I've been meaning to bring you all up to date about PML. I have recently subscribed to Rootsweb's newest service, in order to more thoroughly scour the Internet for our surname, and some of you may be wondering what it is all about. (Those of you who don't read your Rootsweb Review, that is....) So here's the latest from RWR: o BETA TEST OF ROOTSWEB's PERSONALIZED MAILING LIST (PML) CONTINUES. RootsWeb's PML allows a RootsWeb contributor to enter multiple complex search terms and receive by e-mail notification each day of ANY new post that matches those search terms on ANY of RootsWeb's nearly 15,000 archived mailing lists, 140,000 message boards, and 770,000 RootsWeb Surname List (RSL) entries. BE CAREFUL WITH THE SEARCH TERMS YOU ENTER, AS YOU MIGHT BE OVERWHELMED WITH E-MAIL AS THE RESULT OF AN OVERLY BROAD SEARCH. Also, please be patient with us during the beta test period. RootsWeb contributors at the $24/year level and above are invited to beta test RootsWeb's PML at <http://pml.rootsweb.com/> Never again miss an important post on a mailing list to which you have not subscribed, on a message board that you have neglected to check, or on the RSL. To become a RootsWeb contributor or to upgrade your membership to the $24/year level, please visit <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html>. -- This is a wonderful service, and very simple to put in place. If you have questions about any of this, including advice on "search terms," please contact me privately, off-list: <mailto:valoriez@aa.net>. As part of my holiday celebration, I have not only re-upped my membership to Rootsweb, but I have moved my contribution up a notch. I am so thankful to Rootsweb for allowing me to expand my ring of "family" so large -- I just love 'knowing' and helping each of you. All my best to each of you, Valorie