to the message you are reading. To do this, type @kbd{r}
(@code{rmail-reply}). This displays a mail composition buffer in
another window, much like @kbd{C-x 4 m}, but preinitializes the
-@samp{Subject}, @samp{To}, @samp{Cc}, @samp{In-Reply-To} and
+@samp{Subject}, @samp{To}, @samp{CC}, @samp{In-Reply-To} and
@samp{References} header fields based on the message you are replying
to. The @samp{To} field starts out as the address of the person who
-sent the message you received, and the @samp{Cc} field starts out with
+sent the message you received, and the @samp{CC} field starts out with
all the other recipients of that message.
@vindex mail-dont-reply-to-names
You can exclude certain recipients from being included automatically
in replies, using the variable @code{mail-dont-reply-to-names}. Its
value should be a regular expression; any recipients that match are
-excluded from the @samp{Cc} field. They are also excluded from the
+excluded from the @samp{CC} field. They are also excluded from the
@samp{To} field, unless this would leave the field empty. If this
variable is @code{nil}, then the first time you compose a reply it is
initialized to a default value that matches your own address.
To reply only to the sender of the original message, enter
the reply command with a numeric argument: @kbd{C-u r} or @kbd{1 r}.
-This omits the @samp{Cc} field completely for a particular reply.
+This omits the @samp{CC} field completely for a particular reply.
Once the mail composition buffer has been initialized, editing and
sending the mail goes as usual (@pxref{Sending Mail}). You can edit
@kbd{C-M-r @var{rcpts} @key{RET}} (@code{rmail-summary-by-recipients})
makes a partial summary mentioning only the messages that have one or
more recipients matching the regular expression @var{rcpts}. This is matched
-against the @samp{To}, @samp{From}, and @samp{Cc} headers (supply a prefix
-argument to exclude the @samp{Cc} header).
+against the @samp{To}, @samp{From}, and @samp{CC} headers (supply a prefix
+argument to exclude the @samp{CC} header).
@kindex C-M-t @r{(Rmail)}
@findex rmail-summary-by-topic
@example
To: subotai@@example.org
-Cc: mongol.soldier@@example.net, rms@@gnu.org
+CC: mongol.soldier@@example.net, rms@@gnu.org
Subject: Re: What is best in life?
From: conan@@example.org
--text follows this line--
At the top of the mail buffer is a set of @dfn{header fields}, which
are used for specifying information about the email's recipient(s),
subject, and so on. The above buffer contains header fields for
-@samp{To}, @samp{Cc}, @samp{Subject}, and @samp{From}. Some header
+@samp{To}, @samp{CC}, @samp{Subject}, and @samp{From}. Some header
fields are automatically pre-initialized in the mail buffer, when
appropriate.
@item Subject
The subject of the message.
-@item Cc
+@item CC
Additional mailing address(es) to send the message to. This is like
@samp{To}, except that these readers should not regard the message as
directed at them.
-@item Bcc
+@item BCC
Additional mailing address(es) to send the message to, which should
-not appear in the header of the message actually sent. @samp{Bcc} stands
+not appear in the header of the message actually sent. @samp{BCC} stands
for @dfn{blind carbon copies}.
-@item Fcc
+@item FCC
The name of a file, to which a copy of the sent message should be
appended. Emacs writes the message in mbox format, unless the file is
in Babyl format (used by Rmail before Emacs 23), in which case Emacs
writes in Babyl format. If an Rmail buffer is visiting the file,
Emacs updates it accordingly. To specify more than one file, use
-several @samp{Fcc} fields, with one file name in each field.
+several @samp{FCC} fields, with one file name in each field.
@item Reply-To
An address to which replies should be sent, instead of @samp{From}.
