Hadnt paid much attention to the word spamming until I was accused of doing that. According to Cyndi Howell's netting your ancestor book this is the definition: SPAM Similar to junk mail, spam refers to unsolicited copies of email messages sent out to multipe email addresses with the idea of forcing the message on email users. Often these messages are cross posted to several mailing lists and newsgroups all at once. generally spammed messages are from commercial ventures, many of which may not be entirely legal or ethical. That does not apply to anything that pertains to an individual surname. Ellen