Archie wrote...

""""....different than your salesman example. As for my subscriber list..... that too is confidential information .... but if you were to obtain it somehow, there would be NOTHING I COULD SAY OR DO* to prevent you from approaching my subscribers and offering them an opportunity to switch from my service to yours if they feel that your deal is better. """"""""

((*Upper Case added by SS))

Archie,

IF someone DID obtain your list and started poaching it, I'll bet dollars to donuts that you WOULD have something to say about it.... and it wouldn't be pretty!! <<gg>> It would be stealing... taking the work of someone else and profiting from it.

Steve in Albuquerque