Response to Harvey Bottoms Email I have no problems with persons setting up their on genealogical web sites on whichever IP they choose. I have no problem with posting the link on this List. However Rootsweb and GenWeb are dedicated to making available information submitted to them without fees or other restrictions, in other words its free for all to see. They have a tremendous overhead and Rootsweb is providing all the resources and GenWeb relies on Volunteers like me to provide the gateways for depositing the information. Rootsweb does take contributions I give them $25.00 a year to help with their expenses. They also take Advertising income for adds displayed on their web pages. They archive millions of messages, database entries etc each day. Worldwide. There are other sites that charge a per month charge, I have no problem with that except where they might copy the information they got for free and then charge for it. The reason for formatting the Rootsweb List Email is to allow a person to correspond directly with the submitter and keep the List available for Genealogical material. I correspond with certain people who have an interest in the descendants of a William "Billy" Bottoms born in VA and died in Texas Came through Tennessee and married Ann Witt there. I feel like most persons would not be interested about speculations and descendants who carry other than Bottoms surnames. I do maintain a Bottoms Data Base which I share free to persons who want a copy. Jim Lantrip.. ----- Original Message ----- From: Harvey L. Bottoms <HarveyBottoms@Compuserve.com> To: James E Lantrip <JLANTRIP@prodigy.net> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 9:26 AM Subject: RE: [BOTTOM-L] From the listowner Jim, Tom was writing to me. I am not aware of why he used the list to do it. However, you will probably read my post which is not directly a reply to him but to the list. I send out notification to my group when I have posted new information on the site and when we have had a new discovery. I have treated it as the family it is. However, by doing so, Tom is saying that the list might want to know some of our findings as well as helping those who are looking for our family to find us. Please let me know if you have any problems with this. Harvey