sgopus
Tue Oct 21 17:14:04 CDT 2003
Thanks for the details, I took it for granted when I read
the post, didn't really understand it, and passed it on.
if it's in error, I'll stop passing it on.
>-----Original Message-----
>Stop worrying about it...
>
>It will not be converted to your real email address.
(Windows doesn't even
>know your real email address* - many people have several.)
>
>As far as I am aware, this is the email address used by
IE for anonymous
>authentication. In other words, it is -designed- not to
reveal your real
>address. For example, if you require authentication at
somedomain.com, IE
>will provide a username of IEUser@somedomain.com (unless
you supply a real
>username, of course). Regrettably, I can't actually find
a reference that
>spells all this out anywhere.
>
>David
>
>* How Windows calculates your unread mail count is beyond
the scope of this
>post ;-)
>
>"sgopus" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:05c201c39785$ee55f0c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> ieuser@ is current user that is you and your assigned
e-
>> mail address converted I mean
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hmm - that key contains "IEuser@" on my system, at the
>> moment.
>> >
>> >'Guess I'm safe!
>> >
>> >"sgopus" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:025e01c3969f$28d68620$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> You're in luck, I found the posting , I had saved it
to
>> my
>> >> personal files. here it is...
>> >>
>> >>
>>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>> >> \Internet
>> >> Settings
>> >>
>> >> and change the value called EmailName: to another
EMAIL
>> >> address like:
>> >>
>> >> EmailName: foobar@foobar.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >A few months ago someone posted a message dealing
with
>> >> >your e-mail being embedded in the registry and web
>> sites
>> >> >being able to request and receive that info, by your
>> >> >visiting a site, and they also suggested a method to
>> stop
>> >> >this, I don't remember which site it was, I think
this
>> >> >newsgroup, the problem is that most of those
messages
>> are
>> >> >no longer kept on microsofts server as the archive
date
>> >> is
>> >> >now 30 days, maybe you can do a search in google's
>> >> archives
>> >> >for this message. or the person who posted it can
read
>> >> >your message and respond back, good luck..
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >> >>I am hoping that one of you gurus can help with
this.
>> >> It
>> >> >>seems like my e-mail address is getting plucked
off of
>> >> my
>> >> >>computer as I surf the web and then being given to
>> >> >>spammers. I am inferring this from the type of e-
>> mails
>> >> I
>> >> >>am receiving right after I visit sites (music spam
>> after
>> >> >>hitting music sites, diet spam after wieght-loss
>> sights,
>> >> >>etc.). I there a way to shield my personal
>> information
>> >> >>from these web sites? Thanks in advance
>> >> >>.
>> >> >>
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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