On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 06:42, Andrew Williams <andrew4williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > WHY IS php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx PUBLISHING USER EMAIL ON THE INTERNET: > > http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sumitphp5%40gmail.com&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB303GB303&aq=t This has been the case for many, many years, and will not be changed. Further, it's beyond our control, as this is a public mailing list with all communications conducted openly, with allowances for content publishers to syndicate the content of this list as they see fit. As with most Internet communications, common sense tells you that if you don't want your words to be immortalized online, unplug your computer. ;-P You do have the right, however, to request (in writing to the third-party sites) that your personal information be removed from their systems --- including Google. For CAPS LOCK, see also: RFC 1855 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855) -- </Daniel P. Brown> daniel.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx || danbrown@xxxxxxx http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ 50% Off All Shared Hosting Plans at PilotPig: Use Coupon DOW10000 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php