Mailing out people (listers) on Craigslist - Got blocked by Gmail

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Apparently, Gmail has an internal block on what it is confident as spam.

You can contact anyone that posts jobs or selling stuff.

How would you mail out these guys on Craigslist more effectively with your offer?

Posting the offer would be one idea but that has a problem of being limited by geography right? What if your offer is something that applies in all US cities?

What's the best method of reaching more people with CL without the challenge of geographic limitations AND getting blocked by Gmail if you mail out people one by one?
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    How many emails are you trying to send through Gmail at a time? Like how many and how quickly before they are cutting you off?
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Whisonant
    So you are sending unsolicited emails to people on CL and NOT applying for any of the job postings or trying to BUY what they are selling? You are instead trying to sell them something.

    Do I have this right?

    Something is wrong with this picture. If I was gmail I would block what you are doing to.

    That's plain and simply SPAM. Not such a good idea.

    Or am I reading your post wrong?
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    • Profile picture of the author BarberShop
      Originally Posted by Rob Whisonant View Post

      So you are sending unsolicited emails to people on CL and NOT applying for any of the job postings or trying to BUY what they are selling? You are instead trying to sell them something.

      Do I have this right?

      Something is wrong with this picture. If I was gmail I would block what you are doing to.

      That's plain and simply SPAM. Not such a good idea.

      Or am I reading your post wrong?
      So the case of sending an email, without selling anything, but also has nothing to do with applying for a job is a form of unsolicited email and therefore a SPAM. I'm just curious over the technical aspects of the system in order to design a system / platform that prevents / allows forms of contact. What I'm trying to do is design a similar way of contacting people on my platform but limiting some aspects of it or having the admin options to control what's allowable and what's not.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by BarberShop View Post

    Apparently, Gmail has an internal block on what it is confident as spam.
    I would hope it does, anyway. I would hope my ISP does, too.

    Originally Posted by BarberShop View Post

    How would you mail out these guys on Craigslist more effectively with your offer?
    I wouldn't, because I'm not a spammer.

    No offense intended, but it does rather sound from your initial post as if you're trying to find ways to send out bulk, unsolicited email, you know? Endorsing, condoning or advising people to do that has actually been considered a banning offense in this forum for more than a decade, so if that is what you're asking about, you picked the wrong place to ask - to put it mildly!
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    • Profile picture of the author BarberShop
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      I would hope it does, anyway. I would hope my ISP does, too.



      I wouldn't, because I'm not a spammer.

      No offense intended, but it does rather sound from your initial post as if you're trying to find ways to send out bulk, unsolicited email, you know? Endorsing, condoning or advising people to do that has actually been considered a banning offense in this forum for more than a decade, so if that is what you're asking about, you picked the wrong place to ask - to put it mildly!
      Well I hope not.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDawson
    Banned
    It sounds like your email was reported and Gmail was notified. Just about every free email provider has a notifier when you send a ton of Craigslist masked emails. It also sounds like you're collecting emails and sending emails to people that have not opted to receive emails from you.
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