Computer savvy/iVillage members

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Registered: 12-28-2004
Computer savvy/iVillage members
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Mon, 09-11-2006 - 12:35pm

I have received an email through ivillage from a male ivillage member. Wants to swap e-letters. I don't think he can "see" my email address, can he? Just want to be sure, cuz it's feels a little creepy, plus he doesn't have his ivillage profile filled out.

In the "from" it shows his email. It doesn't say that its "from ivillage". YIKES! This is getting creepier, supposedly you are not suppose to be able to see an address. The only way I know it has something to do with ivillage is that is has a link to view his profile at ivillage.?????

I'm feelin a little creeped out here!! Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 12:51pm

When you send an email to someone through their Ivillage profile, it shows the sender's actual email address. And at the beginning of the email, it says something like,

"The following message was sent to you by while viewing your Member Profile:"

The sender would not have your email address **unless you write back to him**. If you don't want him to have yours, then don't write back. And since you have his email address, you can block him from emailing you again if you want to. You also have the option of blocking ALL Ivillage members from emailing you if you wish (go into your Ivillage profile and update your preferences if you want to do this).

Sheri

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Registered: 12-28-2004
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 2:49pm

Thanks for the info Sheri. While waiting for a reply from someone here I went to a site "rock.com" which is how his email address ended. I could find out a little bit about him if I went here, but don't know if I want to go through all the trouble "joining for free". You have to set up an email (which I would never use, can't keep up with the 3 that I have!!!) and username/password just to view members profiles.

Would you or anyone else here know of this rock.com site?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 2:53pm

No, I don't know anything about it, but it sounds like you may have been spammed (i.e., that someone trying to promote the rock.com site perhaps emailed a bunch of people from Ivillage trying to get them to go to that site).

Sheri

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Registered: 12-28-2004
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 3:08pm
Could be...didn't think of that. Just out of curiosity though, I think I might put a phony on that site to see if I can view at least a profile. If I remember right, I think it was free email account and membership, just a whole lot of trouble to go through just to view one profile. I'M SO LAZY!!!! LOL
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Registered: 02-07-2005
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 6:50pm
A friend sent me a link to your post...wanted to share my experience with you. I had a guy read a post of mine on ivillage and then email me through my profile. We are married and expecting our second baby now!
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 7:13pm

Hey there Wendie,

Didn't you and Isle kind of "know" each other first, from chat and the GT board? Or did he just email you out of the blue and THEN you started to get to know each other?

Sheri

P.S. Did you ever get my IMs about my trip in August? Email me!

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Registered: 02-07-2005
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 10:52pm

Sheri! OMG...I never heard from you BUT our computer died a horrible horrible death. I was offline for weeks....traumatizing!

We chit chatted a bit on GT chat and on board but he did specifically email me through my profile in regards to a post I put up regarding "letting go" of expectations. It was odd because Isle is REALLY shy...lol. Very out of character for him...he even says he sat there for ten minutes before he clicked send. 2.5 years later, knowing him as I do, it really WAS out of character for him! But the email is what prompted one on one communication, a phone call, a dinner and the rest is history!

Have I mentioned JUST how ready I am to give birth to this evil devil spawn....errr...I mean our beautiful child?

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