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Title: Email icon by my name
Post by: ZLoth on October 20, 2025, 10:48:09 PM
Please tell me if I'm imagining this, but is there a email icon next to the globe icon in the sidebar for me? If so, how do I turn it off? I thought it would be part of the forum profile, along with the URL for list of links, but nope. I must be blind.

Here is a screenshot...
(https://zipline.markholtz.net/u/huLOQG.png)
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Molandfreak on October 20, 2025, 11:05:29 PM
I think this used to be an option you could turn on or off, but I'm guessing it was removed in one of the latest bot attacks. I don't think it's visible to anyone but yourself and possibly the mods. For what it's worth, I can't see it.
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 12:09:25 AM
I can't see it either, so nobody will be sending you emails.
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Max Rockatansky on October 21, 2025, 12:20:00 AM
Try emailing yourself a chain letter.
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: ZLoth on October 21, 2025, 05:18:04 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 20, 2025, 11:05:29 PMI think this used to be an option you could turn on or off, but I'm guessing it was removed in one of the latest bot attacks. I don't think it's visible to anyone but yourself and possibly the mods. For what it's worth, I can't see it.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 12:09:25 AMI can't see it either, so nobody will be sending you emails.

GOOD! I wasn't seeing it on anyone elses profile, and just wanted to make sure. When I hovered over it, it had a full mailto: link which makes it good food for the SPAM harvesters.

Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Molandfreak on October 21, 2025, 04:20:57 PM
Quote from: ZLoth on October 21, 2025, 05:18:04 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 20, 2025, 11:05:29 PMI think this used to be an option you could turn on or off, but I'm guessing it was removed in one of the latest bot attacks. I don't think it's visible to anyone but yourself and possibly the mods. For what it's worth, I can't see it.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 12:09:25 AMI can't see it either, so nobody will be sending you emails.

GOOD! I wasn't seeing it on anyone elses profile, and just wanted to make sure. When I hovered over it, it had a full mailto: link which makes it good food for the SPAM harvesters.


Even when it was an option, I believe the mailto: link was only available for registered users. So you wouldn't have gotten constant spam.
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 06:35:26 PM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 21, 2025, 04:20:57 PM
Quote from: ZLoth on October 21, 2025, 05:18:04 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 20, 2025, 11:05:29 PMI think this used to be an option you could turn on or off, but I'm guessing it was removed in one of the latest bot attacks. I don't think it's visible to anyone but yourself and possibly the mods. For what it's worth, I can't see it.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 12:09:25 AMI can't see it either, so nobody will be sending you emails.

GOOD! I wasn't seeing it on anyone elses profile, and just wanted to make sure. When I hovered over it, it had a full mailto: link which makes it good food for the SPAM harvesters.


Even when it was an option, I believe the mailto: link was only available for registered users. So you wouldn't have gotten constant spam.
So long as no registered AAroads users felt like spamming emails...
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Molandfreak on October 21, 2025, 06:36:37 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 06:35:26 PM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 21, 2025, 04:20:57 PM
Quote from: ZLoth on October 21, 2025, 05:18:04 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 20, 2025, 11:05:29 PMI think this used to be an option you could turn on or off, but I'm guessing it was removed in one of the latest bot attacks. I don't think it's visible to anyone but yourself and possibly the mods. For what it's worth, I can't see it.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 12:09:25 AMI can't see it either, so nobody will be sending you emails.

GOOD! I wasn't seeing it on anyone elses profile, and just wanted to make sure. When I hovered over it, it had a full mailto: link which makes it good food for the SPAM harvesters.


Even when it was an option, I believe the mailto: link was only available for registered users. So you wouldn't have gotten constant spam.
So long as no registered AAroads users felt like spamming emails...
I had mine turned on for years and never received one email.
Title: Re: Email icon by my name
Post by: Max Rockatansky on October 21, 2025, 07:11:19 PM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 21, 2025, 06:36:37 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 06:35:26 PM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 21, 2025, 04:20:57 PM
Quote from: ZLoth on October 21, 2025, 05:18:04 AM
Quote from: Molandfreak on October 20, 2025, 11:05:29 PMI think this used to be an option you could turn on or off, but I'm guessing it was removed in one of the latest bot attacks. I don't think it's visible to anyone but yourself and possibly the mods. For what it's worth, I can't see it.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on October 21, 2025, 12:09:25 AMI can't see it either, so nobody will be sending you emails.

GOOD! I wasn't seeing it on anyone elses profile, and just wanted to make sure. When I hovered over it, it had a full mailto: link which makes it good food for the SPAM harvesters.


Even when it was an option, I believe the mailto: link was only available for registered users. So you wouldn't have gotten constant spam.
So long as no registered AAroads users felt like spamming emails...
I had mine turned on for years and never received one email.

Me too.  Also, I used to have my direct Facebook page linked here.  I never got messages or any traffic from that either.