I went to www.onelist.com and removed my name from their database.  That may
help to stop spammers.  Also, does Gerry have an anti web robot clause?
Check out http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/faq.html for more
info, but that may be a cause of the spammage.

Spam spam spam, wonderful spam!
-matthew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Knight [SMTP:bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 8:23 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: suggestion for new gerry server
>
> Yes, I've been inundated with spam since being on Onelist.  I wasn't sure
> where it was coming from since I have always been very careful about who
> gets my email address.  Now I'm getting all sorts of junk.  Is that were
> it's coming from?  I'm not happy about it, that's for sure.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Anthony L. Mourkas
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 11:08 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: suggestion for new gerry server
>
>
> >If  we need to upgrade, why bother.  The ONElist
> >that was carrying Vanagon while Gerry was down did just fine without
> >spending a penny!!
>
> While Jim makes some excellent points, I would rather have our own
> dedicated server so that we truly have control of our destiny.  OneList
> may be gone tomorrow.
>
> Also, while this may be totally unrelated, I have observed at least a
> fivefold increase in incoming SPAM messages (IE: Get rich quick!) since
> subscribing to the temporary Vanagon OneList.  I am wondering if this was
> the case with anyone else?
>
> Tony
>
> Anthony L. Mourkas
> Hampden, Maine, USA
> 1984 Vanagon Westfalia
> 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
> 1991 Jetta Eco Diesel