Author Topic: Avast 5.0.507  (Read 13886 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Zaffy

  • Guest
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2010, 02:10:36 AM »
There is an image attached to my post (b3161.gif), click it to expand it.

Do you mean the parachutes. Nothing happens.
However, if you mean the little head and shoulders icon, yes I can click that and see your profile.

Now my problem is, my little head and shoulders icon has an envelope by it and if you click it an email page comes up.

I am very worried.

I do not want to have my email on display.

I also did not want to post this publicly but apparantly I have to send 20 messages before I can do this.

I am fed up with the whole thing.  I joined this forum for security and I am now vulnerable.  I do not know how to get rid of the envelope.

Offline Gopher John

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Super Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 2098
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2010, 02:27:53 AM »
The image is in the text of his reply.  Click on the thumbnail image and it enlarges.

We cannot see your email address, just as you cannot see mine.  We all can see our own email address in our profile information, but others see "hidden".
AMD A6-5350M APU with Radeon HD Graphics, 8.0GB RAM, Win7 Pro SP1 64bit, IE11
i7-3610QM 2.3GHZ, 8.0GB Ram,  Nvidia GeForce GT 630M 2GB, Win7 Pro SP1 64bit, IE 11
Common to both: Avast Premium Security 19.7.2388, WinPatrol Plus, SpywareBlaster 5.5, Opera 12.18, Firefox 68.0.2, MBam Free, CCleaner

Zaffy

  • Guest
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2010, 02:32:05 AM »
Can you see the small head and shoulders icon at the left side of this post?
Next to it is an envelope for anyone to click on and send me an email.
You do not have an envelope at the side of your little person icon but I do.

Offline mkis

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Super Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 1618
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2010, 02:34:51 AM »
Hi Zaffy

The best way to check what the general public can see of yr account is to come to the forum but dont log in, then go search for yrself on the forum - for example, search for this topic we are now on - and then have a good look for yrself at Zaffy.

If something you do not like, then log in and make changes to yr profile - we can help you make those changes.

Edit - that envelope is for internal mail - mailing each other inside this forum - we call PM (personal messages)
« Last Edit: April 19, 2010, 04:30:23 AM by mkis »
Avast7 Free, MBAM (on demand), MVPS Hosts

Intel DG41TY, Windows 7 Ultimate, IE9, Google Chrome, 4 GB ram, Secunia PSI, ccleaner, Foxit Reader, Faststone Image viewer, MWSnap.

Zaffy

  • Guest
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #19 on: April 19, 2010, 02:40:43 AM »
Thank you, but nobody else has that envelope with their email address on it.
Can you tell me what an internal email is please?



 

Offline DavidR

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 88897
  • No support PMs thanks
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #20 on: April 19, 2010, 02:49:11 AM »
Thank you, but nobody else has that envelope with their email address on it.
Can you tell me what an internal email is please?

Everyone else has one, but 'you' can't see their envelope (email address) and they equally can't see yours.

The IM icon is a personal message 'internal communication' between forum members, you can't use that function until you have 20 posts.
Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.2.6105 (build 24.2.8918.824) UI 1.0.799/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security

Zaffy

  • Guest
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2010, 02:53:23 AM »
Thank you for your patience, but now I am totally confused.
When I click my envelope, in the TO: line it has my email address.
Why would I want to send myself an internal message?

Zaffy

  • Guest
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #22 on: April 19, 2010, 03:07:59 AM »
There is an image attached to my post (b3161.gif), click it to expand it.

There is no image attached to this post.  Or am I going mad?

Offline DavidR

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 88897
  • No support PMs thanks
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #23 on: April 19, 2010, 03:11:55 AM »
What else do you think it would do all it is is a mailto link (hover your mouse over the icon). That is what the mailto link does it creates an email with the email address in the To address of the email in the mailto link.

You don't want to send your self an email, who does, but no one else can send you an email either as for them the icon isn't there. The only others who can see it are the moderators, if they need to contact you for any reason, then they need access to that icon so it is displayed.

Because 'you' have access to your own profile, then you too can see it.
Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.2.6105 (build 24.2.8918.824) UI 1.0.799/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security

Zaffy

  • Guest
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #24 on: April 19, 2010, 03:14:31 AM »
Thank you, I am exhausted and I have probably exhausted your patience too.  I shall accept all advise and not worry and go to bed.  Goodnight.

Offline DavidR

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 88897
  • No support PMs thanks
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #25 on: April 19, 2010, 03:15:23 AM »
There is an image attached to my post (b3161.gif), click it to expand it.

There is no image attached to this post.  Or am I going mad?

I can't tell if you are going mad, as I can't see through your eyes, but it is there. Here is a direct link to it, http://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=58713.0;attach=46832;image.
Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.2.6105 (build 24.2.8918.824) UI 1.0.799/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security

Offline mkis

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Super Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 1618
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #26 on: April 19, 2010, 04:27:21 AM »
sorry Zaffy I was wrong and you were right about the envelope - I got distracted about something else

I will edit my post

Edit - have edited my post
« Last Edit: April 19, 2010, 04:36:50 AM by mkis »
Avast7 Free, MBAM (on demand), MVPS Hosts

Intel DG41TY, Windows 7 Ultimate, IE9, Google Chrome, 4 GB ram, Secunia PSI, ccleaner, Foxit Reader, Faststone Image viewer, MWSnap.

Offline Asyn

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 76037
    • >>>  Avast Forum - Deutschsprachiger Bereich  <<<
Re: Avast 5.0.507
« Reply #27 on: April 19, 2010, 10:31:49 AM »
Thank you for helping.  I don't know what I did but somehow I have managed to update it properly this time.

Well, good work..!! You're welcome.
Seems you reached the 'magic' 14 days mark. ;D
asyn
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0