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Started by LOVEMYPC , Jan 08 2013 04:32 AM

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#1 LOVEMYPC

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Posted 08 January 2013 - 04:32 AM

HI,I was woundering if there is a way to back track email address as to where it came (i.e.)replies to craigslist items you have for sale,thanks
Also years ago i was rooting around on the internet and across a site that back tracked different sites kinda like you see on TV shows for what
they are worth,thanks

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#2 buddy215

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Posted 08 January 2013 - 08:39 AM

You can view the information in the email header. How to do that varies depending on which email service you are using.
For instance, in Hotmail, you open the message then click on the box next to reply on the right... top of the email.

Here are a few more ways to view headers:

Gmail

Open the message in your Gmail inbox.
Click the down-arrow in the top-right corner of the message.
Click the "Show original" link toward the bottom of the options box. The message will open in a separate window with the full message headers at the top.

Microsoft Outlook

Open the message in Microsoft Outlook.
Select "View," then "Options."
You'll see the headers in the "Internet Headers" box.

Yahoo Mail

Open the email message in your Yahoo Mail inbox.
Click the "Full Headers" link located in the lower-right corner of the email message.

A few words of caution....Read the warnings at Craig's List....Only do business local and in person...CASH only....Obfuscate phone numbers and email addresses you post in your ads.

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#3 LOVEMYPC

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Posted 08 January 2013 - 01:52 PM

HI,buddy215,I went on line to see what you were talking about "obfuscating" and found two sites one was iSnoop.com and Voormedia.com
have you or anybody here used these sites or similar sites,these are supposed do it automatically and if you use this function how
does the person at the other end reply to your Craigslist ad as i have never heard of this process,thanks

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#4 buddy215

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Posted 08 January 2013 - 02:32 PM

Like this....five five five 60two1....obfuscated phone number
LOVEMYPC AT yahoodotcom...obfuscated email address

Or create a temporary email alias such as offered by Hotmail. I do that often to prevent spam.

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#5 LOVEMYPC

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Posted 08 January 2013 - 03:53 PM

Thank you for the info was not sure how it was done,not to muddy up waters too much but how do you get reply
to your ad except for the temporary email address,i still think a number two lead pencil and piece of paper would be nice,thank you

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Posted 08 January 2013 - 04:04 PM

By typing the word dot instead of . and the word at instead of @, bots can't extrapolate them and create actual email addresses. An actual human has to read those words and interpret them and then reply to your ad. This is how you minimize spam for yourself with a web viewable email address or phone number.

As for a estimating any given websites value there are numerous sites that do that. However those are very subjective values and no two sites use the same criteria to valuate a given site. They are hardly accurate valuations when it would come time to sell a site or valuate ad revenue generation.

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#7 buddy215

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 09:01 AM

LOVEMYPC asks..." but how do you get reply to your ad except for the temporary email address...."

You keep the temp email address active until item(s) are sold. Then you can decide whether to delete the
temp address or keep it. I know Hotmail allows up to 5 temp/ alias accounts. The temp/ alias account does not
expire on its own like some do on the same day you use it.

If the man doesn't believe as we do, we say he is a crank, and that settles it. I mean, it does nowadays, because now we can't burn him.
-- Mark Twain, Following the Equator

Between believing a thing and thinking you know is only a small step and quickly taken.
-- Mark Twain, 3,000 Years Among the Microbes