We would like to have "Visitor to Member" message feature:

Some people are not comfortable to publish their email address; some registered members complained that they received a lot junk emails since their registration.

Instead of display registered member's email address in the directory, can we use a link "Contact this member", when visitors click the link, a short message page will show up allowing them to enter their info and request, and the messages will be forwarded to member emails.(or something just like what Craigslist is doing  when you  respond to  classifieds)

 

 

More members complained that they are receiving junk emails since they publish their email on our site.

Has WA added this function to TO-DO list yet?

When can we expect to have this "Visitor to Member Messaging" funciton?

Thanks a lot! 

I have added this to our list of enhancements to consider.

No specific timeline as of yet.

FYI - the way our directory is implemented via Javascript it actually has a very low chance of being indexed by spam crawlers.

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Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot

Another important reason why we need this feature:

For membership-based organizations or e-businesses, the registered members' info, especially email address, is the most valuable resource/asset of the company. You don't want to share the contact list of your customers with the public, which should be easily understandable in the business world. Just like WA won't share your customers (us)' email list with your competitors.

This feature is critical for most organizations/ businesses even thought they might not be able to realize it at this point. We hope WA can put it in a much higher priority and develop it in the near future.

Thanks a lot.
 

It's really great to see new features coming every month by WA team!

This feature is currently our most wanted feature - is it possible to have it in the next release?

Thanks a lot! 

As you can see here, so far we have relatively few people vote for this item - so we will have to address other more frequently requested items first.

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Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot