In a message dated 7/9/02 5:41:08, afildes@netlink.com.au writes: << As I have no wish to register my personal details with the NY Times so that I can get bombarded with irrelevant offers and items of little interest from a foreign news organisation, I have no idea what the hell this is all about. >> Andrew, I've had a cookie from the NYT residing on my hard drive for many years (since 1997) and have never received any spam or special offers from them. Relax, everyone isn't out to get you. Cheers, Rich Mason Photographer-at-Large <A HREF="http://www.richmason.com/">http://richmason.com</A> See the new section: Rich on the Road