Confluence can mask the email addresses of users to protect them from mail spammers.

This is done by a Confluence administrator and is configured through the Administration Console. The Confluence administrator has three options for email address privacy:

  • Public: email addresses are displayed publicly.
  • Masked: email addresses are still displayed publicly, but masked in such a way to make it harder for spam-bots to harvest them.
  • Private: only Confluence administrators can see the email addresses.

For more information on setting these options, which are configured using the Administration Console, refer to User Email Visibility. Not applicable to Confluence OnDemand.