Hi Tim, Isn't that what I explained in my first reply to Peter... I never mentioned to create a "Smart Group"?
This is exactly what my first reply was: /Quote: 1. Basically you first Create your Group in Contacts.app File > New Group Name the Group "Business Projects" (or whatever) Select the contacts addresses for your group and drag them to the group. 2.Then drag the group name from the Contact Panel to an address field, or type the first few letters of the group's name and let automatic address completion do the rest. Netiquette: To ensure that recipients see neither each other's addresses nor a bogus "To" address, enter the group name in the Bcc field instead of To or Cc. The "To" field in the message each recipient gets will say "undisclosed-recipients": /End Quote: Cheers, Ronni On 30 Oct 2013, at 12:09 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > Hello, > > A bit more testing this morning. > > I have found that entering the name of a 'Smart Group' created in Contacts > will NOT auto complete in the Address line of Mail > > I have found that entering the name of a standard group to which I have > dragged contacts (from the Smart group of the same group of people) then Mail > WILL auto complete as expected. > > How does this work for others? > > Tim > > On 29 Oct 2013, at 11:06 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > >> Ronni I understand it is working for you, but Mail does not auto complete >> the group name for me, nor apparently Peter. Previous versions used to, now >> they don't. >> >> I understand and agree with principles of only using bcc. The failing here >> is the address not auto completing. All I see is the plain text of the group >> name as I have typed, nothing changes, nor indicates any acceptance by Mail >> of the address. >> >> I'll leave it for tonight and see if I can find any settings in Mail or >> Contacts another time. >> >> Tim >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 29/10/2013, at 22:46, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>> On 29 Oct 2013, at 9:37 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 29 Oct 2013, at 9:21 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In Mail, if I type in the Groups name, enter a Subject and write some >>>>> text in the body of the email, then click Save. Then reopen it as Ronni >>>>> has suggested, the Groups name has not become live. >>>> >>>> In Mail, I enter the Group name in the BCC field. the group name does not >>>> appear to change, it just stays as plain text - 'business contacts' for >>>> example >>>> >>>> If I click on the red button to close that window, I get offered the >>>> option to save as a draft. Click Yes. >>>> When viewing the email in list view, all the addresses do NOT appear, and >>>> when the email is opened, none of the addresses appear. >>> >>> All the Addresses should NOT show. >>> BCC will only show the Group Name 'business contacts' or whatever your >>> Group is named. That is the correct way to send "undisclosed recipients". >>> >>> Netiquette: To ensure that recipients see neither each other's addresses >>> nor a bogus "To" address, >>> enter the group name in the Bcc field instead of To or Cc. >>> The "To" field in the message each recipient gets will say >>> "undisclosed-recipients": >>> >>>> So it appears to only be affecting the BCC field. >>> >>> As it should and always has. >>>> >>>> I would really like the Group title to indicate it has registered in any >>>> of the Address lines, not just stay as plain text. That's disconcerting, >>>> is it working or is it not? >>> >>> It is working as I mentioned in my original reply to Peter I sent a couple >>> of Group emails today without any problems. >>> >>>> I'm pretty sure it used to change in previous versions and you could >>>> view all the addresses as soon as you write the group name then tabbed or >>>> clicked to the next field. >>> You still can if you want to show all the recipients addresses in the Group >>> In a new message, start to type the Group name in the TO: section, then >>> when it auto completes the name... It shows live, hold your cursor on the >>> group name, click the tiny arrow > Expand Group >>> Then the Group Name is gone and all the recipients names & addresses show. >>> All are live! >>> >>> Finish your message hit send. >>> But you should not send Group emails this way with everyones address >>> showing. >>> That is why it is correct to send all Group emails using the Group Name in >>> the BCC field. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Tim
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