I thought you had to be vetted by Cyclofiend Jim,who I assume still administers this list, before you could post.
If I just browse this list without signing on to it with my Google account, I cannot see anyone's profile with their email. If I sign on to post, I can see email addresses...however, that's not to say this security feature can't be compromised, unfortunately.And, as Eric points out, if someone embeds their email address within the text of their post, anyone can see it. Probably just reiterating what Eric said. On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 7:29:03 AM UTC-5 Johnny Alien wrote: > I was aware that anyone could view the forums but I (wrongly) assumed that > only members could post or message other members. > > On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 7:59:57 AM UTC-4 captaincon...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Yes, lots of lurkers here. I recently have had issues with questionable >> PayPal payments and having unknown quantities ask a bunch of questions >> about FS: items then disappear. I actually prefer just selling on eBay now >> because of the grief associated with the list. >> >> On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 6:43:26 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Peter — This RBW group and all posts are visible to people who are not >>> members. Individuals' email addresses are hidden by Groups when posting. >>> However, if a poster includes their email address in the text of their >>> message it remains visible. >>> >>> In my experience iBOB and the CR groups are not visible unless you're a >>> member. >>> >>> When I receive emails about items that I've listed for sale from names I >>> don't recognize the first thing I do is search their email address in the >>> forum. If they haven't posted or shared to the group I often ignore the >>> request. >>> >>> On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:06:48 PM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Is this group readable by non-members? I know that Google Groups has >>>> settings that allow an administrator to block reading to anyone who's not >>>> an authorized member, or at least such settings used to exist; the Classic >>>> Rendezvous group uses them. They may be a holdover from some older era of >>>> group settings. >>>> >>>> There are obviously drawbacks from locking the group off from outside >>>> observers, mostly that you'll get fewer new members if you don't offer a >>>> free taste. But it would cut down on email harvesting. >>>> >>>> Peter "eternally vigilant, and not at all paranoid, no no no" Adler >>>> Berkeley, CA/USA >>>> >>>> On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 9:20:14 AM UTC-7 Johnny Alien wrote: >>>> >>>> Just as a PSA, I have had no prior issues with getting contacted on >>>> this group so wanted to let everyone know that it can and does happen even >>>> in trusted groups. >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b2e9132-e8cb-485e-bbc1-99bc70608c8bn%40googlegroups.com.
