*> *> Type 1: Bonafide Messaging with a real Commercial or non-profit(ie *> political) purpose. This includes people selling contraband (eg drugs) *> illegally, so long as they intend to deliver the illegal goods. *> *> *> *> *> Of these types of spam, Type 1 and Type 2 can be dealt with by law, and *> through the actions of the FTC and other regulatory agencies. So, what happens when the FTC, which is today very business-friendly, decides to place no restriction at all on "real Commercial" spam? Given the current politics in Washington, that seems like a likely scenario. Yet, this spam is the most hard-to-filter, and it may soon become the dominant component of spam. I for one don't want to see my email box filled with junk as my postal mailbox is. Bob Braden