I sent out a mass e-mail the other day and it wouldn't work blind copying it using the mail program with my computer so I went to send it directly from the website e-mail program. I was in a bit of a hurry and instead of blind copying it, I sent it out so that everyone could see everyone's name and/or address.
So far I have only received five or so e-mails commenting on the fact that I did that. I felt stupid. I remembered a friend of mine asking me to never put his name on one of those kind of lists and I took him off the list. I never quite understood why it upset people so much. I have received many e-mails with long long lists of recipients.
Yes, I know that this is how spam get's started. But I have a bit over 100 people on my list and ONE of the letters I got back was from someone standing up on a pulpit preaching to me the sins of not blind copying. I replied and told him that I was hanging my head in digital shame.
It pisses me off though that we have to have ONE more thing to bitch about in this world.