hi all when i was an aolian, for whatever it may be worth my sister and i used the same aol account but had different screen names she rarely used the wwweb; i used it all the time she never used aol's instant messenger; i used it for several months she never received any spam; i received a lot of it [and it seemed that most of it originated from within aol] now that i am no longer using aol, i rarely receive any spam; and the few items that i have received have been relatively 'innocent' janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>