# How do I hide my e-mail address?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477>\
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**Created:** [May 7, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477 "2008-05-07T20:30:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/1 "2008-05-07T20:30:25Z")

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Is there a way in the user control panel to hide my e-mail address from the general public?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/2 "2008-05-07T20:35:29Z")

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Go to User CP, then User Options.

Uncheck ‘Allow vCard Download’

You can also specify whether other users and/or admins can email you further down (that ability doesn’t show your email address)

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/3 "2008-05-07T20:38:44Z")

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[QUOTE=WarmNPrickly]  
Is there a way in the user control panel to hide my e-mail address from the general public?  
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Click on “UserCP.”  
Click on “Edit Options.”  
Click on “Messaging and Notifications.”  
Take the check mark out of the box that says “Receive Email From Other Members.”  
Click on “Save Changes” at the bottom.

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**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/4 "2008-05-07T22:31:27Z")

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Thank you **TubaDiva**. I didn’t actually have to click on anything to get to _Messaging and Notifications_, but I assume at this point my e-mail is hiddens from general users. Is there any way to confirm that?

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/5 "2008-05-08T00:17:45Z")

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Well, when I click on **Tuba** ’s username in this thread, one of the options is “Send Email to TubaDiva” and there’s no such option when I click your name. So I think it worked.

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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/6 "2008-05-08T12:53:20Z")

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In addition, if you click on **WarmNPrickly** ’s name, select View Public Profile, and click _Send a message via e-mail to WarmNPrickly_, it says you can’t do that.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-e-mail-address/448477/7 "2008-05-09T03:04:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Lobsang]  
Go to User CP, then User Options.

Uncheck ‘Allow vCard Download’

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What the heck is a vCard, anyway?