Two days ago, a spam post was made to this list using the email account of a subscriber. That subscriber's email account had been hacked through a malware install on their computer, and they have been unsubscribed until they clean up their computer and account(s). Some of you have written to me saying you received a virus alert when you clicked on the link on that email. While 99.99% of posts to a RootsWeb mailing list are legitimate, you can recognize the warning signs of hack such as this one, e.g. Subject: (no subject) Body: No question, nor answer to a previous query which would relate the post to the list -- only a link to a site that does not appear to be genealogy related. IOW, the malware found an address in the infected computer's address book, and sent to everyone in that address book. Unfortunately, neither the list subscriber, nor myself as List Admin, can be aware of these hacks until an inappropriate post is made to the list. Please, let this latest occurrence serve as a reminder that EVERYONE should install an Anti-Virus program on their computer(s), and keep it updated on a regular basis. The best AV programs won't help much unless you download the updates that recognize the latest virus and security vulnerabilities. My own AV program, Norton 360, sometimes updates several times a day. Pat Asher List Admin