Olin Lathrop wrote:
> > A few people might find this information genuinely useful, but I have to be
> extra careful because I have an obvious financial interest.  I think the
> only choice for me is to err on the side of [AD], although there is nothing
> stopping you from cross posting it to [PIC] if you personally believe it is
> a useful announcement.
>   
.
Well, yeah, I understand your point.  Always err on the side of 
caution.  At any rate, I cross-posted it.
.
> > I've often wondered about that, but I have no idea.  I'm guessing most do
> because most probably enable AD to start with to see how it goes then don't
> disable it because the traffic is so light and it doesn't seem to be abused.
>   
.
James could probably provide statistics if he wanted to.  Just bop 
through the files on his computer and see how many people subscribe to 
both [PIC] and [AD].  :-)    Some people still have a vicarious reaction 
to ads in their email, though -- probably people who were on the 
Internet before there was spam.   We are a dying breed, though, and most 
of  the crowd thinks that spam has always been with us.


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