I too am bothered about spammers who flood our newsgroups with unwanted and undesireable mail. Sometimes I can spot a spam and easily disgard it. Other times, I waste a few more seconds reading it. It costs me my time to delete it, and for those who pay by usage from their Internet service provider, a few seconds on the charge-o-meter to download it. Please don't insult to injury by responding to the newsgroup with your objections! Send your complaint directly to the authors of this claptrap. If we must contend with a dozen well-intended replies to every whacky spam, we run the risk of driving away the good messages. My advice: Ignore the spams or e-mail their authors directly, but do not reply to the newsgroup. Gary