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From: Chet Swanson <>
Subject: RICHMOND Welcome Message - We're Back!!
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 17:19:24 -0700


Good News:

The RICHMOND list is back in service on RootsWeb. That's the really good
news. The bad news, well there isn't any that I'm aware of at this time.

Because of the way the lists were transferred from Maiser people who were
already on the list will not get a copy of the new welcome message. That's
part of what this message is for. The welcome message new subscribers are
going to get is shown below. There are two parts, one for regular
subscribers and one for subscribers to the digest for of the list. At this
moment, everyone should be signed up for the regular list and get copies of
every message sent to the list. If you want to change to the digest list,
follow the instructions below. Part 1 is the normal welcome message and
Part 2 is the digest welcome message.

ALSO, let me know if you are interested in volunteering to take over
ownership of the RICHMOND list. I am not going to be able to continue for
more than a few more weeks while we get settled into our new host's service.

PLEASE READ AND KEEP this message!

PART 1 (For the regular RICHMOND List)

Welcome to the RICHMOND mailing list! You are currently subscribed in
"mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made to
RICHMOND as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to digest
mode are given below.

1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to


that contains (in the body of the message) the command

unsubscribe

and no additional text.

2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd not be getting
this message. But for future reference (for instance, if your subscription
is cancelled for whatever reason and you want to resubscribe), just send
the command "subscribe" to .

3. How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and sent to
you together as a single large message). There are two steps. First, send
the command "unsubscribe" to to discontinue
mail mode. Second, send the command "subscribe" to
to start receiving digests.

4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. All you
have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe when you want the
messages to stop, and then when you want them to start again, simply
subscribe again.

5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives
it, just send it to . It will then be sent on to
everyone in both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly
to both.

PART 2 (For Digest subscribers)

Welcome to the RICHMOND mailing list! You are currently subscribed in
"digest mode", which means that several postings made to RICHMOND will be
consolidated together and sent to you as a single large message. The
directions on how to change to mail mode (where you receive every message
as a separate e-mail) are given below.

1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to



that contains (in the body of the message) the command

unsubscribe

and no additional text.

2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd not be getting
this message. But for future reference (for instance, if your subscription
is cancelled for whatever reason and you want to resubscribe), just send
the command "subscribe" to .

3. How to change to mail mode (each posting is sent to you as a separate
e-mail). There are two steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to
to discontinue digest mode. Second, send
the command "subscribe" to to start
receiving individual messages.

4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. All you
have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe when you want the
messages to stop, and then when you want them to start again, simply
subscribe again.

5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives
it, just send it to . It will then be sent on to
everyone in both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly
to both.

--
Chet Swanson
Everett, WA
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