Sending messages to myself

K

K. Orland

I don't understand why you would want to? Every email you send is saved in
your Sent Items. Why double the amount of emails you have?
 
B

Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

Is there a way to have every message I send cc: to me automatically?

Why? Every message you send should already appear in Sent Items.
 
V

VanguardLH

K. Orland said:
I don't understand why you would want to? Every email you send is saved in
your Sent Items. Why double the amount of emails you have?

But that doesn't PROVE that your mail host actually sent out your
e-mail, only that it ACCEPTED your e-mail with the implication that it
later sends it out. However, if you need verification that your e-mails
are going out from your mail server, you need to have the Bcc'ed copy go
to an account with a different e-mail provider. E-mails from yourself
that are sent to yourself are routed internally and don't prove the
e-mail ever actually got "sent" out from your mail host.

I've seen where several lawyers or real estate agents want verification
that their e-mail got sent, not just that their mail server accepted
their e-mail to later send it. When large money assets or critical
issues are involved, a copy in the Sent Items folder proves nothing
about the e-mail actually getting sent out by the mail host.
 
B

Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

But that doesn't PROVE that your mail host actually sent out your
e-mail,

And no indication in the original message that this is a requirement, so why
mention it?
 
V

VanguardLH

Brian said:
And no indication in the original message that this is a requirement, so why
mention it?

Reread both your and Orland's replies.

I didn't respond to Cal. I responded to Orland (and you indirectly).
It was both you and Orland that asked WHY anyone would Bcc themself. I
gave an example. I'm sure there are other reasons for verifying the
mail server actually issued your e-mail rather than you showing in your
e-mail client that your mail server accepted it.

If you didn't want a response to your WHY then you shouldn't have asked.
There wasn't really any requirement that the OP explain why. He just
asked how.
 

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