PBworks User Manual

 

MyPBworks Security

  1. I see my email address displayed on the workspace; can other people see it too?
    1. On a private workspace
    2. On a public workspace
  2. Who's trying to change my password?
  3. Setting my workspace-wide privacy
  4. I see an email address already in the login area, how can I hide it? 

 

I see my email address displayed on the workspace; can other people see it too?

 

On a private workspace

If you have a private workspace of which you are the only user, nobody will ever see your email address. If you have a private workspace that you share with other people, those people can see your email address. 

 

On a public workspace

If you have a public workspace, only a logged-in member of your workspace can see your email address.  The email addresses are there for your benefit when you need to identify who has been editing a page and for contacting the members of your workspace. Your email address will not be exposed to spam bots or search engines, even on a public workspace. Have fun and don't worry; we're looking out for your security! 

 

Who's trying to change my password?

Probably no one. Some or all of the password change requests occasionally emailed to the workspace administrators were probably sent as a result of a spider tripping the "Forgot your password?" link.

 

Setting my workspace-wide privacy

Whether your workspace is public or private, you have the option of hiding or displaying your email address to all PBworks users (on the worspaces that you participate on). Just sign-in to your PBworks Account at https://my.pbworks.com, click on the "Profile" tab, and use the checkbox to set your preferences (see image below).

 

 

 

I see an email address already in the login area, how can I hide it? 

In order to make sure that you don't see an email address when you log into a workspace there are three things you may have to do: 

  1. Please sign out completely when you leave a workspace. You can find the "sign out" link at the very top right of the workspace.
  2. When you sign in to your PBworks account or log into the workspace, please make sure to remove the checkmark from the "remember me" check box.
  3. The email address might be there because of a feature called AutoComplete. You can change the settings in your Internet Explorer options to keep that from displaying. Firefox browser has a similar feature that does the same thing. Hopefully, the following web pages will help you with those settings:

 

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