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It's an article about a third party product that isn't free, hence it cannot be submitted as a standard article.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thanks Chris, that's what I thought.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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On occassion, I want to send a user a message without other users seeing that message (such as when I inform them they have something embarrassing in their post). There is of course the option to send an email in response to a post, and that is private. However, that reveals my email address to the user in question (that seems a little strange... I suppose you must have some reason for doing that). Have you considered implementing the ability to send a private message to a user without another user's email address being revealed? Would also be nice to have a "reply" link built into that message (if it's just an email rather than being a part of the CP UI, having an in-email link would make it so I wouldn't have to hunt down a message by that user to reply to them privately).
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32,000!
EDIT: I had to be quick to post that so I could post the 32,000th post in this forum. 
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I thought that the Email widget (bottom-left 2nd in) did that.
Of course a lot of people have this turned off.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Yeah, but it reveals the senders email address. Most of the time, I don't want that to happen.
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Allowing members to anonymously contact other members is an invitation for stalking and harrassment. Why contact someone if you don't want them to contact you back?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I didn't say anonymously, I said without sending my email address. Feel free to include my member name and even a link to my member page. Just don't reveal my personal email address.
And as far as them contacting me back, that is why I recommended you include a link to a page that would allow them to send a reply message (without knowing my email address).
If you are looking for a scenario in which this could be used, here is one. Somebody posts in the Lounge asking a programming question. Rather than flame them publicly so they get all defensive, I could just send them a private message. I wouldn't want to reveal my email address, as they could be a troll and would use my email address for nefarious purposes (e.g., add my email to a spam list). They would then click "reply" in the email they were sent, a browser window would open to a page on Code Project that would allow them to send me a reply directly (without either of us ever having to know the other's email address). They could send, for example, a thank you note in which they might explain they didn't know the Lounge rules regarding programming questions, and they might even delete their message in the Lounge before anybody else had a chance to reply.
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aspdotnetdev wrote: I didn't say anonymously, I said without sending my email address
Sending private emails is delicate because there is no community moderation on the messages, so including an email provides a contact point, other than a member account, by which the receiver of the post can use to contact the member, or the member's hosting provider, should spam or abuse occur.
Currently you need to have your email address be confirmed in order to post messages.
In thinking this through maybe a neater system is to simply have a "report this as spam" link in all private emails sent, as well as a "Do not send my email address" checkbox (as you have asked for).
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Its not the contacting them anonymously thats the problem. Its contacting them privately without revealing your e-mail address that makes people reluctant to use this. I don't like to do it as I use my work e-mail, so I dont want to reveal where I work to people. Another reason is people might not want to reveal their real name.
If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.
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Sounds like you have been using FB recently 
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Indeed, Facebook's private message feature does not reveal my email address. It is better at saving face.
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Agreed. You are correct. It doesn't block your e-mail address to the other party. 
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Please delete this[^] blatantly, irredeemably racist crap.
And please give serious thought to banning the little a**hole.
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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Agreed!!!
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Thanks for the catch. Post has been removed
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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Who was the member? (post is gone now). Just curious.
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harold.
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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Ok, thanks. I missed the post.
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You can see a post with the offending words changed in the backroom.
It's nothing special really.
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Ok. Could have done that earlier then I guess?
But I am surprised if a back room post got deleted because you used some slur words. I thought the back room permitted vulgar language as long as the post did not directly hint at anything illegal or prosecutable. 
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I thought so too. But apparently not. Some clarification would be nice..
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