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Looking at a listing[1], I notice that you provide email addresses to users and presumably act like a craiglists for anonymous messaging... I'm just curious th

Looking at a listing[1], I notice that you provide email addresses to users and presumably act like a craiglists for anonymous messaging... I'm just curious though, don't you find that you get spammed out if you do this? I think providing email addresses to users on a marketplace is a great way of keeping discussions/messages boxed up in your platform, but showing the emails on the site must result in way too many spam emails? [1] : http://42floors.com/ny/new-york/25-w-39th-st/3171 http://42floors.com/ny/new-york/25-w-39th-st/3171

darrennix 13y ago
We used to expose the raw email address of the underlying user. Now it's a two-way email proxy, which is why the domain is "Floors.me" e.g. rich.farmey.31719@42floors.me We do get spammed but we've been able to keep a handle on it. Mailgun's filters capture most of the spam and we have backup handlers in place to address the rest.
- underwater 13y ago
  Do users know who they're emailing with the anonymous addresses? The username@42floors.me address may look like they have to communicate via 42floors (meaning more friction) instead of directly with the manager. Craigslist emails are more obviously throw aways.