<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Jerry - Then by your own definition, Victoria's message was NOT spam. I'm guessing you are new to the DM-MUG list. Victoria often helpfully forwards items of interest (products, articles, web site links) to the DM-MUG list, especially if they relate to something that's being discussed on the list. We've been discussing how to buy a digital camera on the list in the last couple of days, so her post was most appropriate and timely, and NOT spam.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>That being said, Victoria, you might want to prefix such forwarded messages in the future with a brief note indicating why it's being forwarded. I for one understood why you did so, as I'm sure most folks on the list did. Or perhaps change the message header to match the discussion to which it was related. I don't think you have ANYTHING to apologize for, though; thanks for posting that info about the e-book.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> - Bill<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 5, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Jerry Heiselman wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">SPAM is generally defined as unsolicited email that attempts to get your to buy a product or service.<BR><BR><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(email)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(email)</A> for more information regarding spam. <BR><BR><DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 12/5/05, <B class="gmail_sendername">Alan Maupin</B> <<A href="mailto:alan.maupin@mchsi.com">alan.maupin@mchsi.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN><BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <DIV><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Jerry, </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Now you have me wondering … what exactly is SPAM, defined in the context of which you made your comment?</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="text-align: center;" align="center"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> <HR align="center" size="2" width="100%"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><P><B><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <A href="mailto:dmmug-bounces@dmmug.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">dmmug-bounces@dmmug.org</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:dmmug-bounces@dmmug.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> dmmug-bounces@dmmug.org</A>] <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Jerry Heiselman<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, December 05, 2005 5:07 PM<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">To:</SPAN></B> Des Moines Mac Users Group<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [DM-MUG] Fwd: "Take Control of Buying a Digital Camera" 2.0 andHoliday Sale</SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Why do we get this SPAM on the list?</SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><P><SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">On 12/5/05, <B><SPAN style="font-weight: bold;">Victoria L. Herring</SPAN></B> <<A href="mailto:vlherring@herringlaw.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">vlherring@herringlaw.com</A>> wrote: </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">><BR> ><BR> >Good day, everyone!<BR> ><BR> >If you're contemplating giving (or buying for yourself) a digital <BR> >camera this holiday season, look to the second edition of Larry<BR> >Chen's "Take Control of Buying a Digital Camera" to help you pick the<BR> >right camera and save money, all while enjoying helpful tips and <BR> >colorful photos. Even better, through December 26th, the ebook is<BR> >included in our 50%-off holiday sale on consumer electronics titles.<BR> >(If you purchased the first edition, the update is free; click the <BR> >Check for Updates button on the cover of your ebook to access the<BR> >download.)<BR> ><BR> ><<A href="http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/buying-digicam.html?14@@%21pt=TRK-0015-TCANNOUNCE&cp=CPN51201HOL" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/buying-digicam.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0015-TCANNOUNCE&cp=CPN51201HOL </A>><BR> <BR> --<BR> Victoria L. 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