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JJ_info
Jun 21, 2020Copper Contributor
Auto BCC in Microsoft 365 Outlook
Hi, My boss needs all my outgoing emails to have him BCC'd onto them. If I don't have an automated BCC to all emails I compose, reply to and forward, I know there'll be message I forget to add h...
Ru
Jun 21, 2020MVP
JJ_info Hey, can you get an Exchange administrator to create a mail flow rule?
Admin Centre > Mail Flow > Rules > Apply if sender is $you > Do the following > Bcc the message to $boss.
This way, the rule applies no matter what you send the email from - Outlook desktop, web, mobile, etc.
Alodie24
Jul 05, 2021Copper Contributor
Ru do you happen to know if this takes a little time to start working? I attempted to do this with a few of our users and it doesn't appear to be working. Maybe I need to wait for things to sync with servers etc.?
Thanks!
- boneyfrancisJul 06, 2021Iron ContributorExchange Transport Rules, aka ETR, can take between 30 mins to 2 hours to take effect.
BCC to self can also be achieved through ETRs, as illustrated in above response by Ru