> What is spamming? > Having just come onto the net actively when some of the more famous spams occured, I looked into this because I got hit with some and wanted to know how to react. Although we can always adapt terms for our own situation, it appears that SPAM is frequently used to refer to a large mailing, if you will, to many places without regard to the interest of the reader. Could be commercial, believing a .1% response is profitable, or prank. Could be here or via e-mail. "Bomb" or "E-Mail Bomb" is what the unhappy recipients of a spam do when they all return many replies to the spammer. This can caused the (not knowing it happened) system operator to disconnect from the network for a while and talk to the offender. A "Flame" is a very harsh criticism. Regards - - - - - - - It's difficult to make things idiot proof because idiots are so damned ingenious. Internet - The Information back roads of the future.