Well, what can I say guys.... I do understand the reasons for using handles, but I still prefer to refer to someone by their given christian name - I told you I was old fashioned in my thinking!

I use my real name through choice, but I'm really happy to see that my posting wasn't taken in any negative way and everyone has responded in a really pleasant manner, even if they still didn't want to give out their christian name - I respect their reasons for keeping it private.
I know spambots crawl all over every website out there - I run two myself, so I know what it's like! But I keep myself private from them by other means - first a spam killer so I don't have to read the endless porn, gambling, and drugs rubbish that everyone gets via email, and more importantly still (at least to me!) I don't store ANY personal info on my computer - No bank details, no address or phone number etc etc... If the hackers want to get into my machine they can (providing they can get past the firewall and the antivirus software etc), but they won't find anything of any use. I won't even use a credit card online - I'll pick up the phone and order if necessary.
Once again, thanks for the polite responses, much appreciated...
Regards
Eddy