Re: disabling ip adress and talk function

On 28 Mar 2005, at 16:25, startx wrote:

> many users do not like that there ip adress is shown in the public ...

I don't get it. You mean if they are in a public place, like a library, 
or Internet café?

Or do you mean that their IP address is logged with things they write 
on the Recent Changes page?

If the latter, the solution is simple: they create an account for 
themselves.

If the former, I'd think of some polite way of saying, "get over it," 
after explaining that the IP address from a DHCP server is vaguely 
anonymous at best, and the fixed IP address from a DNS server is a 
matter of public record. What's the big deal?

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