I have had limited to no real success with any spam filters. The surest way I know of to control spam is user discipline in sending e-mails, opening e-mails, site registrations, and product registrations. Absolutely avoid unsubcribing from unsolicited e-mails. Besides placing your system in jeopardy by opening them all one does is validate the address to the sender. Message Rules can also be a little helpful. You will notice I stated control. Spam is just like weeds in your lawn in that no matter what preventions and eliminations a homeowner may take a weed still pops up. DA

Sounds to me like your flooring and trim are close enough to each other, that you are fine with the cabinets being different. I agree that the cabinets can be considered furniture and don't have to match. It sounds like yours will add some contrast to the other woods, which will be nice. I think you are getting good advice from those who say it will look fabulous.

There are 3 management ills released by this change: 1. Apparently, a person unqualified for IT work made the decision to go with the lower cost application. That sounds very much like purchasing making a co-called cost reduction so they can put this on their list of accomplishments. A new, very important, untried application was not tried out before unleashing it system wide. A dummy account should have been created in the "sandbox" region of the server and the application tried there for a period of time. Many of the ills you mentioned should have shown up in the sandbox version and would have been contained. This would have given the system operators a chance either correct the software or reject it. Somehow, the system's virus checker was disabled or uninstalled. The SANDBOX: Many years ago, makers of large servers included a "sandbox" in their operating system. This is a feature that carves off a section of memory, and isolates it from the remainder of the computer. When accessed from outside the installation, it appears like a complete system. Its a place to experiment and give neophytes a place to roam. Any damage done is confined to the sandbox. Also, the system operators can use the sandbox to test to see if their corporate system is under attack by intruders, by lowering the protection on the sandbox and then watching for what comes in.

Lest anyone thinks the spammers have retreated, I've "caught" at least 5 early in the morning for the past few days. It has been unusually hot for Maine and by getting up at 4am, I actually can get some fresh air.