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i thank you all for your help, especially jdseymour---he was exceptionally helpful and was able to find a solution to a problem that eluded us both initially. thank you very much.
and for anyone who ever has this problem, what i end up doing was upgrading to newbb2. We still are not sure why newbb1 did not hide emails addresses, as jdseymour checked all the settings and permissions. This worked well, and my registered members ar no longer able to see the email addresses of members unless that box is checked to allow them to do so. thank you everyone, and i hope to eventually become knowledgable with XOOPS to help others with the same commitment and passion you have helped me. thank you.