QUESTION:

Why am I receiving email that does not have my email address listed in the To: field?

POSSIBLE SOLUTION(S):

Your email address was most likely entered into either the CC: or the BCC: field when the sender composed their message. CC: stands for "carbon copy" which allows a sender to send the same email to more that one email address and BCC: stands for "blind carbon copy" which has the same effect as a carbon copy, but any email addresses listed here will not be visible even when viewing the full headers of a message.

While this is a common technique of spammers to create confusion and hide their tracks, it also has legitimate uses if a person is sending to a list of email addresses and does not want the recipients seeing each others' email addresses.

If you need further help or assistance, please call Skylands Networks Technical Support at 973-875-2500 - 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday through Friday; 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday.