Subscribers **I have made a few changes to how the list functions. First: This means that you will get smaller digests more often. For those that are subscribed in the L mode you will continue to receive the individual emails as you always have done. Second: The lists now is set to accept 3 bounces only. This means if any mail sent to you bounces back 3 times you will be automatically unsubscribed from the list. You are reminded that if you go away on holidays etc UNSUBSCRIBE from the list so that your mail box doesn't end up full and you lose important information. You can always search the archives when you come back. When you change your server you will need to unsub and resub with you new address. Third: The lists are set by default to answer directly back to the list. This is for a number of reasons: Primarily to keep all subscribers informed of the thread of the conversation and for them to actively participate if needs be, therefore greatly maximising the information that the original poster may receive. Another reason is that the information is then placed in the archives of Rootsweb permitting anyone accessing the net and doing a search to retrieve that information and getting in touch with those who participated. So for those who don't reply back to the list I encourage you to send a copy to whichever you are not replying to. **There are other options to the function of the list being considered and after discussions with the Co-admin to the list a decision will be made. These options will be put into place over the coming weeks. First: Due to an influx of spam mail that has made it through Rootsweb filters and into my mailbox and closing it down - it MAY become necessary to moderate the list. This means that a subscriber has to be manually put on an ACCEPT list to be able to RECEIVE any messages posted to the list. People not on the accept list can still post but not receive. (People on the REJECT list can do neither). Second: One of the options to attempt to over come periodic spamming is to remove subscribers from the list who are not active participators. A series of activities may be introduced to wheedle those people out. Those who participate may then be put on the ACCEPT list and all others on the REJECT list. Third: These options may begin sometime over the next coming weeks. This then gives those people who are subscribed to the list for other reasons to unsubscribe. Fourth: As there has been a tendency to FLAME other subscribers off list the above may eradicate the immature adults who feel that this is acceptable behaviour. This kind of behaviour is unacceptable on or off the list. I will not hesitate to put an address on the REJECT list should this happen and any subsequent addresses that person subscribes under. Any subscriber receiving FLAME mail from another subscriber is asked to forward this to me so that I can deal with the issue. Fifth: Anyone posting VIRUS alerts direct to the list will be unsubscribed. No if, but's or maybe's. If there is a problem with a virus EMAIL me DIRECT it is my job to deal with it not a subscribers. ** Finally, and as a reminder ... please stay within the guidelines of Rootsweb (you received these when you subscribed) and above all be nice to subscribers, good manners and politeness are the easiest things we can find ... and it reaps great rewards. Bright Blessings everyone and best wishes for a fruitful 2002. Sandie Lady of the List

Hi Sandie, Firstly, would you put your "Admin " hat on, and give the list an Admin email address that we can post to directly with regards to virus alerts etc. Secondly, re > Second: > One of the options to attempt to over come periodic spamming is to remove > subscribers from the list who are not active participators. A series of > activities may be introduced to wheedle those people out. Those who > participate may then be put on the ACCEPT list and all others on the REJECT > list. I am not a very active member of this list because there are seldom any names mentioned that I am interested in. When there are, I answer. I only have 1881 Census, and BVRI, and general knowledge so any other lookups requests I cannot do. So, although I read, yes read not glance or read just the subject line, every mail that comes through, I do not have the resources to add to or answer the query. I would not like to be unsubbed, just because there are no names mentioned that I'm interested in. I'm sure a lot of other people are in this category. Regards, Robin CARROLL, Brisbane,Australia cinnamon@brisnet.org.au Researching WAINE, WINTER, COLINDRIDGE - Buckinghamshire TWEMLOW, CORBISHLEY, ROGERS, PUGH - Cheshire TWEMLOW, ROGERS - Liverpool WAINE, CARTER, ATFIELD/ATTFIELD - Oxford, Sussex, Surrey CHARD, SLY - Tasmania . ----- Original Message ----- From: <RomniRoser@aol.com> To: <AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:20 PM Subject: [AUS-TAS-SURNAMES] LIST CHANGES > Subscribers > > **I have made a few changes to how the list functions. > > First: > This means that you will get smaller digests more often. For those that are > subscribed in the L mode you will continue to receive the individual emails > as you always have done. > > Second: > The lists now is set to accept 3 bounces only. This means if any mail sent > to you bounces back 3 times you will be automatically unsubscribed from the > list. You are reminded that if you go away on holidays etc UNSUBSCRIBE from > the list so that your mail box doesn't end up full and you lose important > information. You can always search the archives when you come back. When > you change your server you will need to unsub and resub with you new address. > > Third: > The lists are set by default to answer directly back to the list. This is > for a number of reasons: Primarily to keep all subscribers informed of the > thread of the conversation and for them to actively participate if needs be, > therefore greatly maximising the information that the original poster may > receive. Another reason is that the information is then placed in the > archives of Rootsweb permitting anyone accessing the net and doing a search > to retrieve that information and getting in touch with those who > participated. So for those who don't reply back to the list I encourage you > to send a copy to whichever you are not replying to. > > **There are other options to the function of the list being considered and > after discussions with the Co-admin to the list a decision will be made. > These options will be put into place over the coming weeks. > > First: > Due to an influx of spam mail that has made it through Rootsweb filters and > into my mailbox and closing it down - it MAY become necessary to moderate the > list. This means that a subscriber has to be manually put on an ACCEPT list > to be able to RECEIVE any messages posted to the list. People not on the > accept list can still post but not receive. (People on the REJECT list can > do neither). > > Second: > One of the options to attempt to over come periodic spamming is to remove > subscribers from the list who are not active participators. A series of > activities may be introduced to wheedle those people out. Those who > participate may then be put on the ACCEPT list and all others on the REJECT > list. > > Third: > These options may begin sometime over the next coming weeks. This then gives > those people who are subscribed to the list for other reasons to unsubscribe. > > Fourth: > As there has been a tendency to FLAME other subscribers off list the above > may eradicate the immature adults who feel that this is acceptable behaviour. > This kind of behaviour is unacceptable on or off the list. I will not > hesitate to put an address on the REJECT list should this happen and any > subsequent addresses that person subscribes under. Any subscriber receiving > FLAME mail from another subscriber is asked to forward this to me so that I > can deal with the issue. > > Fifth: > Anyone posting VIRUS alerts direct to the list will be unsubscribed. No if, > but's or maybe's. If there is a problem with a virus EMAIL me DIRECT it is > my job to deal with it not a subscribers. > > ** Finally, and as a reminder ... please stay within the guidelines of > Rootsweb (you received these when you subscribed) and above all be nice to > subscribers, good manners and politeness are the easiest things we can find > ... and it reaps great rewards. > > Bright Blessings everyone and best wishes for a fruitful 2002. > > Sandie > Lady of the List > > > ==== AUS-TAS-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > Please link your webpages to the Tasmanian Convicts Webring - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Robin - HEAR HEAR Jann Gallen Bathurst NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "cinnamon" <cinnamon@brisnet.org.au> To: <AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-TAS-SURNAMES] LIST CHANGES > Hi Sandie, > > Firstly, would you put your "Admin " hat on, and give the list an Admin > email address that we can post to directly with regards to virus alerts etc. > > Secondly, re > > Second: > > One of the options to attempt to over come periodic spamming is to remove > > subscribers from the list who are not active participators. A series of > > activities may be introduced to wheedle those people out. Those who > > participate may then be put on the ACCEPT list and all others on the > REJECT > > list. > > I am not a very active member of this list because there are seldom any > names mentioned that I am interested in. When there are, I answer. > > I only have 1881 Census, and BVRI, and general knowledge so any other > lookups