On Thursday, August 9, 2001, at 05:27 PM, Printmaker wrote: > Not only do you get the addys but they are sorted by > interest for direct marketing. What a bonus for the And what market segment do poets occupy? I don't think we're a good spam target. Nor is there any way to target members of a mailing list with viruses, though, naturally, once one person on a list is infected, it tends to get to others who have had backchannel contact. I agree with Alison -- this archives are a good source for people who are thinking about joining the list. They are also useful for those of us who occasionally want or have to unsubscribe for whatever reason.