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Feb. 14, 2011 11:25 a.m. alex SuperDork

New to me anyway.

I got 4 emails today, 3 of them official looking, saying my account had been suspended, blocked or deleted due to unauthorized access. The email itself didn't raise any alarm bells, and it included a link to login to rectify. The webpage looked good, but the address was totally wrong - not Craigslist at all.

The 4th one came in the form of someone complaining to me that my listings were somehow on their account, with a link that looked like a link to an ad. The link goes to another login screen, again, with the wrong URL.

Keep your eyes open.
Feb. 14, 2011 12:03 p.m. Javelin SuperDork

Thanks!
Feb. 14, 2011 1:49 p.m. alex SuperDork

Ah, serves me right for putting a normal email address in the ad. Fortunately it's a throwaway created just for that ad, so it's not bugging me too much. Just thought I'd give a heads up.
Feb. 14, 2011 1:52 p.m. alex SuperDork

And wow - just noticed my spam filter caught about 10 more in the past 12 hours.
Feb. 14, 2011 1:53 p.m. triumph5 Dork

Much appreciated as some stuff is about to go on CL, triumph GT6 parts and some stuff for a sailboat.
Feb. 14, 2011 2:55 p.m. Dr. Hess SuperDork

Whatcha Sellin', TR5?
Feb. 14, 2011 3:20 p.m. triumph5 Dork

Intake manifold with carbs and some linkage. Carbs need to be rebuilt, of course.
Feb. 14, 2011 4:03 p.m. Dr. Hess SuperDork

Sorry, I could kinda justify some GT6 front brakes/spindles for one of my Europa projects.
Feb. 14, 2011 4:06 p.m. triumph5 Dork

How about large high-load, never used Harken snatch blocks, one with trunion joint one without. They're used on medium-sized sailboats.
Feb. 14, 2011 4:35 p.m. Dr. Hess SuperDork

Don't think those would work on my AMF Force 5. I could use a few square feet of sale to use for patching, though. Damn rats.
Feb. 14, 2011 8:21 p.m. jrw1621 SuperDork

triumph5 wrote:

How about large high-load, never used Harken snatch blocks, one with trunion joint one without. They're used on medium-sized sailboats.

How much for the snatch blocks?

Dr. Hess wrote:

Don't think those would work on my AMF Force 5. I could use a few square feet of sale to use for patching, though. Damn rats.

How much material do you really need? I might be able gather some from a sail making buddy. Are you just looking for dacron?
Feb. 14, 2011 8:54 p.m. Dr. Hess SuperDork

Yeah, kinda, I guess. I really don't know what the material is called. It is just whatever the Force 5 came with. Some kind of synthetic material. I had it all stored neatly in the bag in my shed and the damn rats took over the shed and chewed holes in my sail, along with other stuff. I capped their asses when I found out. As for how much, I dunno. A couple of square feet should be enough I guess. I think they just got one area.