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Simon Trucker
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 Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 1:56 pm Post subject: e-mail adresses |
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Would it be possible to change the e-mail button settings?
On another phpBB forum, that I am a member of, the e-mail button doesn't display your e-mail address when you hover your mouse pointer over it.
I have no problem with forum members e-mailing me (why they might want to   ). But I'm not keen on any spammers being able to lift my e-mail address from an open forum, free and easy.
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cwchia
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Edit your profile and make sure that the 'Always show my email address' under Preferences is set to 'NO' |
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Simon Trucker
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Sorry, I was away in Europe for a few weeks, working and forgot all about this post  .
I knew about that option cwchia, in fact I think I had already done it.
I wanted to leave the e-mail option open, but not for it to display my e-mail address, when hovering the mouse pointer over the button.
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cwchia
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| Though I have played with phpBB for a little while, I am not aware that it can be done that way. Maybe the Forum Master can look into this request? |
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Simon Trucker
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It is. I'm a member of several forums and on many of them, I can have e-mail available on the e-mail button, without it showing my e-mail address when hovering the mouse pointer over the button. The downside, I think, is that any e-mails sent using this set-up go through the sites servers. I assume that an e-mail sent this way, is initially addressed to the server with some additional notes in the address. The software in the server then forwards my e-mails on to me. The return address on these e-mails, is the site address.
I realise that this is all rather vague, I'm a truck driver with an active interest, but no formal training, so I don't really know what I'm talking about   .
(If I'm talking rubbish, tell me, but please explain why it's rubbish)
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