Posted by jane d on January 21, 2002, at 23:40:59
In reply to Re: Posting of email addresses » Greg, posted by Rick on January 21, 2002, at 19:02:51
Rick,
The change in how many people post their email addresses may be due to a change in the default settings about a year ago. http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/720.html I don't know if this change was also a result of the harassment that Greg and some others experienced. I think with experience people are also becoming more sophisticated and more cautious generally about how they use the internet.
Like you, I set up an anonymous account for posting here just in case there were problems. I started posting after the last incident and decided to include my email address in part to see what happened. Happily I haven't yet had any problems. I've gotten a few marketing emails whose connection to this board I still can't figure out, and a few, very welcome, emails from people on the board.
Despite my good experience I won't be posting my main address any time soon and I don't recommend that anyone else do it either.
Jane
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