Do The Anonymous Email Function Expire When The Ad Expires?

After the period of your ad expires, are people you have been corresponding with still able to email you at the anonymous craigslist email created by the website for the purposes of the ad?

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Answer #1: Posted by SoCalWoman on March 31st, 2013 9:47 PM

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Unfortunately, once the ad is gone so is the anonymous email. Therefore, if you wish to keep in contact with the interested party you should either provide your regular email address, once you establish he/she is truly interested in whatever you are selling.

This information provided can be found at the following:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/faq#postOften

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Answer #2: Posted by doa1957 on August 7th, 2014 4:36 AM

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According to craigslist's help page: "existing reply email communication threads can continue for up to 6 months."

Check the category "email-relay" for more info.

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