Yep, Perhaps it's because I'm not based in the US but I can't say I receive a great deal of spam which I can trace back to this forum. Maybe one a week if that, I don't really notice as I'm in the habit of deleteing this sort of stuff from my inbox without even thinking about it. I'm not sure I'd still be able to read and post on this forum if it were limited to IPC members. That would be a shame as I've learned a lot and hopefully helped a few people in the ten or so years I've been registered on here. Regards, Inge wrote: > Kevin, > I'm an old horse, and have learned that you easy get into something > called mutual admiration society, which leads to kind of rigidness. > You miss the spontaneous contacts and the freshness of freedom, to use > clichés. The 'commercialized' disadvantages with todays TN is bearable > for me. > But I must admit that I have had same thoughts as you, Kevin.... > /Inge > -- Eric Christison Msc Mechanical Engineer Consumer & Micro group Imaging Division STMicroelectronics (R&D) Ltd 33 Pinkhill Edinburgh EH12 7BF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)131 336 6165 Fax: + 44 (0)131 336 6001 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------