I used to get tons of spam. By this I mean ten to twenty a day. Then I bit the bullet, and got off of aol. MSN works great where I live, and I think that I have gotten a handful of spam in the last year. Also, 90% of the time a get first dial connect, and nearly 100% on the first redial. Another tip for those of you who are over 55, or have someone close that is. If you spend $5 I think to join AARP, then you can get MSN for $89 for six months. If MSN doesn't work, then talk to businesses in your area and find out what does. I tried GTE and ATT along the way. GTE was similar to AOL, and ATT a hair better, but these change from time to time (PS although I live in the Seattle area, I don't work for Microsoft. In fact I am not always a fan of their software. But MSN does seem to work. And by the way almost any alternate provider - a direct ISP - is a lots faster on the web, because it is a direct connect - doesn't go through a second layer. Hopes this helps someone. lee ----- Original Message ----- From: <Damaris8@aol.com> To: <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 1999 8:04 PM Subject: [FARRIS-L] SPAM >Hi Cousins! > >Since I joined this mailing list a short time ago, I have started receiving a >lot of spam, most of it disgusting! Is anyone else experiencing the same >problem? It seemed to start at the same time as I signed onto this list. > >Gail Faries > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >You may search the Farris-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >In the surname field, type in Farris >