Dear Friends,
It is with great sadness that this site has been temporarily shut down due to the excessive amount of spam that is being generated by this site. Last year, I was finally forced to change my personal e-mail address due to the fact that I was receiving up to three hundred(!!!) spam e-mail messages EVERYDAY! At that time, I also decided to try an experiment in order to determine where this spam was coming from - I manage several web sites and gave each one their own, unique, e-mail accounts so that I could trace where the spammers were obtaining my address. For awhile, the amount of spam I received plunged, however, during the past few months, it has started to skyrocket again. What I discovered was that nearly all of the spam I was receiving was being generated by sites on Rootsweb servers, with the bulk of that coming directly from this site. At this time, approximately 80- 90 percent of ALL spam I'm receiving comes from this site.
As a result, I have no other choice than to temporarily shut down this site while I find another way for people to submit their surnames in a more secure manner. It is really a shame that the unethical people who generate spam have to ruin things for others. I would GREATLY appreciate any suggestions you may have!
I may be reached at:
Thank you for your understanding.
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Prior to moving from
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