On Fri, 04 Feb 2000 12:22:54 -0500 Cheryl Rothwell <clrothwell@mindspring.com> writes: > Posting information on living people is against the rules. > I agree 100% with Cheryl's comments. Of course for most of us the cat has been out of the bag for years thanks to banks, credit bureaus, our own state and local governmental agencies, etc. However, we can police ourselves to preclude our being guilty of violating other people's right to privacy. I picked up the following sites from another mail list. They may be of interest or use to others. a. Freeware utility to clean GEDCOM files of data on living persons. Download at: http://www.raynorshyn.com/gedclean/ b. Internet privacy issues discussed: http://www.onlinegenealogy.com/aug96/aug96.html In my own case, I don't send GEDCOM files as I haven't figured out how to get Family Tree Maker to make data private. Does anyone know if FTM can be set to bypass data on living persons? I've been creating text files and then going through them and editing out anything pertaining to living persons using 1910 or personal knowledge of the person's status as the cutoff date for births. I do have an aunt and a great aunt who are 95 & 96 respectively. Clay Researching: COWGILL, RITCHIE, EPPS, HARRISON, LOAR, ASHLEY, HARTSOG, CLAIBORNE, FLETCHER