From roots-in@irc.rootsweb.com Wed Oct 11 05:05:20 2000 Received: from newmail.rootsweb.com (newmail.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.103]) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e9BC5Km28249; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 05:05:20 -0700 Received: from irc.rootsweb.com (irc.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.126]) by newmail.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e9BC5KA14010 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 05:05:20 -0700 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by irc.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA14641 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 05:05:19 -0700 Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by irc.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id BAA14270 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 01:35:35 -0700 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e9B8ZWi19206 for roots-in@irc.rootsweb.com; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 01:35:32 -0700 X-Envelope-From: chance@eskimo.com Wed Oct 11 01:35:32 2000 Received: from newmail.rootsweb.com (newmail.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.103]) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e9B8ZWm19194 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 01:35:32 -0700 Received: from sttlpop4.sttl.uswest.net (sttlpop4.sttl.uswest.net [206.81.192.4]) by newmail.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with SMTP id e9B8ZVA00974 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2000 01:35:31 -0700 Received: (qmail 73971 invoked by alias); 11 Oct 2000 06:39:19 -0000 Delivered-To: fixup-roots-l@rootsweb.com@fixme Received: (qmail 14514 invoked by uid 0); 11 Oct 2000 06:15:05 -0000 Received: from vicki.thauvin.net (HELO ?63.226.206.242?) (63.226.206.242) by sttlpop4.sttl.uswest.net with SMTP; 11 Oct 2000 06:15:05 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: chance@pop3.eskimo.com Message-Id: Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 23:14:46 -0700 To: roots-l@rootsweb.com From: Vicki Lindsay Thauvin Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: roots-in@irc.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Public Service Announcement RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM Many of our readers have expressed concern, outrage, and frustration at the FamilyDiscovery.com site. MyFamily.com, including RootsWeb and Ancestry, is currently investigating these concerns, and will respond as appropriate under current Fair Use Copyright and Truth in Advertising laws. In the meantime, users who have there own concerns or conflicts with this site can file their own complaint directly with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection by visiting https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm. The FTC has the power to investigate your concerns regarding FamilyDiscovery.com, and to take appropriate action. -- Vicki Lindsay Thauvin