Cod, please put square brackets around it so it's [Carib-L] in the subject line. That will make it much more recognizable. Thanks. Elder Snow At 10:32 PM 3/31/2008, you wrote: >Hi I am just checking to see what the footer will look like > >Cod > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of C.M. Codrington > >Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 1:53 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Carib-L Listowner News: changes made > >Hi Listers > >Thanks to the sage advice of member Nivard Ovington I now have access to the > > >list controls. > >I have reset certain things so you may notice a few changes: > >The subject line has been returned to starting with the prefix “Carib-L” > >I am preparing another welcome message which will contain some url’s to > >assist newbies on their path. > >Spam protection is being actively tended by yours truly to see if we can > >tighten it up abit. > >A few Reminders to All:::::::-) > >1.When replying to messages, please take a moment to edit the body of > >previous message’s text included in your reply. There are times when people > >have been hitting reply with “include text of previous message” selected in > >their e-mail program and by the time the thread is 5 posts old we have > >thousands of lines of text going back and forth. Taking a moment to edit it > >will make it all easier to read > >2. When starting a thread….compose a “subject” line which will make it clear > > >what the target is. This will make the information much more useful when > >someone is searching in the archives. > >3. And this is for those on the list for less than a year: > >Since 1997 many members of this list have been building internet sites most > >of which contain finding aids for Caribbean research, some are independent > >and some affiliated with RootsWeb. Take a little time to become familiar > >with them. Some like mine are out of date, but still contain a lot of > >helpful information. Some are just plain fantastic. Study abit of history > >too. Become familiar with the time and place important to your people. > >I will be preparing a short list of these sites which I will post > >occasionally and will also be located “Carib-L Resources Page” on the > >CaribGenWeb island page “Historic Antigua and Barbuda” which is being > >renovated to suit a broader interest. > >Oddly Carib-L has always been described as a general list for the region but > > >has had a predominant concentration of researchers interested in the British > > >West Indies(loosely). Because islands shifted politically and people moved > >quite abit a general list is always useful but if your interests lie with > >Spanish or French islands you will need to expand your list memberships to > >reflect that specialty. > >Finally, anyone who has a URL to recommend for the Carib-L Resources Page > >http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/˜atgwgw/caribgensources/resourcescaribgen.h > > >tml > >Please submit this to me with “Resources” in the Subject line and I’ll do my > > >best. > >That’s it. Good Hunting > >ChrisCod > >___________________________________________ > >C. M. Codrington > >Researching Codrington and related families on Barbados, Antigua, Barbuda > >and St. Kitt's > >1640-1750 > >Eastern Jamaica 1738-1872 > >____________________________________________________________________ > >_____ > >I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > >It has removed 27 spam emails to date. > >Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > >Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> for free now! > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > _____ > >I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >It has removed 27 spam emails to date. >Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> for free now! > > > > *************************** >The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at >Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to [email protected] with the >word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message Elder Donald R. Snow, England London Mission Hyde Park Family History Centre, http://www.hydeparkfhc.org Retired Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; [email protected]