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From: "marleneq" <>
Subject: Re: [NY-Mil] New Welcome Message
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 12:09:23 -0800


Can anyone tell me what is wrong? Sometimes when I try to click on a site
or try to subscribe to the NY Military list) I get the following
message.."could not perform this operation because default mail client is
not properly installed" Sorry ,Diane, I know this isn't a genealogy question
but I am missing out on a lot of sites. This list is great and has helped me
a lot so maybe someone can tell me what is wrong? I use Netscape Navigator
if that helps..Thank you.
Marlene
-----Original Message-----
From: John Clavin <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:17 PM
Subject: [NY-Mil] New Welcome Message


>Hi gang,
>
>I have updated the welcome message for the list to be a little more helpful
>(I think). This is the message that newcomers to the list get when then
>first subscribe. I am sending it to all of you because their are a few
>things, like how to access the archives, that you may not have known or may
>have forgotten.
>
>Anybody catch any errors or have any suggestions to add to the welcome
>message, let me know. Here it is:
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
>
>Welcome to the NY MILITARY-L mailing list.
>You will receive individual messages sent to the list.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~
>****Please save a copy of this message for future reference****
>
>You will need these instructions to unsubscribe or change your
subscription.
>(Its a good idea to have a folder in your mailbox called "Welcome" or
>"Subscriptions" to save these in).
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
>QUICK GUIDE
>
> a. To SUBSCRIBE, send an e-mail message to:
> (for individual messages)
> (for a digest of messages)
> In the body include only one word: subscribe
> (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
>
> b. To UNSUBSCRIBE, send an e-mail message to:
> (for individual messages)
> (for a digest of messages)
> In the body include only one word: unsubscribe
> (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
>
> c. To send MESSAGES to all other list subscribers, send them to:
>
> Messages sent to this address will also be included in the digest
>
> d. To SEARCH the list archives, go to
>
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NY-Military-L
>
> e. Additional ASSISTANCE on using this list may be obtained at:
> http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail3.html
> or by contacting the list adminstrator by e-mail
>
> f. The NOMAIL feature is not available. If you wish to temporarily stop
> receiving list mail, simply send the UNSUBSCRIBE message described
> above to stop mail, and the SUBSCRIBE message to restart it.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
>PURPOSE
>
>NY-Military-L is a mailing list which provides for the exchange of
>genealogical information about New York residents who served in the
>military in any place and at any time.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
>GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MAILING LISTS
>
>NY-Military-L is for individual messages to be delivered to your e-mail
>address. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address,
>you will receive a copy of the message.
>
>NY-Military-D is for a digest of several accumulated messages to be
>delivered to your email address. As each subscriber to the list sends
>messages to the list address, they will be put into a digest to be
>delivered later. The digest will be sent to digest subscribers about once
>each day depending on message volume. This option is best if you don't want
>multiple messages to accumulate in your mail box.
>
>To subscribe to either, see the instructions above. To change your
>subscription from one version to the other you must unsubscribe from the
>first, and then subscribe to the other.
>
>For information on other mailing lists hosted by RootsWeb, go to:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
>LIST POLICIES
>
>Some general guidance on the policies and accepted practices for RootsWeb
>lists is provided at:
> http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail5.html
>
>All users of the list are expected to follow generally accepted rules of
>internet etiquette or "netiquette". In particular:
> - DO NOT "flame" others or continue to send messages that prolong "flame
>wars"
> - DO NOT send chain letters or virus alerts to the list
> - DO NOT post copyrighted material
> - DO NOT use the list for commercial advertising
> - DO stay on topic
> - DO be helpful, and not critical, if someone else appears to be
ignorant
>
>For more information on netiquette, the following sites may be helpful:
> http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html
> http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
>
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>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
>
>Thanks to Karen & Brian at RootsWeb for hosting this mailing list and
>making our online genealogical research an easier and more productive
>activity. Please show them your support by visiting their web site at:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/
>
>and consider becoming a RootsWeb contributor:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html
>
>Good luck in your genealogy search. Have fun!
>
>***** John Clavin | NY-Military-L List Administrator | *****
>
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