# How do I hide my email address?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-email-address/580025>\
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**Created:** [April 28, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-email-address/580025 "2011-04-28T13:17:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-email-address/580025/1 "2011-04-28T13:17:29Z")

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Maybe I missed it, but I looked over all the options in user CP and couldn’t find it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-email-address/580025/2 "2011-04-28T13:26:38Z")

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It’s under “Edit Options.” Once there, there’s a subheading called “Messaging & Notification” and a question you can tick… “You can allow other members to send you email messages.” If you don’t check “Receive Email from Other Members,” it should hide it.

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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hide-my-email-address/580025/3 "2011-04-28T13:39:34Z")

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Thanks. I saw that, but assumed it allowed users to send me emails via the SDMB, not directly.