<html> This is a message primarily to newbies. The past few days, many new<br> users of the 12 Lists I manage have been sending email to the incorrect<br> addresses. This means three things. One, your email does not arrive at<br> the List because error messages come directly to me. Two, you force<br> me to take the time to forward your email on to the proper List. Three,<br> I also have to compose another email back to the persons who used<br> the wrong addresses, informing them of the correct address. Folks,<br> I am just about to the point where I don't have time for all the dozens<br> of extra emails this generates each day. And please, no smart remarks<br> about "how I should get rid of some of the Lists if I don't have time to run<br> them". Every time I complain of extra work caused by users who don't<br> take the time to do things correctly, some smart Alec sends me an<br> email advising the above.<br> <br> I started these Lists (except for AYLOR), have nursed them for several<br> years now, and am not about to give them up just because inconsiderate<br> users cause extra work. I foot the bill for these Lists, from contributions<br> to RootsWeb, to hardware and software and server costs.<br> <br> I know it is confusing, having to use one address for subscribing, then<br> using another in order to paste mail; however, if everyone were to read<br> the Welcome Letter, there would be no problems. The correct address<br> for posting is at the very top of the Welcome Letter.<br> <br> Here is the problem: The address for subscribing contains "-request".<br> New users send to that address, then when notified they have been<br> subscribed, immediately start posting, using that same address. Most<br> don't even take time to read the Welcome Letter; it just gets deleted.<br> <br> Here are examples of the address for subscribing and UNSUBSCRIBING,<br> and the address for posting email to the Lists. Just substitute the cor-<br> rect identifier for the List you want where you see NAME below:<br> <br> To Sub and Unsub:<br> NAME-L-request@rootsweb.com<br> <br> To post email:<br> NAME-L@rootsweb.com<br> <br> See the difference? "-request" means just what it says; it is a request<br> for something, in this case to be subscribed or unsubscribed.<br> <br> Where it says NAME in the lines above, just substitute the proper<br> identifier. The identifiers for the Lists I run are: AYLOR, BROYLES,<br> CFT-WIN, CULLOP, DURMAN, GAROUTTE, <font size=2>LOVETTE, WILHITE,<br> WILKINSON, SURNAME-QUERY, and GERMANNA_COLONIES.<br> <br> If there are ANY questions or comments, they do not belong here on this<br> List. Send them to me personally. My email address is in the FROM: line<br> in the headers above.<br> <br> SgtGeorge<br> Listowner<br> <br> </font></html>