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Reading emails
 

I set up both my eBay and PayPal account on outlook. If I read and respond emails through outlook, will this action do any bad to me? I mean, I'm not logging into eBay, but I'm replying emails from customers and eBay. Is this allowed?
Thanks.

Re: Reading emails
 

You run the risks of beacons being let loose onto the user. Eb/PP have these and its best to reply to emails in the user account that the accounts were set up with.

If you just want to READ emails, -Make sure the images are NOT displayed.

Re: Reading emails
 

So I should always log in Gmail and reply the emails on the web page? But it's just very... annoying when you sell 200 orders a day... :(

Re: Reading emails
 

What about reading and replying through your browser through direct login to gmail, but not from a specific user account and with the images disabled, would that be traceable?

Re: Reading emails
 

More research on your part to avoid replying and causing a link - why dont you just stick to replying to messages inside eB? whether 2 orders or 200...the goal is NOT to link

Re: Reading emails
 

I don't see any problems using that method. What will be seen is the IP address of the GMail servers, which is fine.

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You will be fine doing this.

EB cannot see your IP address so long as you dont click links and all images and bacons are disabled.

Re: Reading emails
 

Ok let's complicate a bit:
You probably use gmail access sharing to easily browse your many mailboxes, right? At least i have all my gmails accessible through a main one, I've got them stored in a bookmark folder, i click '"open all in tabs" and can check all my gmails in matter of seconds.
However if i directly reply while accessing one gmail through the main one, if i send a mail (reply to a eB message) on the sent mail this will be posted
"Sent by XXXOriginal GmailXXX through XXXMainGmailNameXXX".
I bypass this by logging directly to a gmail if i have to reply, but is it a real linking issue, or stealthers paranoia?

Re: Reading emails
 

I use my gmail account on my phone & never been linked for same. I would not use and eb or PP on my cell phone.