@end table
@noindent
-The @samp{To}, @samp{Cc}, and @samp{Bcc} fields can appear any number
+The @samp{To}, @samp{CC}, and @samp{BCC} fields can appear any number
of times, and each such header field can contain multiple addresses,
separated by commas. This way, you can specify any number of places
to send the message. These fields can also have continuation lines:
buffer by setting the variable @code{mail-default-headers} to a
string. Then @kbd{C-x m} inserts this string into the message
headers. For example, here is how to add a @samp{Reply-To} and
-@samp{Fcc} header to each message:
+@samp{FCC} header to each message:
@smallexample
(setq mail-default-headers
- "Reply-To: foo@@example.com\nFcc: ~/Mail/sent")
+ "Reply-To: foo@@example.com\nFCC: ~/Mail/sent")
@end smallexample
@noindent
Mail aliases expand as abbrevs---that is to say, as soon as you type
a word-separator character after an alias (@pxref{Abbrevs}). This
expansion takes place only within the @samp{To}, @samp{From},
-@samp{Cc}, @samp{Bcc}, and @samp{Reply-To} header fields (plus their
+@samp{CC}, @samp{BCC}, and @samp{Reply-To} header fields (plus their
@samp{Resent-} variants); it does not take place in other header
fields, such as @samp{Subject}.
@item C-c C-f C-s
Move to the @samp{Subject} header (@code{message-goto-subject}).
@item C-c C-f C-c
-Move to the @samp{Cc} header (@code{message-goto-cc}).
+Move to the @samp{CC} header (@code{message-goto-cc}).
@item C-c C-f C-b
-Move to the @samp{Bcc} header (@code{message-goto-bcc}).
+Move to the @samp{BCC} header (@code{message-goto-bcc}).
@item C-c C-f C-r
Move to the @samp{Reply-To} header (@code{message-goto-reply-to}).
@item C-c C-f C-f
Move to the @samp{Mail-Followup-To} header field
(@code{message-goto-followup-to}).
@item C-c C-f C-w
-Add a new @samp{Fcc} header field, with file-name completion
+Add a new @samp{FCC} header field, with file-name completion
(@code{message-goto-fcc}).
@item C-c C-b
Move to the start of the message body (@code{message-goto-body}).
@findex message-tab
@kindex TAB @r{(Message mode)}
While editing a header field that contains addresses, such as
-@samp{To:}, @samp{Cc:} and @samp{Bcc:}, you can complete an address by
+@samp{To:}, @samp{CC:} and @samp{BCC:}, you can complete an address by
typing @key{TAB} (@code{message-tab}). This attempts to insert the
full name corresponding to the address based on a couple of methods,
including EUDC, a library that recognizes a number of directory server
the normal methods for determining the To header will be used.
Each list element should be a cons, where the @sc{car} should be the
-name of a header (e.g., @code{Cc}) and the @sc{cdr} should be the header
+name of a header (e.g., @code{CC}) and the @sc{cdr} should be the header
value (e.g., @samp{larsi@@ifi.uio.no}). All these headers will be
inserted into the head of the outgoing mail.
The @code{message-wide-reply} pops up a message buffer that's a wide
reply to the message in the current buffer. A @dfn{wide reply} is a
reply that goes out to all people listed in the @code{To}, @code{From}
-(or @code{Reply-To}) and @code{Cc} headers.
+(or @code{Reply-To}) and @code{CC} headers.
@vindex message-wide-reply-to-function
Message uses the normal methods to determine where wide replies are to go,
@vindex message-dont-reply-to-names
Addresses that match the @code{message-dont-reply-to-names} regular
expression (or list of regular expressions or a predicate function)
-will be removed from the @code{Cc} header. A value of @code{nil} means
+will be removed from the @code{CC} header. A value of @code{nil} means
to exclude only your email address.
@vindex message-prune-recipient-rules
It's complicated to explain, but it's easy to use.
For instance, if you get an email from @samp{foo@@example.org}, but
-@samp{foo@@zot.example.org} is also in the @code{Cc} list, then your
+@samp{foo@@zot.example.org} is also in the @code{CC} list, then your
wide reply will go out to both these addresses, since they are unique.
To avoid this, do something like the following:
in that case, the field is removed and is not replaced with an
automatically generated one. This lets you disable MFT generation on a
per-message basis.) If there is none, then the list of recipient
-addresses (in the To: and Cc: headers) is checked to see if one of them
+addresses (in the To: and CC: headers) is checked to see if one of them
is a list address you are subscribed to. If none of them is a list
address, then no MFT is generated; otherwise, a MFT is added to the
-other headers and set to the value of all addresses in To: and Cc:
+other headers and set to the value of all addresses in To: and CC:
@kindex C-c C-f C-a
@findex message-generate-unsubscribed-mail-followup-to
@table @code
@item use
- Always honor MFTs. The To: and Cc: headers in your followup will be
+ Always honor MFTs. The To: and CC: headers in your followup will be
derived from the MFT header of the original post. This is the default.
