I think it is disabled by default (it was when I started anyway).
Turn it on by going into profile, customise profile, edit options, and it's a tickbox at the bottom of that screen.
I don't see the harm in it. The one thing that bugs me is IM spam, but this setting wouldn't change that at all. I don't get any IM spam anymore, but I did under 1k posts. jrap may have installed CAPTCHA on sending IM's for new people which has also stopped it as well.Maybe it could be changed to be enabled by default for new members?
by Jake Hertz
by Jake Hertz
by Jake Hertz