Yes the post is offensive and, if you read it through you will find it
was posted by the person who supposedly provides the service. The best
thing to do is not acquiesce in the request not to complain to the
postmaster of the site; any responsible postmaster knows that such ads
are frowned upon and will deal with the problem. So if you *do* want to
complain [hint hint] instead of sending it to the list, send it to
 
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... hopefully I copied the address down right
 
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On Wed, 31 May 1995, Gilda M. Anroman wrote:
 
> I am not certain how others on the list may feel about this, but I find
> this post particularly offensive.  This IS an archaeology discussion
> group!
>
> Gilda Anroman
> Department of American Studies
> University of Maryland at College park
>