In a message dated 16/01/02 10:04:23 PM W. Australia Standard Time, AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Good Evening Robin > > 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. > To answer your first question - preceding the messages of the digest is the following which includes the admins' address. Administrivia: To unsubscribe from AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-D, send a message to AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-D list administrator, send mail to AUS-TAS-SURNAMES-admin@rootsweb.com. In addition to this ... preceding every post to the digest there is a header which includes the posters address, date and time of posting and subject title...as you will see by the following: ----- 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 In addition the two instances above, when a subscriber receives a confirmation of subscription an email is forwarded with the guidelines of Rootsweb lists ... this also includes the admin address. > 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. > I appreciate your thoughts on the subject. But also bare in mind that I have previously advised list members that the list is pretty much open to discussion as long as it is to do with the researching of Tasmanian surnames. I person may not understand the system of research and records in Tasmania or may even have a brick wall and sometimes something as little as a few simple words can turn a key. Good luck with your research ... Bright Blessings Sandie Lady of the list.