Frank Mayhar writes: Well, I for one am glad she did, and I respectfully disagree with your characterization of what she did as "spamming." "Informing" is closer, I think. She sent it to 80 or so recipients. That's spamming in my book. And, regardless of what you want to call it, it's absolutely inappropriate. We should not turn this list into another outlet for our political views, whatever they are. If Steven himself refuses to discuss his political views, why the hell should we? rone -- "Alan Alda's all we are." - Kurt Cobain