That is the problem when we as a group use any free services that the internet offers. The owners of the freelists mailing list want google to index them. www.tech-assist.org and www.techassist.net our new url are under our full control. That is because it is not a free server and we have full control over what search engines see. We have eliminated all of the free services we were using because we had little or no control over them. The email list is really the only thing left that is not within our full control. We should put our own email software up on our own servers and then we would have the security everyone wants. If you really want a more secure email list for us to use you will have to make express your opinion and let us know. It is a bit of work and costs a little but we could do it if that is what everyone wants. And remember that everything in our Members Area cannot be indexed and displayed by any search engine. J. Knoll Administration www.tech-assist.org www.TechAssist.net At 03:49 PM 8/23/02, you wrote: >I got an interesting long distance phone call today from a very nice >medical equipement tech that is working on his own GE TV. He did a >Google search on the web for the chassis number and got back numerous >responses, among them many of my own email responses to that chassis. >I was surprised to find that a closed forum only accessable VIA >passwords and/or membership is accessible to anyone online. >I gladly helped this kind gentleman from Ohio who was a tech. He got my >phone number,name,business name,address,etc from these mails. >No problem here, but do, all remember "walls have ears" as we say about >children in the house. >Don't submit any scortching damnations unless you want it read in >general web-public.(such as " I charged her double because she was a >pain... " she may be reading it!) >Just a heads-up. >Phil Bader >-- >Philip Bader >Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) >3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 >Voice/Fax (863) 299-8821 >email: philbad@xxxxxxxxxx > >------------------------------------------ >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html >------------------------------------------ >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >Submit Repair Tips here: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ J. Knoll Administration www.tech-assist.org www.TechAssist.net ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/