of the specific email and this field is not
> > in
> > there. If I open the email, the View>Cc & Bcc field is grayed out.
> > The PC I
> > have this problem on is using IMAP, I have a laptop using POP and it
> > is not a
> > problem. Not sure if this has anything to do with it. Any assistance
> > would
> > be appreciated.
>
>
> .
>

Here's why... bear with me... you'll see what is happening...

I have a GMail account where I've configured the WLM IMAP folders (see
Tools/Accounts Properties... IMAP folders) with a [GMail] root folder
path... not the so-called "standard setup" ... one quirk with this setup is
that 2 copies of every sent mail occur (thanks Google) through different
mechanisms.

First, GMail automatically copies each sent message regardless of how you
configure WLM. It is this copy that does not display the bcc info... Why???
I'll get to that shortly... (BTW: Even in Gmail this sent copy does NOT
display the bcc info).

However... if I set WLM to "Save a copy of sent messages in the "Sent Items"
folder (Tools/Options... Send tab), the bcc info is retained in that copy
(remember, I told you I get 2 copies of each sent message with my GMail
config) in both WLM and in the GMail web reader...

Looking at the headers of each sent copy explains the result you are
observing... The reason that GMail's sent copy does not retain the bcc info,
is because it is mailed (via the smtp server) to the sender (yourself, via
bcc), and like other recipients, the recipient (you, in this case) has no
access to the bcc distribution. On the other hand, the sent copy stored by
WLM is synced with Gmail (not sent via the smtp server) and as such retains
the full sent distribution info.

I hope that is clear...


"Dennis" <> wrote in message
news:6AB3E536-1002-4FED-A33F-...
> Using Gmail. I tried the Cntrl+F3 and that didn't show it. It appears
> this
> is associated with Gmail and IMAP. I had someone else test this and he is
> also using Gmail & IMAP and he cannot see the Bcc field. My laptop is
> using
> Gmail and POP and I can see the Bcc field.
>
> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
>
>> The View CC & BCC being grayed out is the expected behavior if the
>> message doesn't have either of those headers.
>>
>> Are you certain that you actually used BCC on that message?
>>
>> What mail service are you using?
>>
>> I suppose it's possible that the mail server when it uploaded the
>> message to the IMAP server removed the BCC header.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dennis" <> wrote in message
>> news:88D9FD39-3373-4B8E-B8EB-...
>> > I cannot see who I put in the Bcc field in the Sent Items Folder. I
>> > have
>> > looked at the properties of the specific email and this field is not
>> > in
>> > there. If I open the email, the View>Cc & Bcc field is grayed out.
>> > The PC I
>> > have this problem on is using IMAP, I have a laptop using POP and it
>> > is not a
>> > problem. Not sure if this has anything to do with it. Any assistance
>> > would
>> > be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> .
>>

For Hotmail (Hotmail.com/Live.com/MSN.com) questions, use these forums
(Includes use of the Hotmail web site and Hotmail account problems)
http://windowslivehelp.com/product.aspx?productid=1

--

Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"technical" <> wrote in message
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> I'm having the same problem. This is kind of annoying. I usually cut
> and
> paste the BCC field from previous messages when generating new
> messages for
> my bicycle club. I can't find a way to get this information. Even if I
> wasn't
> reusing the message wouldn't you want a record in Sent Mail for the
> future.
> Come on Microsoft work this.
>
> I'm using XP and hotmail via Web interface.
>
> "Dennis" wrote:
>
>> I cannot see who I put in the Bcc field in the Sent Items Folder. I
>> have
>> looked at the properties of the specific email and this field is not
>> in
>> there. If I open the email, the View>Cc & Bcc field is grayed out.
>> The PC I
>> have this problem on is using IMAP, I have a laptop using POP and it
>> is not a
>> problem. Not sure if this has anything to do with it. Any
>> assistance would
>> be appreciated.