Thanks for the help so far guys!
How can I make the user preference "Hide my email address from other users" ON by default?
I could not find a setting for that. I'm really surprised that it is not ON by default and that is not an option in the AdminCP. I consider that a security problem.
Thanks!
ACP > Users & Groups > (choose group) Options > Edit Group > Tab Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous > Can send threads to friends and email users? = No
Thanks for the response, but I don't think that's what I was getting at.
When a user first registers for the forum, the option Hide My Email Address From Other Users is OFF by default.
I want to make it so that when a user first registers their email address is is automatically hidden from other users unless they turn it ON.
Does that make sense?
Yes it makes sense but I don't know how to do that, sorry.