Security issue with PM system?

[grandmastersuck]

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A user sent me this PM. I assume this is not so but could someone confirm?

MARK




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« Message sent on Yesterday at 8:50pm »
hi mark,

i stupidly posted my address on the reply to the fanzine post.

i was meaning to pm you,.

as u will see i deleted it etc but a bear pointed out in pm that it could be accessed in the cache..

Is this true and if so is there a way to prevent it?

cheers and sorry for the troubles




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[CajNatalie]

I'm not sure I can help, but one thing you MUST do for privacy reasons...

grandmastersuck said:

cheers and sorry for the troubles
>>REMOVE THE IP ADRESS FROM YOUR POST!!!<<


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Someone else may be able to help though.

[Renegade]

The address will only be cached for anyone who has caching enabled, who accessed that thread when his post was there. If they read the post he made anyway, then they'll already have seen his address, cached or not. If not, their PC won't have been able to cache it.