In a message dated 9/13/99 12:54:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: <<I am on AOL and I have never received any junk porn or casino mail. I do a lot or research and belong to several mail lists I do not use chat rooms nor do I send my E-mail address to anyone other that the lists or someone I know. Maybe I'm just lucky?? Dean >> I think you are just lucky. I have used AOL for about 5 years now, and junk mail always seems to be a problem. I have gone as far as the other subscriber said, and typed in actually emails to keep them from emailing me (in the area where you can block mail) and no matter what they find a way through. AOL has been combatting this for years. There was a court case they won some time last year to help them cut down on all the junk mail. Many times it looks like it is coming from within AOL and it isn't. It will have a return address of AOL, but you know as well as I do there are alot of tricks out there people can use to do what they want. I doubt it came from belonging to the lists because I was getting the junk way before I got into genealogy. I recently bought a house (moved in two weeks ago) and magically I am getting all kinds of homeowner junk mail now!!! I never gave out my email....and I am baffled as to how they know I bought a house. I have another email address with my local provider that I rarely get junk mail on, but I'd hate to use that since everyone knows me by this nickname. I think I would confuse them if I went to the other. I hope no one decides to unsubscribe because of all of this. I have been on this list for quite awhile now, and although I haven't been able to help anyone yet, I enjoy reading the stories. And so far everyone has gotten along great :-) Lisa N.E. PA