Filters cannot separate direct mail from CC and BCC
Gmail cannot tell mail addressed directly to me from copies, CC or BCC, so direct-mail filters catch the wrong messages.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 6 November 2014 · last reported 20 June 2024
What's going wrong
Users who want mail sent straight to them, or copied mail routed elsewhere, find that Gmail filters match any appearance of an address in To, CC or BCC.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.