# Moderators can view emails and export user lists

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-view-emails-and-export-user-lists/55114>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [3. Januar 2017 um 17:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-view-emails-and-export-user-lists/55114 "2017-01-03T17:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![justeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@justeat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justeat)\
**Post date:** [3. Januar 2017 um 18:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-view-emails-and-export-user-lists/55114/3 "2017-01-03T18:21:23Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Viewing emails is logged and requires a click on a button to display. Similarly export is logged.
> 
> If you don’t trust your moderators, demote them to trust level 4 users.

That worked, thanks.

It is not a question of trust, it is that a moderator should not have those privileges. A moderator is a person who helps in a forum, editing, editing, moderating.

But that does not mean that you can have full access to download user listings. Even if you trust someone, they can deceive you.

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