Thanks to David Putzier, I now have a method of defeating spammers which is much easier for genuine correspondents to use than the clumsy method I used until now. However, please note that this will neither display nor work properly unless you have Javascript enabled in your browser. If the "click here" link does not appear below and you have a reasonably modern browser, please enable Javascript and reload/refresh this page; otherwise you will not be able to send your message.
To send a message, please just .
Please ensure that you use a subject in the email header that makes it clear the message is not spam. A message with no subject, or simply saying something like "Hello" or even "This is important" will be deleted unread. If your message relates to family history in a particular place or about a particular surname, be sure to name the place or person in the header, but put the words "Family history" first - spammers often send messages with just a name in the subject line.
Please do not send attachments of any kind without discussing it with me first. At the time of writing I do not yet have broadband, so large attachments can take a long time to download, paying for the phone call while I do it and tying up my only phone line. Attachments are also a common way of distributing viruses, so there is a good chance that your message will be deleted unopened as "suspicious" if it has an unexpected attachment.
Spam filters and blockers
Please note that if you or your ISP uses a spam filter or blocker, it is up to you to ensure that they will not block my reply. Requests to confirm that my message is genuine by replying to an auto-message from a spam filter, or to visit a web page for the purpose, have been and will continue to be ignored because I have better things to do with my time. I repeat - if you want my reply, it is up to you to ensure your system will accept it. If you need to know what "From" address to permit, make sure it includes anything in front of the "@" sign and the same after it as shown as the address in the message generated by clicking the link above.
| Messages from me to correspondents using the following ISPs are being blocked, for no good reason, by those ISPs. If you use one of the following, contact your ISP and get them to remove the block before writing to me, or I shall be unable to contact you. The offending ISPs that I currently know of are: columbus.rr.com Several people using those ISPs have written to me but received no reply for that reason. There is nothing I can do about it. |
Please note that despite all precautions, on occasions email does not arrive, either because it is simply lost before arriving at my inbox, or because it is inadvertantly deleted as spam. With this in mind, if you do not receive a reply within about two weeks, please feel free to write again. I promise I will not be offended. I will then let you know the position, even if it is simply that I have been too busy to respond fully (which does sometimes delay my response).
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