> I've also read that some of them can detect if you simply open their > email > and that encourages them to send you more. Laura, You are absolutely correct that your email addy can be obtained by spammers. If you allow html email, which you shouldn't, turn off "display images and embedded objects in HTML email". The reason for this, according to Apple computer, is that when the html email opens it has links embedded to go back to the spammer to get the images & objects contained within the email. The email is not sent, initially with the images & objects because the spammer doesn't know if the addy is valid and they won't waste bandwidth for obsolete email addy's. In order to send the images back to you they need your email addy. Since you allowed the html email to open, and the request for the images & objects was sent, the spammer now knows your email addy is valid because the request contains your email addy. Gotcha! This tip will not eliminate spam immediately, but over time will probably reduce the volume. The best solution, for Mac users, is Apple's application "MAIL". The spam filter within Mail is fantastic and the accuracy is phenomenal. The emails Mail determines are spam, and those I have taught it are spam, are directed to a SPAM folder. I check it once in awhile and then delete the spam. Sorry for the length, but everyone needs to know that html email is the devil's work. It may be prettier than plain text, but it is a virus worse than any other. If your email client doesn't allow you to turn off html email, then get another client. Glenn _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ I pledge allegiance to the DOS And the monopolistic juggernaut of Microsoft And to the mediocrity for which it stands One operating system, Under Bill, Uninspiring, With innovation and simplicity for none.

Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures Have you ever been to a genealogy conference? No. Well now is the time. In the heart of Florida and close to Walt Disney World, genealogists from all over the country, Great Britain and Europe will be attending the Federation of Genealogical Society Conference, hosted by the Florida State Genealogical Society. Why Should you attend? 1) Over 200 LECTURES and over 95 top-of-the line SPEAKERS. Track descriptions are as follows: Charting a Course to the Old World (British Isles & Europe) Exploration in the New World (United States & Canada) Riches in the First Colony (Focus on Florida) Diverse Voyagers (Ethnic & Religious Research) Tools for Successful Navigation (Skills & Strategies) A Wealth of Hidden Treasures (Records Research) Just Over the Horizon (Technology & the Internet)! For more detailed information about each lecture, visit http://www.fgs.org 2) A TREASURE HUNT is currently in progress. You can win grand prizes such as free conference registration, room nights at hotels in Salt Lake City, tuition at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in Birmingham, Alabama, registration and boarding at a conference in England and so much more. Check the latest issue of the FGS FORUM for more details about the great Treasure Hunt or the above web site. You can also learn more about the conference and the treasure hunts if you subscribe to the E-zine.[To subscribe to the E-zine, send an email message (no text or subject is necessary) to <[email protected]>. You will receive a confirmation message to which you must reply within 24 hours.] 3) Over 100 VENDORS or 150 booths will be in the exhibit hall. See a list of our current exhibitors at <http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-exhibitors.asp> 4) All under ONE ROOF. The complete conference and your hotel room are in one building. There is no need to walk outside in the heat or rain. All food functions and restaurants are also located in the same building. Hotel rooms are huge and you can register up to four people for one price. 5) Fun for the FAMILY. SeaWorld is right across the street from the conference hotel. Visit Walt Disney World, which includes the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios, as well as Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many other wonderful places! 6) SOCIETIES CAN WIN $200 worth of genealogy books from Betterway Books. If you advertise the conference in your newsletter, send us a copy and we will add it to the drawing to be held at the conference. We have made it very simple for you. Use the media kit at <http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-media.htm> Hurry, the EARLY CONFERENCE registration deadline for the lower price is July 15th. HOTEL registration deadline is August 4th. 1-800-327-6677; 407-351-5555 We would love to see you there!! Jim and Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference Co-Chairs Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures 3-6 September 2003, Orlando, Florida http://www.fgs.org or http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ P. O. Box 7066, Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066