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I have a mailto link that I would like to populate the bcc only. Is that possible?

Jared Beck
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MrM
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  • [Syntax of a 'mailto' URI](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6068#section-2) (and [ABNF](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5234)) – djvg Apr 26 '21 at 10:30

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mailto:?bcc=mailaddress would do it!

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    While the other post has some good info, this is what I was looking for. Thanks! – MrM Nov 14 '12 at 18:41
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Some examples, with actual HTML Code included, follow:

Simple MailTo

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu">

MailTo with Multiple Recipients

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu,ASTARK1@UNL.EDU">

MailTo with Subject

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu?subject=Comments from MailTo Syntax Page">

MailTo with a Copy

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu?cc=ASTARK1@UNL.EDU">

MailTo with a Blind Copy

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu?bcc=ASTARK1@UNL.EDU">

MailTo with message already started in Body

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu?body=I am having trouble finding information on ">

MailTo with multiline message in Body

<a href="mailto:astark1@unl.edu?body=The message's first paragraph.%0A%0aSecond paragraph.%0A%0AThird Paragraph.">

source

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    Nice copy/paste. Did you even read the question? This is exactly what MrM does NOT want. – Christian Lundahl Nov 14 '12 at 18:37
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    @Perplexor Yes, did you read my answer? see `?bcc=ASTARK1@UNL.EDU">` which is the same as provided in the other answer. And I provided my source. – gSaenz Nov 14 '12 at 19:13
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    I sure did. The question was if it's possible to create a mailto-link with bcc-address(es) and WITHOUT a "normal" recipient address. None of your examples did that. – Christian Lundahl Nov 14 '12 at 19:17
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    @Perplexor Dont really see anything wrong with going above and beyond, thank you for your feedback. – gSaenz Nov 14 '12 at 19:22
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    Outlook needs a semicolon instead of commas to separate mail addresses. – Gogowitsch Jul 08 '15 at 14:56
  • source is broken :( – macool Mar 21 '17 at 21:53
  • @macool you can easily find that example on other pages... imho people should just use the wayback machine for more permanent links, e.g. http://web.archive.org/web/20170217092344/https://support.blue.net.au/support/best-use-of-email-links-on-web-pages/ – fuchs777 Jul 04 '17 at 06:58