This maillist was originally configured for replies to go directly to the list. However, after some messages were sent to the list by accident that were NOT MEANT to be sent 'public' (a couple being a little embarrassing) I had several requests that I reconfigure the mail so that when you hit 'reply' the answer goes only to the individual. However, if the concensus is NOW that we change it so that when you hit "reply" that it goes to the entire list, it makes no difference to me, and I will be happy to change it back. I want to do whatever works best for everyone. Anyone with thoughts or feelings on this please make them known, either here to the list, or if you prefer you can email me privately at: william3@hiwaay.net This list was from its inception established solely to help people connect with others doing similar genealogical research, and I am always happy to handle matters that affect the list however the group as a whole prefers. BTW, I am VERY glad Pat brought this up. If anyone else has issues like this that need to be addressed, please please don't hesitate to list them here or email me personally. If you have a problem, others probably have it too and it can only get fixed if someone speaks up. Thanks Nancy DeVore Williams Listowner: ALJEFFER-L TARRANT-L SELBY-L FASNACHT-L IVEY-KIN-L "Salis, Pat" wrote: > > I see by Dorothy's comment that she has received responses to her query > privately, not through the list. This question arises: Is this a > person-to-person list or a public list? My reason for joining a list is to > learn from others. How can I gain any incidental learning if replies to > other people's queries never show up on the public list? If replies are > largely personal, then the list is not nearly as useful to me as it might > be. It also tempts me to be a poor list citizen -- I can join temporarily > if I have a specific question, but I don't need to hang around and > contribute to the common effort. > > Are people consciously choosing to reply just to the person who posts the > query, or is it happening that way because, when you hit the REPLY key to > send a response, it is the query-asker's address, not the list's, that > automatically appears in the TO window and you don't think to copy the > list's address into that spot? If this is the case, the system needs to be > reprogrammed so that the list's address is the one that automatically > appears as the recipient of a reply message. > > I think we should generally be responding to the list, not to individuals. > > Pat, in Texas > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dorothy vasvary [SMTP:bdotuser@netzero.net] > > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 11:36 PM > > To: ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ALJEFFER] Filing System > > > > Hi, > > > > We wish to thank everyone for there thoughtful suggestions on filing > > genealogy research reports and names and to those persons that asked for > > copies of the results, we will, after review, forward them to you. > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > Dorothy Durden