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From: Gordon & Gloria Lindsey <>
Subject: Re: [GABERRIE] Cleaning Up Messages
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 15:27:56 -0400
References: <FBEPIIJBHJOJKNBPHDPNAEGIEIAA.dannypate@alltel.net>


Thanks, Diana.
Gloria


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pate Diana / Danny" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: [GABERRIE] Cleaning Up Messages


> Another helpful idea ............
>
> Change or UPdate the Subject line....Don't keep replying to the original
> message when the information changes.
>
>
> NObody is perfect......Lighten up on Gloria!!!!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shadri [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 12:26 PM
> To:
> Subject: [GABERRIE] Cleaning Up Messages
>
>
> Dear List Members,
>
> One more note on list etiquette. Must be the heat or something. *Great Big
> Grin*
>
> Please remember to remove the unnecessary 'junk' from your email before
> sending to a list.
>
> Oftentimes when corresponding privately, individuals will WANT you to
leave
> the entire message intact, thereby keeping a record of the entire
> correspondence, or to know exactly what you are talking about. Some
receive
> a large volume of email and must have the message to recall which
situation,
> to whom..."blah, blah, blah"
>
> However, on a RootsWeb list, all the mail is archived. It wastes bandwidth
> and makes for searching in the archives a hassle to leave ALL the
> repetition. So, after hitting reply, cut all the URLs (hyperlinks) that
> aren't needed and the other stuff you aren't replying to, like the
taglines
> at the bottom, example: the "ancestry.com" ads, or the taglines the list
> manager adds such as how to unsubscribe etc....leaving only the portion of
> the message YOU are responding to. Please DO leave 'something' in the
> message to let everyone know what in the world you are talking about.
> *smile* Or open a new message, highlight and copy from the old message,
> paste into the new one. Don't forget a good subject line!
>
> Please, this is very important. I know we have a lot of beginning computer
> users who don't know any better, but you should always when sending your
> mail to multiple individuals, use blind carbon copy (bcc). It is a
> protection for your family and friends! Spammers could get the whole list
of
> them! Not to mention, you could add their names to the address book(s) of
an
> infected computer user(s).
>
> BTW, I did unsubscribe "GOZAGUPPY" Jennifer, so y'all don't have to worry
> about that. *very big grin*
>
> My sincere thanks to this wonderful group of cousins and friends. Now,
lets
> go have some genealogy fun!
>
> Sharon
>
>
>
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>
>
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>
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>
>
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>
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>
>
>
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>
>
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>
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>
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