Hi Robbie and everyone. I suppose we're all guilty of this sometimes and I take your points. Might I suggest that if we have a message intended specifically for one person on the list (not an answer to a specific question about computer issues, rather an acknowledgement, thank you, or personal comment) that we address it to the person where the "on behalf of" appears in the "from" line. Some of us get a lot of emails on a daily basis and this wonderful list was never intended to be a chat line. However, I don't want to sound too restrictive here, we're all friends and can use our discretion in this matter. I'm sure the moderator will have a comment to make but the general idea is to keep the traffic down unless relevant. Paul _____ From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Forde Sent: 02 April 2009 21:10 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Please read Hi all, I'm starting to wonder if this is a list for helping one another with computers and other related technology helpful tips and tricks or is it a chat list. I signed up to this list to gain and share knowledge of computers and other related topics and I really appreciate the help,Knowledge and information that this list is purposely here for and I have strongly gained this from each and every one of you. As you know it takes time to read through, study and practice such e mails without having the interference of e mails with topics that are totally unrelated to this list. Please correct me if I am wrong but I personally feel if those list members (who know who they are) that if they want to chat that they do it off list because there e mails are more applicable to an internet chatroom and not to this list. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Robbie _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 854 of my spam emails to date. The Professional version does not have this message.