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It's not typically used that way -- bcc is used to prevent disclosing all recipient emails, and it also prevents spamming all recipients on replies:

    to:  sender_address@domain.com
    bcc: recipient1@, recipient2@, . . . 
Ever been part of a giant cc list that everyone replies to and hammers your inbox? bcc would have avoided that.


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