We are getting a whole lot of spam & junk stuff also. I was wondering where all it came from. Some days I get 10-20 things. It has been making me mad too. Sue Marshall [email protected] BevB <[email protected]> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: fern > I am > getting a lot of Spam and I am just about ready to unsubscribe from them > all. I don't get any thru my other e mail address. My husband thinks they > get them thru rootsweb somehow. Probably not intentionally but I think > there is a problem with it somehow. Thanks again, Fern It is not rootweb's fault, it is a hazard of using your email address online. According to the investigators, spammers typically use computer programs that search public areas on the Internet to compile, capture, or otherwise "harvest" lists of email addresses from web pages, newsgroups, chat rooms, and other online destinations. To read the whole article go to - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/spamalrt.htm -- Bev Qld, Oz ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237