Careful replying to offline IMs if you don't want people to know your email

[purrrkitten]

I replied to an offline IM, and it included my email in the message.

So just a heads up.

[Drakonadrgora Darkfold]

well yeah, since you are replying from the email. so it will send that information back to them. so yes if you don't want them to know your email always wait until you log back in then reply to someone.

[Chic Aeon]

8 minutes ago, purrrkitten said:

I replied to an offline IM, and it included my email in the message.

So just a heads up.

The person doesn't see that. It only shows what you typed in the message JUST as if you were writing from inworld. At least that is the way it has always worked.  Maybe someone official will verify that. 

[purrrkitten]

I'm just letting people know in case someone has their RL name in their email or whatever. I used my junk email so it's all good.

I didn't think of it, so I'm sure there are others who didn't either.

[purrrkitten]

2 minutes ago, Chic Aeon said:

The person doesn't see that. It only shows what you typed in the message JUST as if you were writing from inworld. At least that is the way it has always worked.  Maybe someone official will verify that. 

They saw it. They said "Is your email blah@blah.com?"

[Scylla Rhiadra]

6 minutes ago, purrrkitten said:

They saw it. They said "Is your email blah@blah.com?"

This surprises me. I use offline messaging a fair bit, and receive them too, and in neither case have I ever seen an email address part of the message. Can I ask what viewer you're using?

Also, I think it's always wise to use a dedicated email address for SL, unless you're comfortable with RL info getting out.

[Cindy Evanier]

I just tested it with an alt.  I replied first via pc then via phone.. neither time was my email included

[purrrkitten]

1 minute ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

This surprises me. I use offline messaging a fair bit, and receive them too, and in neither case have I ever seen an email address part of the message. Can I ask what viewer you're using?

Also, I think it's always wise to use a dedicated email address for SL, unless you're comfortable with RL info getting out.

You mean what email service? Gmail. 

I don't see how viewer plays a part in this, but I use firestorm. 

[purrrkitten]

1 minute ago, Cindy Evanier said:

I just tested it with an alt.  I replied first via pc then via phone.. neither time was my email included

It's really not a debate.

I'm sure it was some kind of glitch, I'm just letting people know that it's possible apparently. 

[Cindy Evanier]

Just now, purrrkitten said:

It's really not a debate.

I'm sure it was some kind of glitch, I'm just letting people know that it's possible apparently. 

I wasn't debating anything.  I was curious as I respond to customers all the time that way.

[Scylla Rhiadra]

Just now, purrrkitten said:

You mean what email service? Gmail. 

I don't see how viewer plays a part in this, but I use firestorm. 

I assume that the viewer may have something to do with it, as you set it up a little differently in each.

Yeah, I'm using Firestorm too. Going through my offline content, I can't see any email addresses in the messages I've received, so, as I say, I'm surprised. Maybe it makes a difference if you are replying to an offline or online message from within your own email service, rather than from in-world?

[Arwen Serpente]

It's not a glitch, it does happen. If you erase the message from SL and only send your response, it will not show your email. Otherwise it does. This has been true (for me) for years. Just tested again, and absolutely includes my email if I don't erase the original message.

edited to add an example:

[12/18/2018 12:37 PM]  ArwensCreations: this is a test
[12/18/2018 12:37 PM]  Second Life: User not online - message will be stored and delivered later.
-- Instant message logging enabled --
[12:39 PM]  Arwen Serpente: This is a test       From: ArwensCreations <cqvejd6vikkilctpq2sd6xozqrmtucufa2dn5o577egnhca7dw2726yttdo5wvoa@im.agni.lindenlab.com>  To: Arwen Serpente <my email was here>   Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 3:38 PM  Subject: Message From Second Life [20:37] ArwensCreations: this is a test

Edited December 18, 2018 by Arwen Serpente

[LittleMe Jewell]

It might also depend on whether or not you quote the original email in your reply, because those quotes often include info like the below - not sure how much of that goes through:

 

I think I'll do some testing with alts this evening.

 

[Scylla Rhiadra]

Just now, Arwen Serpente said:

It's not a glitch, it does happen. If you erase the message from SL and only send your response, it will not show your email. Otherwise it does. This has been true (for me) for years. Just tested again, and absolutely includes my email if I don't erase the original message.

Arwen, are you replying from within SL, or through your email service? I assume the latter, or you wouldn't need to erase the original?

[purrrkitten]

Just now, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Arwen, are you replying from within SL, or through your email service? I assume the latter, or you wouldn't need to erase the original?

This thread is about replying from email...

[Scylla Rhiadra]

1 minute ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

It might also depend on whether or not you quote the original email in your reply, because those quotes often include info like the below - not sure how much of that goes through:

 

I think I'll do some testing with alts this evening.

 

Ahhhhh.

This would correspond with what Arwen was saying? That makes some sense, sort of.

[autonug]

well I have received offline IM's and it showed email address if I remember with two different persons.

[Arwen Serpente]

I'm replying from my offline email. My alt is online sending a message to my main. When my main responds with the entire message that was sent, the email is shown. If the reply is sent and the original message is erased, no email is shown.

[purrrkitten]

3 minutes ago, Arwen Serpente said:

It's not a glitch, it does happen. If you erase the message from SL and only send your response, it will not show your email. Otherwise it does. This has been true (for me) for years. Just tested again, and absolutely includes my email if I don't erase the original message.

Cool. Now we all know this a thing and to delete the original message if you don't want your email to show. 

[Arwen Serpente]

Exactly

 

[Scylla Rhiadra]

1 minute ago, purrrkitten said:

This thread is about replying from email...

Yes, I understand that. But there are a number of different permutations possible, including, for instance, having a synchronous back-and-forth with someone who is also offline, using just email. I was just trying to work out the exact context.

[LittleMe Jewell]

2 minutes ago, Arwen Serpente said:

I'm replying from my offline email. My alt is online sending a message to my main. When my main responds with the entire message that was sent, the email is shown. If the reply is sent and the original message is erased, no email is shown.

Thanks for the confirmation - that is pretty much what I suspected.  

 

Possibly the people that have never encountered this do not have their email set up to include the original message when replying - so there is no original message to remove.  That is an option with my email client.

 

Edited December 18, 2018 by LittleMe Jewell

[Chic Aeon]

6 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

It might also depend on whether or not you quote the original email in your reply, because those quotes often include info like the below - not sure how much of that goes through:

 

I think I'll do some testing with alts this evening.

 

Yes, I never just REPLY (mostly because of all that junk they put in there).

 

And of course agree you should have an SL email, not your RL one LOL.  Mine is all over for events and things so not a secret.  

Good thread!!!  BUT I am thinking that you don't get the email if it goes to a phone?  I have someone I IM back and forth with with him offline and I never see his email, but I DO see all that gobbledy ***** forwarding message.

 

 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Chic Aeon

[Cindy Evanier]

I can't replicate it.  My gmail is not including all the messages and after the first reply it doesn't include the big lindenlab.com link in subsequent replies from offline either

[Arwen Serpente]

I think that's what LittleMe Jewell was referring to - your email account is probably set up to NOT include the original message in your reply. Mine is for non-SL reasons (I like to keep the string of conversation in the emails back and forth).