requests I cannot do. > > So, although I read, yes read not glance or read just the subject line, > every mail that comes through, I do not have the resources to add to or > answer the query. > I would not like to be unsubbed, just because there are no names mentioned > that I'm interested in. > > I'm sure a lot of other people are in this category. > > Regards, > Robin CARROLL, Brisbane,Australia > cinnamon@brisnet.org.au > Researching > WAINE, WINTER, COLINDRIDGE - Buckinghamshire > TWEMLOW, CORBISHLEY, ROGERS, PUGH - Cheshire > TWEMLOW, ROGERS - Liverpool > WAINE, CARTER, ATFIELD/ATTFIELD - Oxford, Sussex, Surrey > CHARD, SLY - Tasmania > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RomniRoser@aol.com> > To: <AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:20 PM > Subject: [AUS-TAS-SURNAMES] LIST CHANGES > > > > Subscribers > > > > **I have made a few changes to how the list functions. > > > > First: > > This means that you will get smaller digests more often. For those that > are > > subscribed in the L mode you will continue to receive the individual > emails > > as you always have done. > > > > Second: > > The lists now is set to accept 3 bounces only. This means if any mail > sent > > to you bounces back 3 times you will be automatically unsubscribed from > the > > list. You are reminded that if you go away on holidays etc UNSUBSCRIBE > from > > the list so that your mail box doesn't end up full and you lose important > > information. You can always search the archives when you come back. When > > you change your server you will need to unsub and resub with you new > address. > > > > Third: > > The lists are set by default to answer directly back to the list. This is > > for a number of reasons: Primarily to keep all subscribers informed of the > > thread of the conversation and for them to actively participate if needs > be, > > therefore greatly maximising the information that the original poster may > > receive. Another reason is that the information is then placed in the > > archives of Rootsweb permitting anyone accessing the net and doing a > search > > to retrieve that information and getting in touch with those who > > participated. So for those who don't reply back to the list I encourage > you > > to send a copy to whichever you are not replying to. > > > > **There are other options to the function of the list being considered and > > after discussions with the Co-admin to the list a decision will be made. > > These options will be put into place over the coming weeks. > > > > First: > > Due to an influx of spam mail that has made it through Rootsweb filters > and > > into my mailbox and closing it down - it MAY become necessary to moderate > the > > list. This means that a subscriber has to be manually put on an ACCEPT > list > > to be able to RECEIVE any messages posted to the list. People not on the > > accept list can still post but not receive. (People on the REJECT list > can > > do neither). > > > > Second: > > One of the options to attempt to over come periodic spamming is to remove > > subscribers from the list who are not active participators. A series of > > activities may be introduced to wheedle those people out. Those who > > participate may then be put on the ACCEPT list and all others on the > REJECT > > list. > > > > Third: > > These options may begin sometime over the next coming weeks. This then > gives > > those people who are subscribed to the list for other reasons to > unsubscribe. > > > > Fourth: > > As there has been a tendency to FLAME other subscribers off list the above > > may eradicate the immature adults who feel that this is acceptable > behaviour. > > This kind of behaviour is unacceptable on or off the list. I will not > > hesitate to put an address on the REJECT list should this happen and any > > subsequent addresses that person subscribes under. Any subscriber > receiving > > FLAME mail from another subscriber is asked to forward this to me so that > I > > can deal with the issue. > > > > Fifth: > > Anyone posting VIRUS alerts direct to the list will be unsubscribed. No > if, > > but's or maybe's. If there is a problem with a virus EMAIL me DIRECT it > is > > my job to deal with it not a subscribers. > > > > ** Finally, and as a reminder ... please stay within the guidelines of > > Rootsweb (you received these when you subscribed) and above all be nice to > > subscribers, good manners and politeness are the easiest things we can > find > > ... and it reaps great rewards. > > > > Bright Blessings everyone and best wishes for a fruitful 2002. > > > > Sandie > > Lady of the List > > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > > Please link your webpages to the Tasmanian Convicts Webring - let's > unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ______________________________