@item nil
@item C-c C-f C-b
@kindex C-c C-f C-b
@findex message-goto-bcc
-Go to the @code{Bcc} header (@code{message-goto-bcc}).
+Go to the @code{BCC} header (@code{message-goto-bcc}).
@item C-c C-f C-w
@kindex C-c C-f C-w
@findex message-goto-fcc
-Go to the @code{Fcc} header (@code{message-goto-fcc}).
+Go to the @code{FCC} header (@code{message-goto-fcc}).
@item C-c C-f C-c
@kindex C-c C-f C-c
@findex message-goto-cc
-Go to the @code{Cc} header (@code{message-goto-cc}).
+Go to the @code{CC} header (@code{message-goto-cc}).
@item C-c C-f C-s
@kindex C-c C-f C-s
buffer, and appends the current @code{user-mail-address}.
If the optional argument @code{include-cc} is non-@code{nil}, the
-addresses in the @samp{Cc:} header are also put into the
+addresses in the @samp{CC:} header are also put into the
@samp{Mail-Followup-To:} header.
@end table
@kindex C-c C-l
@findex message-to-list-only
Send a message to the list only. Remove all addresses but the list
-address from @code{To:} and @code{Cc:} headers.
+address from @code{To:} and @code{CC:} headers.
@item C-c M-n
@kindex C-c M-n
@item C-c C-f t
@kindex C-c C-f t
@findex message-reduce-to-to-cc
-Replace contents of @samp{To} header with contents of @samp{Cc}
-header (or the @samp{Bcc} header, if there is no @samp{Cc} header).
+Replace contents of @samp{To} header with contents of @samp{CC}
+header (or the @samp{BCC} header, if there is no @samp{CC} header).
@item C-c C-f w
@kindex C-c C-f w
@findex message-insert-wide-reply
-Insert @samp{To} and @samp{Cc} headers as if you were doing a wide
+Insert @samp{To} and @samp{CC} headers as if you were doing a wide
reply even if the message was not made for a wide reply first.
@item C-c C-f a
Message is a @acronym{IDNA}-compliant posting agent. The user
generally doesn't have to do anything to make the @acronym{IDNA}
happen---Message will encode non-@acronym{ASCII} domain names in @code{From},
-@code{To}, and @code{Cc} headers automatically.
+@code{To}, and @code{CC} headers automatically.
Until @acronym{IDNA} becomes more well known, Message queries you
whether @acronym{IDNA} encoding of the domain name really should
* Passphrase caching:: How to cache passphrases
* PGP Compatibility:: Compatibility with older implementations
* Encrypt-to-self:: Reading your own encrypted messages
-* Bcc Warning:: Do not use encryption with Bcc headers
+* BCC Warning:: Do not use encryption with BCC headers
@end menu
@node Signing and encryption
@subsection Encrypt-to-self
By default, messages are encrypted to all recipients (@code{To},
-@code{Cc}, @code{Bcc} headers). Thus, you will not be able to decrypt
+@code{CC}, @code{BCC} headers). Thus, you will not be able to decrypt
your own messages. To make sure that messages are also encrypted to
your own key(s), several alternative solutions exist:
@enumerate
@acronym{S/MIME} with EasyPG).
@end enumerate
-@node Bcc Warning
-@subsection Bcc Warning
+@node BCC Warning
+@subsection BCC Warning
-The @code{Bcc} header is meant to hide recipients of messages.
+The @code{BCC} header is meant to hide recipients of messages.
However, when encrypted messages are used, the e-mail addresses of all
-@code{Bcc}-headers are given away to all recipients without
+@code{BCC}-headers are given away to all recipients without
warning, which is a bug.
@vindex mml-secure-safe-bcc-list
-But now Message got to warn if @code{Bcc} recipients are found in an
+But now Message got to warn if @code{BCC} recipients are found in an
encrypted message when you are just about to send it. If you are sure
-those @code{Bcc} addresses are safe to expose, set the
+those @code{BCC} addresses are safe to expose, set the
@code{mml-secure-safe-bcc-list} variable, that is a list of e-mail
addresses. See
@uref{https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=18718}.
