List Members, I feel I need to add an addendum to the message I sent earlier regarding the Soundex program I offered in a previous message. I was checking out the program, and making sure the file I had was intact and functional before I sent it to anyone, and in the process discovered that in the drop-down menu there is an address listed where one can register the program for $5.00, which leads me question if this was intended to be shareware rather than freeware. To the absolute best of my recollection it was offered as a "free" download, and there is no user agreement included with it, so I don't think there is any breach in forwarding it as I have offered to do to anyone who wants it, but I do want to be as up front as possible about the information I have on it. Especially since I am new to this particular list, and thus don't have a history here, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am in no way involved in marketing this program, and have no vested interest in it- monetary or otherwise. I offered to forward it to others who might could use it in the spirit of mutual assistance characteristic of RootsWeb, with no personal agenda whatsoever. Since anyone could download the program, just as I did, from the site- (if I could remember where I got it)- and I am sending it intact, exactly as I downloaded it, I don't see that there is any moral or ethical problem in forwarding it, as I previously offered, I just felt I should make sure it was accurately represented. Now that I am aware, if I can verify the address (since the I have had the file for a year or so now), I personally don't mind sending the author $5.00 for the use of the program... in fact, it seems to me to be quite a bargain, as I feel certain other researchers will agree. In fact, I would be happy to see the person who did the work compensated the for his effort- just please understand that I have no connection to him, or the marketing of this program. For those who request the program, the registration information is located as described above, so 'do as ye will' , just as you would if you had located it at the long-lost site. That said, I have already sent a couple of copies of the program, and if they arrive without problem, I now have the zip file set up as an attachment that can be added to an email message with just a couple of clicks of the mouse- so those of you who would like to have the program just let me know... Best regards, ========================='leigh Ashleigh Morgan Thames <boudiccat@mindspring.com>