Alison wrote:
.........................my dad, whose computer the has the internet
connection, wishes to keep his e-mail private & not send it out into
the wide world to collect spam... which is why I was using my
Yahoo mail.

Alison

Very wise. Never use an email address on a newsgroup unless you are
willing to deal with a lot of spam to that address. It's always better
to use an address that is either fake or disposable.

Steve