The ComNet has now been updated to version 4.0.2. 

Here are the things that were updated in this release:
- Speed increases with the main ComNet page
- Speed increases to backend security module
- Increased backend security
- Increased member personal information security
- ComNet posts made readable to the world

This update is mainly to make the ComNet posts viewable to everyone that comes onto the ComNet.  They no longer have to be a member to view the ComNet.  Though, in order to post replies and new topics, guests will then need to become members.

By making this change, I am hoping to bring more traffic from the search engines into the VE sites.  This will hopefully give us more recruits who want to join the ranks.

Some things to keep in mind.  Do not post your personal information in the ComNet as it will be readable by the world.  This should be common sense in any internet related board.

Email addresses will NOT display to any non-member.  This will help guard against spam harvesting scripts to steal your email addresses.  Please don't post up your email address as it may get picked up by spammers.

If you need to send personal information, use a private message or a private message board that is not viewable by the world. 

Let me know if anyone is interested in a private VE board that is not readable by the world and I can set one up.
 
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Grand Moff Kadann, Dark Lord
Head of the Vast Empire High Council
HHC/GM Kadann/HC-1/mSSD Atrus {EE}{MoH}{TT}{SY4}

Comnet seems to be running more slowly for me.
 
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Raiders
SL/SGT_Darr-Rann/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath [LoR][CoR]
|EXO/WO2_Demonic/Kaph 2/PheonixWing/mSSD Atrus/DEF/VEN/VE| (=*A*=)(=*SA*=)(=*ee*=)(VC:B)(MC2)(VEB)(DSM)[BWC]{O1}-=TOP PILOT=-
SERGEANT
WARRANT OFFICER, 2ND CLASS
Communications Technician
Part time Webmaster Guy
"DICTATOR DARR"

Ah, nevermind, it's picked up. I'm using my laptop at school, so it's probably the crappy network.

Anyways, nice work with the non-login thing. (At first I thought comnet was downgraded when I couldn't see the message center/profile. I wasn't logged in.

 
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Raiders
SL/SGT_Darr-Rann/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath [LoR][CoR]
|EXO/WO2_Demonic/Kaph 2/PheonixWing/mSSD Atrus/DEF/VEN/VE| (=*A*=)(=*SA*=)(=*ee*=)(VC:B)(MC2)(VEB)(DSM)[BWC]{O1}-=TOP PILOT=-
SERGEANT
WARRANT OFFICER, 2ND CLASS
Communications Technician
Part time Webmaster Guy
"DICTATOR DARR"

Text loads before images! (Meaning I can see the last post on my dialup without having to wait for every avatar/image to load).


 
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Raiders
SL/SGT_Darr-Rann/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath [LoR][CoR]
|EXO/WO2_Demonic/Kaph 2/PheonixWing/mSSD Atrus/DEF/VEN/VE| (=*A*=)(=*SA*=)(=*ee*=)(VC:B)(MC2)(VEB)(DSM)[BWC]{O1}-=TOP PILOT=-
SERGEANT
WARRANT OFFICER, 2ND CLASS
Communications Technician
Part time Webmaster Guy
"DICTATOR DARR"

Yeah, as Aeos confirmed, all private ComNets will remain private to only those members who have access to view them.

Now, if a private ComNet were to be given 'read' access to all members (division story ComNets), then it would be public to the world.  But for HC ComNets, commanders ComNets, etc., they won't ever be public.
 
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Grand Moff Kadann, Dark Lord
Head of the Vast Empire High Council
HHC/GM Kadann/HC-1/mSSD Atrus {EE}{MoH}{TT}{SY4}