Microsoft KB Archive/181402

= OL98: Preventing Reply All to Large Aliases =

Article ID: 181402

Article Last Modified on 8/13/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q181402





SUMMARY
You may want to make the Reply All command unavailable if the reply message will be sent to an alias or distribution list with many members. This article describes two methods to accomplish this.



Method 1
Place the recipient addresses on the "Bcc:" line rather than the "To:" line. If a recipient chooses Reply To All, only you, the Sender, will receive the reply. To access the Bcc: line, click Bcc Field on the View menu.

Method 2
To design a new message form that does not provide the Reply All command, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the File menu, point to New and click Mail Message.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, point to Forms and click Design This Form.
 * 3) Click the (Actions) tab.
 * 4) Double-click the Reply To All line.
 * 5) In the Form Action Properties dialog box, click to clear the Enabled check box, and then click OK.
 * 6) On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and click Publish Form As.
 * 7) In the Form Name field, type a name for your new form.
 * 8) In the Look In list, click to select your Inbox, and then click Publish.
 * 9) Close the form without saving.

To use your new form, on the Action menu, click your new form name at the bottom of the list. Those receiving your message will not have a Reply All button.

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