Hi Barnett descendant, I am sorry, I FWD all those messages. I have apologized. I won't post any more messages. Thank you for being courteous about it. It won't happen again. I will just be reading and observing. I was so excited to find my Barnett from Londonderry. Ire. that I just , whatever. I will be going to where ever I can find imfo so shouldn't be a bother, nusiance, or try any more helping all the others. I should stop anyway and do for myself now. Sorry out there to all you other Barnett's etc. Mine in Pa/ SC/ Al/ Tn/ Ky/ Va / W Va/ N C/ and others from 1700. Hope my Apology is accepted. So long now. Maxine in wa [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Hayward R. Barnett <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 2:15 PM Subject: Reposting messages >Maxine, I cannot understand the reason or purpose for forwarding all the >previously posted messages to the list. I think I suggested earlier that >it is preferable that messages provide new material and not post >preiously posted information. The reason being that space on the >RootsWeb server is not unlimited, so every redundant message is taking up >precious space. The purpose of the archives is to save messages for >future access. At the present time there is no way for List Owners to >delete duplicate messages, so the archives simply becomes cluttered with >redundant messages. Also when list subscribers begin to get a mailbox >full of unwanted messges, they have a tendency to simply unsubscribe. I >would hate for the BARNETT to lose subscribers because of a flood of >unwanted mail. Fortunately RootsWeb has a process by which they are able >to prevent spamm messages from becoming a nuisance to us all. I hope all >of our subscribers will their part in keeping the BARNETT List a place to >post queries, share information and engage in disussion while keeping the >messages on topic and fresh. I think all of our subscriber have been >super and am amzaed at all the information that has come about over the >four years the list has been established. I jumped at the opportunity to >establish such a list when it became possible four years ago and am only >too happy to make it available to everyone. > >Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. > >Hayward Barnett, List Owner > > >