Gmail Surprise Me !! How this is possible

[Swarup]

Most of us using Gmail and I am also one of them. When I get an email, first I read it and always see the source/Details of the email (like senders name, Date, Mailed by .....). Today I got an email but when I look at source/Details section I quite surprised. When you get an email in details option you will find

From ABCD abc@123.com to me

but how is this possible that anyone send email to another person and you get the email in your inbox. Just look at the screenshot



How is this possible Can anyone explain this.

[princeaniket]

There is an option named Bcc .. through which you can send mail like this....
you can only see with whom you are sharing the mail.. not your name...

[Bluedot]

Probably the internet analogue of telephonic cross-connections I guess.

Or what prince said.

[Swarup]

There is an option named Bcc .. through which you can send mail like this....
you can only see with whom you are sharing the mail.. not your name...

No, I am sure its not for BCC, If any sender include your email to BCC then you see some thing like this

from ABCDE abcd@123.com
to
bcc xyz@gmail.com
date Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:49 PM
subject Xxxxx Yyyyy Zzzzz
mailed-by gmail.com
signed-by gmail.com

---------- Post added at 05:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

Probably the internet analogue of telephonic cross-connections I guess.

I can't say anything about this

[Raymond]

From what I know, when someone sends an email to you via BCC, you don't get to see the BCC at all, even yourself.

[hellnoire]

From what I know, when someone sends an email to you via BCC, you don't get to see the BCC at all, even yourself.

This.

BCC means you don't see it, even if it's for you.

[princeaniket]

from ABCDE abcd@123.com
to
bcc xyz@gmail.com
date Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:49 PM
subject Xxxxx Yyyyy Zzzzz
mailed-by gmail.com
signed-by gmail.com

No you can't see Bcc term in gmail... have you checked it.. i have sent myself the Bcc mail... and cc mail also... from my three emails

only

to xxxx@xxx
cc xxxx@xxx

appears... you can't see the bcc part in email...
please confirm it....

[Swarup]

Just look at the image bellow


For testing purpose I send and email and here its image

[princeaniket]

Here is the link to highlight the first issue.. where To and CC field are empty... read reply by bkennelly

Gmail does not include the BCC addresses in the message when it is
sent, but does save it in your copy. Some email servers (e.g.,
sendmail) will expose the envelope addresses, if the message does not
contain a TO or CC headers. You can avoid that problem by always
filling in one TO address. Many people use their own address this
way.

and the second is

it seems that the Bcc filed is displayed only if you are the sender of the message.

source 2 : here

Still some people have problems as per 2nd source...

Google is great...

[leofelix]

BCC = Blind Carbon Copy

CC = Carbon copy

It is likely to be SPAM or someone sent you a Chain Letter

[edit] I do not think the sender used a Mass Mailer software, even though everything is possible, they say