wharvey

Hi,

I had someone tell me they could not send me an email because I had disabled that function.

I knew that was not true and verified it:

Receive EmailFrom time to time, the administrators may want to send you email notices.

If you do not want to receive these notices, disable this option.
Receive Email from Administrators

You can allow other members to send you email messages.
Receive Email from Other Members

I have check marks by both these options... however, when I go to "EMAIL Member" it says I have disable the function... but I have not.

Anyone else having this problem? Suggestions to resolve?

William

SanDiego1K

William, this is highly confusing to me, you and I suspect the vast majority of FTers. Enabling email doesn't actually reveal your email to others. What you have to check is the following:

Allow vCard download
You may choose to allow other users to download a vCard containing your email address and username.

If you want to keep your email address private, do not allow vCard downloads.
Allow vCard Download

squeakr

and then logged out and restarted and still people can't email me??

FlyerTalk

We've disabled the email system in order to protect email address from harvesters. If you want to communicate with other FTers, we suggest you use the Private Messaging feature. Depending on your individual profile settings, you may have to enable it from within the MyFlyerTalk area. Just check the "Enable Private Messaging" option from the "Edit Options" link.

SanDiego1K

I thought that it was to be our option if we wanted to reveal our email addresses. Honestly, I'm not all that keen on the private message capability of FT. 70 messages isn't much in an FTers life nor is the individual length sufficient. Perhaps I am verbose. Yesterday, I responded to a private message and discovered I had exceeded the allowed length. But how can you discuss a travel experience succinctly?

I've been a frequent Do organizer, and have found access to email addresses invaluable in communication. I've harvested emails from FT profiles, and then sent group emails.

I hope that you will rethink this policy as we all grow more accustomed to what we want and need with this new board format. Please let each of us make our own decisions as to whether we are willing to give our email addresses.

squeakr

goes for me too!

PremEx

I would like normal email as well.

Can't access FlyerTalk messages from my cell phone, is just one reason why.

wharvey

I would like to see the option back to what we had on the old Flyertalk.

If I choose to make my email address available, then it is my decision.

I also rarely check Flyertalk while traveling but I do check my email.

So, the private messaging would do me no good... and as Carol said, the 70 private message limit is not helpful either. I can only imagine the server space it would take if every member used the private message feature to save messages.

I-flybynight

I am with Carol, please reinstal emails.

Regards,
Robert

Only other option Carol is to add your email to your signature.

FewMiles

One of the vBulletin admin control panel options is:

This, as people have found, is presently turned off on FT.

The next option on the control panel is:

This might be the way to go for FT if they wish to allow users to reach each other by e-mail but without revealing the recipient's e-mail address. Of course it means a bit of a load on the server, but it looks like that shouldn't be a problem, as FT is blazingly fast lately.

FewMiles..

SkiAdcock

Was going to start another thread & I still will cuz this needs to be addressed & the current - new - way is NOT a good way to handle it.

Ok, I know you want to avoid harvesting emails - fair enough, but those of us who allow our emails to bed posted hope it won't be harvested but understand stuff happens & it's not FT's fault.

Going on to FT is a pain to get messages. I'm on email a lot; I'm not always on FT & it's a pain to log onto FT just to get messages. I want BOTH options.

FewMiles

In the Private Messaging area, there should be a "Jump to Folder:" drop down list from which you can select your "Sent Items" folder.

FewMiles..

blairvanhorn

Absolutely - especially in light of the numerous posts from Moderators (and perhaps even Randy, though I'm not sure) that we should always try to communicate with other users via e-mail if we have a problem with their posts ...

ozstamps

Agree with all the above.

Lets allow those who wish to email each other do so please.

If my email address has not been harvested years back I'd be most surprised! It has always been my choice to leave it on public display, and I still would like to do that please.

As we have seen many times before - huge lists of FT email addresses have been able to be rapidly sourced via Google, and I suspect they still are there is anyone wants to go looking.

Entering an archived FT portal like this one below from a few months back will offer any harvester all the real emails addresses they require, so why turn it off now?

http://web.archive.org/web/200306032...milesfr.shtml:


Joh was going nuts a few days back trying to assemble an email data base of the 50 or so folks recorded as being interested din OzFest 94 next month, and basically gave up in frustration. I (wrongly) had advised her most of those replying had email addresses visible.

Until a well known FT'er emailed me today advising my email was not visible I had no clue that was the case. Which is annoying as Forums like Coupon Connection most especially need the ability to contact others via email.

I went and looked at my box in my profile:

You can allow other members to send you email messages.
Receive Email from Other Members

And the second option WAS checked, so how many FT'ers have no clue they can't be emailed after they have checked that box?

mitchell

Please turn e-mails on.

My private message box is filling up, and I'd like these messages in my normal e-mail box... It's also MUCH easier to read my 100+ e-mails a day in my regular mail program.