i subscribed to one mailing list . i don't have a state of the art computer and modem. so i assume your solution is unsubscribe from the list that i want to get so that i do not receive what i don't want. yours sincerely john kelly Alan Scannell wrote: > > Well here we go again, > > I started to reply to Paul directly but decided to "publically" > support him. > > >From what I could see in the mail headers SEANOC was not sent > mail directly but the messages were posted to the lists in the > appropriate fashion. If anyone doesn't want mail that isn't > specifically directed at them or that doesn't relate to their > specific areas of interest, then this is really the wrong place > to do "research". I sift through several hundred messages a week > many (most sometimes) I delete without reading. > > Also, I've discovered new pieces of information, and new > relatives through seeming unrelated mail and have contacted, and > been contacted by others who, although the mail was about > something else, have found connections through the "signatures". > > I also find interesting stories from others even though they're > not related to me, right Vee :) > I've also found some good information/contacts from other lists > which were "advertised" on lists to which I subscribe. > > So in summary!!!! > If you don't want to read unrelated mail, delete it. > If the quantity of unrelated mail is too much for you, > unsubscribe. > If you feel the need to play with fire (ie. flame), go have a > cookout. > > Relax, Let's enjoy ourselves! > > Alan Scannell > Searching: SCANNELL, HUNGERFORD, DARR, LATHAM, THORNTON, SQUIRES, > LUBOLD, WHITTENBERGER/WUERTENBERGER, ROSE > And a cast of thousands (more or less)