@end example
After adding lines like this to your @file{~/.mailrc} file, you should
-be able to just write @samp{lmi} in the @code{To} or @code{Cc} (and so
+be able to just write @samp{lmi} in the @code{To} or @code{CC} (and so
on) headers and press @kbd{SPC} to expand the alias.
No expansion will be performed upon sending of the message---all
expansions have to be done explicitly.
If you're using @code{ecomplete}, all addresses from @code{To} and
-@code{Cc} headers will automatically be put into the
+@code{CC} headers will automatically be put into the
@file{~/.ecompleterc} file. When you enter text in the @code{To} and
-@code{Cc} headers, @code{ecomplete} will check out the values stored
+@code{CC} headers, @code{ecomplete} will check out the values stored
there and ``electrically'' say what completions are possible. To
choose one of these completions, use the @kbd{M-n} command to move
down to the list. Use @kbd{@key{DOWN}} or @kbd{M-n} and
@item message-alternative-emails
@vindex message-alternative-emails
Regexp or predicate function matching alternative email addresses.
-The first address in the To, Cc or From headers of the original
+The first address in the To, CC or From headers of the original
article matching this variable is used as the From field of outgoing
messages, replacing the default From value.
@item message-allow-no-recipients
@vindex message-allow-no-recipients
Specifies what to do when there are no recipients other than
-@code{Gcc} or @code{Fcc}. If it is @code{always}, the posting is
+@code{Gcc} or @code{FCC}. If it is @code{always}, the posting is
allowed. If it is @code{never}, the posting is not allowed. If it is
@code{ask} (the default), you are prompted.
@lisp
(setq message-hidden-headers
- '(not "From" "Subject" "To" "Cc" "Newsgroups"))
+ '(not "From" "Subject" "To" "CC" "Newsgroups"))
@end lisp
Headers are hidden using narrowing, you can use @kbd{M-x widen} to
@item message-header-synonyms
@vindex message-header-synonyms
A list of lists of header synonyms. E.g., if this list contains a
-member list with elements @code{Cc} and @code{To}, then
+member list with elements @code{CC} and @code{To}, then
@code{message-carefully-insert-headers} will not insert a @code{To}
-header when the message is already @code{Cc}ed to the recipient.
+header when the message is already @code{CC}ed to the recipient.
@end table
@item message-ignored-mail-headers
@vindex message-ignored-mail-headers
Regexp of headers to be removed before mailing. The default is@*
-@samp{^[GF]cc:\\|^Resent-Fcc:\\|^Xref:\\|^X-Draft-From:\\|@*
+@samp{^[GF]cc:\\|^Resent-FCC:\\|^Xref:\\|^X-Draft-From:\\|@*
^X-Gnus-Agent-Meta-Information:}.
@item message-default-mail-headers
@item message-ignored-news-headers
@vindex message-ignored-news-headers
Regexp of headers to be removed before posting. The default is@*
-@samp{^NNTP-Posting-Host:\\|^Xref:\\|^[BGF]cc:\\|^Resent-Fcc:\\|@*
+@samp{^NNTP-Posting-Host:\\|^Xref:\\|^[BGF]cc:\\|^Resent-FCC:\\|@*
^X-Draft-From:\\|^X-Gnus-Agent-Meta-Information:}.
@item message-default-news-headers
@item message-fcc-externalize-attachments
@vindex message-fcc-externalize-attachments
-If @code{nil}, attach files as normal parts in Fcc copies; if it is
+If @code{nil}, attach files as normal parts in FCC copies; if it is
non-@code{nil}, attach local files as external parts.
@item message-interactive
A @dfn{wide reply} is a mail response that includes @emph{all} entities
mentioned in the message you are responding to. All mailboxes from the
following headers will be concatenated to form the outgoing
-@code{To}/@code{Cc} headers:
+@code{To}/@code{CC} headers:
@table @code
@item From
(unless there's a @code{Reply-To}, in which case that is used instead).
-@item Cc
+@item CC
@item To
@end table
@end table
If a @code{Mail-Copies-To} header is present, it will be used as the
-basis of the new @code{Cc} header, except if this header is
+basis of the new @code{CC} header, except if this header is
@samp{never}.
@end table