Greetings All. Another reason for getting duplicate messages that I have not yet seen mentioned has nothing to do with Rootsweb, but I have personally experienced a number of times. If there is a problem with your ISP or communication link that prevents all mail on the server from being downloaded, it does not get removed from the server. The result is that the next time you access your mail, all messages that were previously received that had not been removed from the server, plus any new ones, get sent to you again. during one period of difficulty I once had a message repeated more than thirty times. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stella Stanger" <sstanger@sfu.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-BC] duplicate messages Good Morning Riccarda, There is a Digest Mode that can be subscribed to for this mailing list. Most Rootsweb Mailing lists will have subscriptions in Digest mode as well.as List Mode. To subscribe to the digest mode: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA -D-request@rootsweb.com. See the following which has a clickable area that will allow subscribing and un subscribing. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html As far as duplicate messages go: 1.I think that "sometimes" things go awry - with the message delivery system. Today I have received triplicates of messages (all identical) including this one. There were very few messages that came through yesterday - and the days before. 2. I am " guilty of sometimes" sending messages to all. a. My machine is set up to send messages to the person posting.,which I do most of the time.when I feel that my response will be of no interest or help to others on the list. Because of this, when I Send To All ( the list) two messages do go out. I have found that some persons - may miss the response sent only to the list, for whatever reason -[ perhaps not reading all messages received] and some feel that there has been no answer to their quest. a personal e mail takes care of this. b. I post to the entire list - 1.When I think the information can be useful to others on the mailing list. 2.The information can be archived for reference . 3. I post to the list (Send to ALL)- when I am Volunteering to do a Lookup Request, since - there may be others who will also respond.and do the same lookups and copies. We are not always advised by the person making the request that there have been others who have offered help.. . Since copies do cost us at least a few cents each -(.40 cents) as well as transportation costs and time, it is a waste of resources to have more than one person working on the same project. Wishing all the very best. Cheers, Stella . At 03:03 PM 10/21/01 +0200, Riccarda Mescola wrote: >I frequently get duplicate messages posted to the list, this time I got >duplicate messages from Pam Thompson, Stella Stanger, Dennice Goudie, and >Carol Wright, anybody know why? Is there a list and a digest version too? >Or is it just me? It's rather surprising to look and see that there are 12 >postings on the list, but when I open the folder, there are really only six, >but doubles. I am not complaining, just curious, thanks, Riccarda > >also, is there a link to the Powell River Telephone book, or one for BC in >general...sorry if I am asking too much...thanks again, Ric > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html