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Subject: Re: It's obvious: Don't display email addresses

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 12:17:07 02/07/02

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On February 07, 2002 at 15:14:34, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>On February 07, 2002 at 14:52:49, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>On February 07, 2002 at 05:30:02, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>
>>>(...)
>>>We want to make a couple of suggestions...
>>>
>>>#1. Leave things as they are.
>>>
>>>#2. Remove the email address from CCC postings.
>>>
>>>#3. Have the option to list your email address or not.
>>
>>I have already suggested #2 to ICD after the BadTrans virus problems. That virus
>>was able to read email adresses out of the browser cache (that's why many of you
>>got virus mail from CCC people you never had email contact with before).
>
>
>My solution (see my reply to the original post) would solve this problem but
>would still allow humans to use the email address.
>
>

But wasn't it a human that triggered the current crisis?


>>
>>So I think it is obvious *not* to display email addresses in the *standard
>>postings*.
>>
>>In addition to that, I suggest that the *profiles* should have an *option to
>>hide* the email address there as well.
>>
>>Another (more complicated) idea would be, that the email address in the profile
>>are hidden automatically from new users, i.e. before 3 or 6 month membership,
>>but are accessible for long term members after that time. But this is probably
>>too complicated.
>>
>>Regards,
>>M.Scheidl



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