Why do emails from other members look different than they used to?

You may have noticed that FPF messages now use anonymized email addresses when someone responds to a posting.

We are aware that scams and phishing have become a regular occurrence in online spaces. So, in an effort to enhance your privacy and security, FPF has made a change to protect members’ personal information.

• When someone reads a posting on FPF and clicks the "Contact Author" button to respond, they won't see the author's actual email address.
• Instead, messages will be sent via an anonymized email address – a string of random characters followed by @mail.frontporchforum.com (e.g. post-1234abcd@mail.frontporchforum.com).
• The message will also have a “footer” at the end, explaining that it is Front Porch Forum correspondence.

If you choose to exchange further emails, the poster's and responder's actual email addresses will both be revealed, allowing you to continue direct email communication at your discretion.