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From: Yvonne <>
Subject: LISTMOM-PLEASE READ & SAVE
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 08:29:46 -0800

Hope everyone had a nice Halloween!

TIME FOR A LIST COMMAND UPDATE! Please READ carefully and SAVE.

NOTES:

*DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS TO THE LIST!!!!!*

1) Remember: "full maiboxes get bounced!" If you go on vacation, PLEASE
unsubscribe.

2) The <listname>- command addresses are servers
(NOT people)! The replies you get (like "I did not remove you, I couldn't
find your name on the list") are auto responses. The ONLY time you get a
real person when you use the command address (and it's ME) is if your
command errors.

3) The servers consider mail and digest separate COMMAND addresses.
Depending on which "type" of list you are on, your command address will
either be <listname>-L-request @rootsweb.com OR
<listname>-. Please use the correct one.

UNSUB/SUB:

SUB:
Message to <listname>- with nothing but the word
SUBSCRIBE in the body text.

UNSUB:
Message to <listname>- with nothing but the word
UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text.

"NOMAIL"/UNSUB:

Rootsweb does NOT have a "NOMAIL" function. If you will be away, you must
UNSUB from the list and RESUB when you return. If you don't, 2 things may
happen: 1) You will accumulate a ton of mail and 2) your ISP may start
bouncing mail if you max out and the Rootsweb smartlist will automatically
UNSUB you after 4 bounces (two lists are 8: NORCAL & CORNISH). Archives
ARE available for the time you are away. Email me for instructions on
archives. (NOTE: RESUB or RESUBSCRIBE ARE NOT COMMANDS. Use SUBSCRIBE)

DIGEST/NODIGEST

Digest is available on all the lists. On slower lists, digest means no
messages for a couple of days. Regardless of whether you are on digest or
not, ALL messages are posted to <listname>-L@rootsweb.com.

To set digest, send a message to <listname>- with
NOTHING but SUBSCRIBE in the body text. After you start receiving digest,
UNSUB from regular mail by sending a message to
<listname>- with UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text. If
you don't do this, you will receive double messages.

If you find you don't like digest, just reverse the process: UNSUBSCRIBE
from <listname>-D and RESUB (use SUBSCRIBE) to <listname>-L (see
instructions above)..

Please note: some users don't recommend digest for AOL users because AOL's
mail system often truncates, drops or detaches and reattaches as .mim files
the digests. Good luck.

CHANGING EMAIL ADDRESSES:

If you are changing your email address, you must UNSUBSCRIBE from your OLD
address, and RESUB (use SUBSCRIBE) from your NEW (see instructions above).

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING ROOTSWEB:

http://www.rootsweb.com/

FOR OTHER ROOTSWEB SURNAME, REGIONAL, ETHNIC LISTS & SPECIALTY:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/

FOR STATE & REGIONAL LISTS (PREVIOUSLY MAISER):

http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?XH=LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU

Yvonne Oliver Bowers
Sonoma, CA.
<> http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Listowner-Genealogy:
NORCAL-L, SOCAL-L, CORNISH-L,
BRANSON-L, GARRISON-L, LORANCE-L
MOFFITT-L, OLIVER-L, SANDERS-L

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