I don't see a problem with Ellen Byrne's email...I think it is nice that the book was offered to the CARTER list--as long as the price is reasonable. Perhaps someone who needs it can buy it instead of it going in a garage sale, etc or instead of it sitting somewhere collecting dust...if it was a book I could use I would jump at the opportunity to buy it, as I am always buying books for my research (sorry ellen--I can't use this one.) Thank you, cynthia CARTER DYER Ellen Byrne wrote: > 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