>Just a short follow up on this subject: PTI Investigations is a company >that my wife and I own and operate. PTI Investigations is a Private >Investigation company as you can determine from the name. I do online >research for PTI Investigations and when we are doing missing ( >http://members.aol.com/scribblerg/pti.htm ) person/adoption and >background searches, one of the first searches done is on genealogical >webpages, CD's, etc. In MANY instances, it is quite possible to locate >the necessary information on someone to assist in obtaining further >information. Anyone should carefully consider what >information they are putting on the web re living persons before they >do so. Once put there, it is always there. I don't care who removes a >webpage or material on that page - someone has probably already copied >it and made a record of it. Web pages, Email, and newsgroups are like >arrows and words - once released, they can never be recalled. >Lee Now THAT is interesting!!! Visitors to my sites used to get spammed like crazy, that is, until I changed my site over from a the basic html site to a database driven one. When those teeney weeney spiders come sniffing my way, they only get MY email address...because it's listed right on the page. In order to get all the submitters and data, they would have to do months worth of searches to get them. I'm sure they will eventually find a way in there, but, have to protect as best I can! I missed your first message on you're kids on the cd's...can you fill me in? I'm curious as to how they got on there!!! Wonder if I'm on there! My husband and I object to Broderbund's techniques since they started! All our hard work, they take it for free, and make big $$ on us! And to think...all the idiots out there doing it! (nothing personal guys!) I use Family Tree Maker Deluxe, and am on their mailing list since I registered the product...(personal mistake) they had the nerve to send me a "Nicey Nice letter" and a disk, with directions on sending in my GEDCOM file! Postage paid of course. I was appauled! I just can't get over it..they even offer a discount on PURCHASING cd's after you send in your data!!! Please, I give them MY work for free, they sell it, but I still have to BUY IT!..at least give the submitter something back for FREE!!!! Unbelievable!!! Joanne Gruber Genealogy Exchange & Surname Registry <http://www.aplusdata.com/genexchange/index.cfm>