Hi Bud You will I hope forgive me for asking but how can not getting your own posts cut down on spam? You are not very likely to send spam to yourself are you? I tend not to anyway <vbg> If you post a lot to lists and had to check each one in the archives you could spend all day checking , its much simpler to have a copy of your own post surely Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > >> Hi Lila >> >> Yes gmail in its infinite wisdom deems that it does not accept any >> posting >> from your own address "to save clutter in your inbox", which is clearly >> quite ridiculous, particularly with list postings > > Everyone has different ideas, and I think this is a GOOD one, > as it helps cut down on spam. > > But you CAN always go to rootsweb.com, and check the posts for each list > there.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 1:41 AM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Web Mail > Hi Bud > > You will I hope forgive me for asking but how can not getting your own > posts > cut down on spam? A common spammer tactic is to impersonate the victim. Doesn't work with GMail.

My sentiments exactly, Nivard--and someone else mentions non-Rootsweb lists that have no archives to search, a whole other kettle of fish. Lila > From: ovington1@sky.com > To: computers@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:41:58 +0100 > Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Web Mail > > Hi Bud > > You will I hope forgive me for asking but how can not getting your own posts > cut down on spam? > > You are not very likely to send spam to yourself are you? > > I tend not to anyway <vbg> > > If you post a lot to lists and had to check each one in the archives you > could spend all day checking , its much simpler to have a copy of your own > post surely > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > > > >> Hi Lila > >> > >> Yes gmail in its infinite wisdom deems that it does not accept any > >> posting > >> from your own address "to save clutter in your inbox", which is clearly > >> quite ridiculous, particularly with list postings > > > > Everyone has different ideas, and I think this is a GOOD one, > > as it helps cut down on spam. > > > > But you CAN always go to rootsweb.com, and check the posts for each list > > there. > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message