Posted by Larry Hoover on July 26, 2004, at 19:02:25
In reply to Re: Babblemail is great, but....., posted by shadows721 on July 26, 2004, at 18:49:27
> I would love to get on Babble mail. I hope that Dr. Bob will post how to get it.
>
> Thanks for sharing, Larry.Here's a copied version of that missing post:
> Several people here have set up yahoo email addresses so that they can communicate privately about personal issues - or just become friends, without giving away too much information. We, too, are leery of that.
I just want to take this opportunity to recommend a new feature of Babble, which works beautifully....Babblemail.
To enable it for yourself, you have to re-register (the same thing you would do if you were changing your posting name, password, or email account) and enable Babblemail.
https://dr-bob.securesites.com/cgi-bin/pb/signup.pl
Then, you can go to the Babblemail window, and send a secure message to anyone who also has Babblemail enabled.
http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/babblemail.pl
Here's what happens. Your email message is sent from the Babblemail server without any identifying features other than your current posting name, e.g. AuntieMel. The subject line shows who it's from, so if you don't know that person, you can just delete it unopened. It also cannot be replied to. You don't have to worry about accidentally identifying yourself by replying. The only way a reply can be sent is for the recipient to open their own Babblemail window, and send a new message. The only flaw is that you'll have to cut and paste text from an email you wish to reply to, if you want that text to appear in your own reply message.
And on it goes. No possible way for anyone to trace it, either direction.
Now, the normal civility rules apply. If someone receives an uncivil Babblemail, Bob asks that you forward the whole thing to him (there is an embedded security code number that he can decode), and the normal PBC and block rules will be applied.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
thread:370664
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20040717/msgs/370891.html