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Reverse Email Directory
Reverse email directories are about the only way the average person can beat Internet anonymity. These services are a great value. As we all know, participation in most Internet activities always requires registration of the users email. Services such as online forums, online gaming communities, online bulletin boards, online dating services, social networking sites, social bookmarking sites, chat sites, youtube, etc., the list is innumerable. All these online communities require at the very minimum registration of the users email, and most people these days have multiple email accounts.
This is where a reverse email directory comes in. With these types of directories all you have to do is type in an email address and with the click of a button get at the very minimum the person’s name that was registered with the email provider. It would certainly be true to say that these days there are more Internet email providers than there are phone companies, therefore making it very difficult for private companies to gather and combine all these email addresses into one source. So of course the use of these reverse email directories require a fee.
For a one time use of these services to obtain the name of the owner of a single email address can cost up to $15. A better deal would be to purchase a small subscription for unlimited use. Such an unlimited subscription could cost up to $3 per month. When you first enter an email address and press the submit button you are most often given the location of the email provider and then given the choice to proceed if the location is correct. This is where many people make a mistake.
For instance, say the email address you are looking up is a yahoo address and the service says the location is in Sunnyvale, California. You think this location is incorrect and choose not to proceed. In this case the location they are giving you is the location of the email provider and not the location of the person who owns the email address. If you were to enter a google gmail address it will initially say the location is in Mountain View, California. Just ignore this initial location and proceed with the submission and it will report the correct information of the email owner and not the email provider.
In addition to reverse email lookups there are of course the "forward" email directories. This is where you enter a persons name and in return get their email address. These services can cost up to $15 for a one time use or you can obtain unlimited use for a yearly subscription of up to $30. The fees are justified as these serviecs keep very accurate, up to date and extensive listings.