I like to complain that the main reason for regularly checking my electronic mail is to get rid of the spam. That is, my inbox is so small that I am afraid a couple of messages of worth will get blocked if I do not check it every now and then. In fact, real spam is the least of my problems. Most of my electronic mail comes from Harvard and MIT, both of which have pretty active alumni associations. As of late, I also get a stream of messages from Facebook. They are supposed to alert me to changes in status of my many friends around the world, but their real purpose is to get me back into the fold. Most important, I get quite a few messages related to the art world. Many are from galleries and museums, but a good number come from art magazines and associations. Some of these are huge, for they include images, and they clog up my inbox in no time. For better or worse, I read only a few of all these messages. And I erase the bulk of them without even opening them. Returning to spam, it falls in two categories. Penis enlargement, weight reduction, and cheap drugs are annoying but easy to spot and get rid of. The most annoying type of spam has to do with various attempts to get at my banking details—account numbers, passwords, favorite names, and so on. These include fake notices of incoming invoices, deposits awaiting my attention, overdrafts, and the like. Although I know full well that my banks would never send me such silly stuff, I have to be quite careful with all messages involving banking. As for the messages of any real worth, they are few and far between—say, one or two per week. Alas, I am yet another victim of senseless communication in this pitiful world of ours!