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[Tom Sartain]

Actually, it seems like the case could be made that this does not go against
their TOS (or at least, the segment you copied).

It seems that this would simply post on Craigslist whatever the user posted
on their own site.. and only by opt in. Seems like each posting would be
entered manually (albeit, in a non-Craigslist site), and each would be
submitted only once, so it's not like they would be submitted in bulk, or at
any interval. So just based off of the quote Dan gave, it doesn't seem to be
against their TOS.

As to the technical side of things, and the original question, you could use
the cURL library to send a POST over to the Craigslist form handler. If
you're using Firefox, you could use the excellent LiveHTTPHeaders extension
to see what variables are being posted when the form is submitted on
Craigslist, then work that in with the rest of your script using cURL.

Hope that made sense, and it should get you a step in the right direction.

On 9/20/07, Dan Cech <dcech at phpwerx.net> wrote:
>
>
> I think you will find that there is no documentation because this kind
> of thing is expressly forbidden by the Craigslist Terms of Use.
>
> > y) use any form of automated device or computer program that enables the
> > submission of postings on craigslist without each posting being manually
> > entered by the author thereof (an "automated posting device"), including
> > without limitation, the use of any such automated posting device to
> submit
> > postings in bulk, or for automatic submission of postings at regular
> intervals.
>
> http://www.craigslist.org/about/terms.of.use.html#conduct
>
> Dan
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