Hi, John - I haven't noticed any Mudcat-related Spam. If there are details you'd like to discuss privately, please send an e-mail or personal message to me or Max. If your e-mail isn't anywhere public on Mudcat, it's unlikely the Spam came as a result of your participation in Mudcat. If you post your e-mail address on Mudcat Resources, I guess it's possible that the search programs that feed on e-mail addresses may harvest yours. Same think if other Mudcatters have included you on their bulk mailing lists. I think the information in our membership database is pretty safe, but it's probably not impregnable. I have some pointers on Privacy in the FAQ (click).
However, I guess I have to say that if you want to be on the Internet, you have to accept Spam as a way of life. It's well-nigh impossible to protect yourself 100 percent from Spam. I suppose I get ten Spam messages a day through my normal Internet service, and lots more through Hotmail. I make pretty liberal use of my e-mail address in posts because I want people to be able to contact me, although I try to make my e-mail a clickable link whenever I can.
--Joe Offer (click to e-mail)--

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If there's need for further discussion of Spam, maybe it's better to start a new thread on that topic.