Yes, it would be improper. These contacts do not know you.  You are a stranger who they did not ask for your opinion or comments.  If you contact them about your business — that would be spam.

Just because your friend didn’t respect their contacts privacy by displaying e-mail addresses in To: field (instead of protecting those addresses by properly listing them in the BCc: field) does not give anyone listed tacit permission to e-mail the others.  No matter how important you personally feel your advice or information is, only reply to the Sender.  Never use Reply to All.

If you do not know these folks and/or are trying to sell them something they didn’t specifically ask you for — that’s spam.  No matter how noble or important you think the topic is, you simply do not e-mail folks you do not know. Period.

Even if the content in the e-mail is questionable, a hoax or something you feel the others must know– only reply to the Sender.   Strongly suggest that they not only use the BCc: field on future communications, but that they let the others on their list know about what you feel is so important.

The bottom line? Don’t Brush Off Privacy!

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