Overview
Setting: Recipients are able to see all message receivers included in the To field
Setting ID: Recipients_Can_See_All_Message_Receivers_Included_In_The_To_Field
Location: Main Settings > General Settings > Messaging & Notifications tab, Basic Settings group
What This Setting Does
This is an on/off switch that decides whether every recipient of a message sent through Classter can see the names of all the other people the message was sent to in the To field. It also controls whether the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) option is available in the message composer.
Where It Is Used
Internal Messaging > Compose Message screen (used by relatives, teachers, students, and staff). The behavior of the To field and the availability of the BCC option in the compose screen both depend on this setting.
Business Logic / Behavior
- When enabled, every recipient of a message can see the names of all other recipients included in the same message.
- Enabling this option also activates the BCC option in the compose screen, so senders can additionally send blind copies to selected recipients without those names being visible to others.
- When disabled, recipients cannot see who else received the message; only the blind-copy style of sending is supported, which keeps recipient lists private.
- Disabling this option increases the level of communication personalization and privacy for the institution, since no recipient can see the rest of the distribution list.
Example(s)
Alpha Institute sends an announcement to 30 parents at once. With this setting enabled, each parent who opens the message can see the names of the other 29 parents in the To field, and the sender can also add a few recipients in BCC who will not be visible to anyone.
If Alpha Institute instead disables the setting, none of the 30 parents can see who else received the announcement; every recipient only sees their own name, and the BCC field is no longer offered because it is not needed.
When to Use
When to Enable
Enable this when the institution is comfortable with recipients seeing each other’s names on shared messages (for example, messages to a class group or a committee), and also wants the flexibility of the BCC option for occasional private additions.
When to Disable
Disable this when the institution wants to protect recipient privacy by default, so that no one included on a message can see who else received it.
Notes
- Related settings:
- Allow relatives to send also the message as a Carbon Copy via email (Enable_CC_For_Relatives_On_Messaging in Messaging & Notifications > Basic Settings)
- Allow Students to send also the message as a Carbon Copy via email to connected Relatives (Enable_CC_For_Students_On_Messaging in Messaging & Notifications > Basic Settings)
K-12 vs Higher Education: This setting behaves the same regardless of the type of institution.
