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shyster
07-17-2002, 02:26 AM
Do you think they should e-mail a mod or PM them? in the post it says to PM a mod. I PM'ed one of the mods on this great board for something and he told me to e-mail him not PM him. I know it's for the security issue and everything, but if we were worried about security, then we wouldn't give out a source that easily. Why would a cop come on here and intercept private messages about that kinda thing when he can make a username and ask for a source himself? So why the security issue if there really isn't any? Know what i mean, it seems kinda useless

Stickler*
07-17-2002, 04:05 AM
... just an FYI ... once we get on major search engines... "it searches the pm directory" for answers to a search on say ... "google.com" .. .so on that note.. clean out your pm box..

how's that for a good "email me" response to your question...

JettLagged
07-17-2002, 10:41 AM
Originally posted by Stickler*
... just an FYI ... once we get on major search engines... "it searches the pm directory" for answers to a search on say ... "google.com" .. .so on that note.. clean out your pm box..

how's that for a good "email me" response to your question...

damn that's good to know. When are we planning to go on a major search engine? Can we have some lead time to ensure the pms are totally out? (maybe disable?).

and yes - email through a secure server - they're better.

shyster
07-17-2002, 07:41 PM
damn, i didn't know that stickler. thanks for letting me know about that. is it like that for all web sites(pm's searched)? thats crazy. isn't there a way to make the PM's secure? either way, E-mail it is

BStrongBwell*
07-18-2002, 04:56 AM
That's pretty crazy...had no idea.

Gear101*
07-18-2002, 07:12 AM
then it ecomes even more important not to us the PM unless it'd just a general qyestion

anyway ziplip, cyber, hush are all incripted emails.. so they are alot hard to read or for other's to crack out and read.. mainly i think big brother and not the guys on the tv show

catman
07-18-2002, 07:26 PM
learning some thing new every day :)

thundercat
07-18-2002, 07:34 PM
nice to know

Stickler*
07-19-2002, 08:54 AM
Oh yeah... another fYI... that doesn't just go for this board... other BIG vBulletin sites... such as "elite" ... which is on search engines all the time, will also include your pm's.

The chances of your pm being in the search criteria (because there are soo many members is minor).. but still .. there IS a possibility.

Pm's are a good way to ask general questions.. and a good way to let someone know they have email.. or .. even ... ask something and say.. can i email you etc..

oh yeah, if the person allows it in thier profile, you can email them... ... just click on "profile" under a post.. then click the "email So and So" to send them an email through the board. Then you can respond with your registered email address and it will go directly to them... so the board is then out of the loop.

Remember though, if you get an email through the board.. it is not responsible for the content of the email, we have no way in controlling the content of an email sent through the board's software.

hope that helps all.. and oh yeah, presser is working on getting us in the search engines now, so if you have something you wouldn't want your "mom" to see... i'd suggest you delete it.

delete your inbox, your sent box... and after people get your messages, delete the option that says "message tracking, or tracked messages" too... you'd be better off if you kept it AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE!

be safe everyone!