I certainly agree, Tina. However, the offensive URL had nothing to do with genealogy and was strictly a commercial travel site. Elizabeth Richardson, Ketchikan, Alaska erich@ktn.net -----Original Message----- From: Tina McGarry <tmccain@us.inter.net> To: IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com <IADESMOI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, October 26, 2000 7:43 PM Subject: Re: [IADESMOI] Spam >Dear Gordon, fellow Des Moines, IA listers, > >I understand your concern. Most of us belong to more than a few lists and we >certainly don't need spam. Indeed it is inappropriate for a business to post >commercial advertising on our list. Rootsweb scans for such posts and 99% >of the time they never make it through. There are times, however, when I >don't >mind hearing about an online genealogy source from a fellow lister, >especially >if it's a book store. That said, I want to make it clear that the main >purpose of >our list is to exchange genealogy information concerning our family research >in >Des Moines County, Iowa. Thanks for your cooperation. > > >Tina McCain-McGarry >List Admin >