Re: IML: scams

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe you have something there.  I'm against limiting who views the ads, but perhaps we could set up a system to register (for free) anyone who wants to reply to an ad???

This would mean masking or not putting your e-mail address in an ad, if you're selling.  It could only be gotten from the administrator after the buyer gives his info???

Any opinions on this, technical or otherwise?  Would it stop it?  Maybe if they have to go through that extra step they won't bother (i really think a lot of these are computer generated and only copy in the heading on our ads-- nobody actually sits there and writes them--??)

Mark M

On Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 08:37 PM, Alex Ferch wrote:

> Other groups seem to have a way of limiting access to parts of the site to members only. Perhaps this could be done? Granted it may negatively affect sales for those of you that would be limiting your exposure to IML members only. At least if a person was looking to scam somebody, they would have to at least go through the trouble of registering before having access to the postings. Well, it's not much of a thought, but it's all I've got. Alex 63 Crown
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> Mark McDonald wrote:
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> Dear Harold,
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> We all get them. It's irritating but I just ignore them. It is a public site, so anyone can view the ads and send these e-mails. I wish there was a way we could stop them, but I don't know how. Maybe if we all reply at least once to let them know we're onto the scam they'll give up (not likely).
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> Mark M
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> On Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 08:50 PM, Harold Peek wrote:
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> I would like to know why it is that every time I try to sell my Imperial on this site I get many e-mails from people who just want to rip me off. If they are not from the members of this site how do they get the info. In two years I have recived two checks from people who think I was born yeaterday. Is this a problem for anyone? Or is it just me? I would like some feed back. Thank you Pete.