Posted by Larry Hoover on October 12, 2004, at 17:55:22
In reply to Re: I would rather not share » partlycloudy, posted by alexandra_k on October 12, 2004, at 17:43:20
> Thanks for explaining, I understand. What is babblemail?
Babblemail is a relatively new feature Bob installed. You have to turn it on if you want it, because the default setting is "off".
Babblemail lets you privately contact any other Babbler who also has babblemail turned on. If you send a babblemail to somebody, they only get notified that there is a message being relayed, and that it is from "YourPostingName", whatever that is. The recipient cannot use the reply feature as for any other email. That means if they want to reply, they themselves have to go to the babblemail window and create a message back to you.
The net result is private communication without any risk of having your identity or email address exposed. Bob's server keeps a trace in the form PersonA babblemailed PersonB, but he cannot see the contents. Also, the standard civility rules apply, so if you get a babblemail that is offensive, or from someone who is not supposed to post to you, you can forward that all to Bob, and it will be treated like any other civility violation.
The easiest was to get to the babblemail window is to click on a highlighted name. At the top of any post, there's the heading "Posted by joeblow". If joeblow has babblemail enabled, joeblow will be in blue, and clicking on the name takes you to babblemail. I can see that you do not have babblemail enabled, because your name is in black.
To enable babblemail, you have to go to the registration window, and reregister.
I hope that wasn't too confusing.
Lar
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