FYI. Re: the sample message below. I receive several of these in a weeks time. Most are stopped before they can be sent to the list. Occasionally, one will get through. The Rootsweb "spam filter" hackers are getting better all the time and stop the great majority of spam before it clutters up the hundreds of mail lists. The only way to completely eliminate it is to close the list so that only subscribers can post messages which I don't care to let some spam jerks force me to do. Thanks for your time. Comments are welcome. John Cain (Listowner) =======<snip>======================== Subject: we blocked some spam from your list. Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:51:55 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Hi -- This is an automated notice from the RootsWeb list server. Someone recently sent this message to your list. It looks suspiciously like spam, so it was NOT distributed to your list. However, we're sending you a copy just in case the spam detector made a mistake. If this was actually a legitimate message that shouldn't have been blocked, please forward this message to [email protected] and tell us, so we can try to make the Spam Detective a little smarter. Thanks -- The RootsWeb Spam Detective [rejected spam included below] -------------------------------------------------- >From [email protected] Thu Nov 5 20:51:14 1998 Received: from bl-3.rootsweb.com (bl-3.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.19]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA12113; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:51:13 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Received: from manufacture.com.tw (manufacture.com.tw [210.61.114.1]) by bl-3.rootsweb.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id UAA27399; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:48:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from 210.61.114.1 by manufacture.com.tw (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA08699; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 12:48:44 +0800 Received: from mailhost.nowhere.com[alt1.nowhere.com[208.9999.77.65]] by nowhere.com (8.8.5/8.6.5) with SMTP id GAA00629 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 05 Nov 1998 23:43:43 -0600 (EST) Date: Thu, 05 Nov 98 23:43:43 EST To: [email protected] Subject: Save Up To 50% on International Calling Message-ID: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] X-UIDL: lkjhgpoiuymnbvcqwertasdfgzxcvbyt Comments: Authenticated sender is <[email protected]> To be removed, click reply with "remove" in the subject. Save Up To 50% on International Calling Here is a sample of some of our rates FROM the USA To: (US$) Per Minute Rates COUNTRY RATE Australia .23 Brazil .65 C etx, etc, etc. -- John E Cain; 4601 Concord Drive; Garland, TX 75042 http://www.rootsweb.com/~msamite/index.htm -----Amite County MS http://www.rootsweb.com/~jecain/index.htm ----Cain/Ware list and My Website. -- John E Cain; 4601 Concord Drive; Garland, TX 75042 http://www.rootsweb.com/~msamite/index.htm -----Amite County MS http://www.rootsweb.com/~jecain/index.htm ----Cain/Ware list and My Website.