Hi Folks, Haven't posted for a while but thought I'd mention something about some of the messages you might get. I have been told that when you see certain initials within the address to delete it if you do not recognize the address---especially when someone send it to you or you use "Google", etc. to search. When I saw the redir.ek.dk/PeopleFind URL I was immediately suspicious when I saw the "redir.ek.dk." as this looked to me like one of the foreign addresses I get when I get Spam on my server's blocked mail. Initials such as de (Denmark), kr (Korea), fi (Finland), ch (China), and many others that you can usually figure out---are usually being rerouted for the purposes of putting bad or obscene messages within your reach. According to my server there are thousands of people out there whose job it is to "pip" addresses which they then turn over to the websites so they can send the stuff they're selling to your address----and they do this 24/7 as they don't have to monitor their computers---just set it up and it runs the network and records all the addresses they find. Spam is very big business for some of these people and for many is the sole source of their income. If you think they're not serious just look as the mass marketers who protested against the "No Call" list for our telephones. By the way, every time we use one of the search engines we put our name and address out on the net for perpetuity. If you want to check to see how many times your address appear on any search engine just go to one of them (Google, Dogpile, Yahoo, Excite, alltheweb, altavista, Bigfoot, Lycos, MSNsearch), type in your first and last name and you will see how many times you've visted a website---including the URL for the site. One last thing and then I'll hush. If you will delete the Cookie cache and clear your History cache everyday you will have a greater chance of stopping Spam from entering your mailbox. I'll be glad to help anyone learn how to do this if they have Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is very simple and well worth doing---I usually do it as soon as I get off the websites I want to look at. Also if your ISP does not have a Spam filter then insist that they get one---that should be part of the service you are paying for. Jean Hancock in TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Deb Haines To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: RE: [MSMARSHA-L] Help Alice, It is spam mail. He has made his way around many of the boards on ancestry posting this message. It has been deleted by RootsWeb. <<Please keep in mind, that RootsWeb does not post messages on our board.>> This guy forged RootsWeb's email address to make it look like a valid link. Everyone: if you see any messages on the board or coming across this list that do not pertain to a query for Marshall Co specifically, just assume it is not a valid link. I watch all of the messages and either RootsWeb or I will delete the garbage messages from the message board so they do not interfere with our goal. If there is a link posted on the board or on this list, do not check it first. You can email me if you have any questions. Have a great day!! Deb -----Original Message----- From: Dan & Alice Lee [mailto:danlee@scrtc.com] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:40 PM To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSMARSHA-L] Help Are you aware of what this site is??? It is NOT genealogy, and I don't find it amusing! John@rootsweb.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2007 > >Message Board Post: > >This site needs traffic in order to stay up. Please give it a try. It has loads of information an any topic you could possibly think of and its all free. http://redir.ek.dk/PeopleFind > > >==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== >If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. > >============================== >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 > > > > > ==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. ============================== 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 ______________________________