A. In the past we've had trouble from people using hotmail and other anonymous email account posting porno and other obscene messages on the Board. Since these accounts are totally anonymous there was no way of tracking these people down and stopping them from posting on the Board. Even if the free email services shut the account down (which was almost never) it was a simple matter for them to get another account and start attacking the Board again. Consequently the only way to keep the Board free from this kind of trash was to restrict registrations from hotmail and other anonymous email accounts. Foir this reason you must use a valid email address from your Internet provider to register on OptiBoard.

If you are concerned about your privacy, you can choose to keep your email address private when you register on OptiBoard. Therefore you should have no concerns about your address becoming public.