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Re: News Readers and Email Privacy

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From: DorothyK
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 05:44
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The hosts see:

Dee Holmes
Send e-mail to dholmes@xxx.com

(host or sysop view only)
Public email Address: dholmes@xxx.com
Real Email Address:
Date Registered: Dec 09, xxxx

That says that the option is set to allow the 'public' to see your address. When people have their email hidden, the hosts still see it under the Real Email Address line under the 'fake' address that you can choose. You can change your options in the preferences, linked toward the right just about the topic box near the top of this page.

This was all done as workarounds to the way the software is built, to address security concerns such as those stated here. Most people don't seem concerned about it, but a large enough number were that they found ways to add extra privacy for people.
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