I usually try to handle these situations one-on-one, as I did in this case, but since I have been asked to speak <G>, here's the word. It has been a standing policy on this list, and many others I presume, that any message with non-genealogy content should be sent first to the list manager so it can be reviewed and judged appropriate or not. This is particularly true for chain-type posts that have 100s of addressees and as many or more replies. RootsWeb filters usually catch these messages but occasionally they do not. Virus warnings/hoaxes can be checked easily by going to one of the several very good web sites that keep track of these matters. As an example, go to: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html and you will find that the Bud screensaver 'virus' is a hoax and has been around since 1997. Another interesting site is: http://www.kumite.com/myths This site is maintained by Bob Rosenberger and gives some good general information about viruses in addition to confirming the Bud frog hoax. Remember, all posts to most RootsWeb mail lists are archived. Two good questions to ask are, "Do I want this message to be stored for posterity, and what useful information will a genealogical researcher be able to find in this archived message"? While we are on the subject, remember to use appropriate and meaningful Subject: lines in all messages to B-L. This will help when searching the archives and the Threaded Archives uses these Subject: lines to collect messages that follow a particular thread. Fletch