And we all wondered where the money from those Nigerian accounts was going. Now we know. I note the MSC met on Fiji at the Open Arms hotel (part of the Marriott chain, of course)and arrived by private jet chartered in Nigeria. There will be an A&F investigation of all of this, dont doubt it! -73- Jo'anesburg, W2ML -----Original Message----- From: Art Goddard [mailto:w6xd@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:35 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7326] Major New Award Program Folks- Just so you won't be blindsided at the July Board meeting, the MSC, during its April 1 teleconference, decided to propose a major new award program: DXCC/Spam. The rules are straightforward. Any licensed radio amateur submitting proof of being spammed via ARRL domains from 100 or more different entities earns the award. There will be 3 award categories: a) the .net award b) the .org award c) the mixed award Administration of this award will not cost too much, at least in monetary terms. The LOTW software will be modified to accept electronic submittals. Award certificates will be available for download (certified virus free, natch) to successful applicants. Members actually will be in favor of not doing anything about Spam - if fact, Martti Laine may actually be planning some DXpeditions to new sites as we speak. Folks, we have to move quickly on this before IARU finds out and scoops us with a WAC/Spam award of their own. So there you have it, please forward your comments to my Cote d'Ivorie e-mail account. 73, Art W6XD