Hi, All- RootsWeb is in the process of switching over to new upgraded list management software. It is my expectation that this list will be migrated over to the new system sometime tomorrow or within the next few days. For list subscribers, the changeover should be smooth. The changes primarily involve the administration tools that keep the list running behind the scenes. The list name is changing from BORTON-L@rootsweb.com to just BORTON@rootsweb.com. So you may subscribe or unsub by sending your request to: BORTON-request@rootsweb.com with one exception. If you wish to subscribe in Digest mode you must send your subscribe request to BORTON-D-request@rootsweb.com . You may also continue sending your requests as you always have--either will work. The word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE must be included in the subject and may also be included in the message body. Digest subscribers will notice some changes to the list digests. New instructions will be added to the digests -- please read them. In addition, the digest volume and issue number may be different (out of sequence) from what you had been receiving. If your digests arrive in a different format than you are used to and you would like it changed, contact me privately at the list admin address: BORTON-admin@rootsweb.com. Also, if you run into any unusual or confusing occurrences with mail from this list that could possibly be related to the changeover, let me know. If you use email headers to filter list mail to a special folder in your email program you may need to check whether your filters will need tweaking under the new system. If you previously subscribed to the list in both L and D modes using the same email address you will find that you are no longer subbed in Digest mode. The new software doesn't permit the same address to be subbed in both L and D modes. Therefore, if you wish to receive both modes, you will need to subscribe to the digests using a different email address. AOL users (and possibly some other ISPs) may take some time to approve the new list server and may send mail from the list to your spam folders. It is important for AOL users to check their spam folders and if they find list mail in the spam folder they need to click the link that says THIS IS NOT SPAM to move the list mail to the inbox and to train the filters that the new server is not spam. Please continue to send your queries, data, and responses to the list as usual. Thanks! Joan, admin BORTON@rootsweb.com