Helen Glazer wrote:
>>I share the sense of annoyance with spam messages and unwanted ads that pop
up from time to time here.  However, responding in this way to the entire
group just compounds the nuisance

But, of course, Helen. And that's why I clicked on "Reply," instead of "Reply
to All." I would not want to share my impatience with this nuisance with the
list, any more than I would want to Spam it! How could you think otherwise?
I am very concerned with the increased Spam that's coming our way, and sorry
there's not more than the list owner can do to stop it. I suggest that you,
like me, replies -- singly, not to the entire list -- in the negative to each
and every intrusive message.         Jay Fahey