Is your forum registration information safe?

[Jeff Johnson]

You Bet!

When you register in this forum you supply the forum with a user name, a password and your email address. Your user name and password are used by the forum to uniquely identify you among the other forum users. Your password is encrypted so that no one, not even the admin, can see it.

Your email address is also stored. It is used by the forum to send you Forum Notifications* and Private Messages. You can control access to your email address by clicking on "My Profile" in the navigation bar near the top of the screen and selecting Yes/No to "Always show my e-mail address:".

If you select YES, then a forum user can go to the "Registered Users" (again in the navigation bar) and click on the email icon next to your name to send you an email.

If you select NO, a forum user will not be able to send you an email.

However, a forum user can send you a Private Message through the forum...and the forum will send you an email telling you you have a private message waiting! It's like receiving an email without giving out your email address - cool, huh?

To send a Private Message to another forum user, click on the "Registered Users" and then click on the "pm" (private message) icon. Go ahead, try it! Send me a private message and I'll tell you if it worked.

* For detailed information on Forum Notification go here: http://www.saratogawoodsforum.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=98


(updated 7/24/04)