I would concur with your rationale for replying to the List rather than to the individual. At least for the initial reply. Then the listers will have to determine if any extensive communications should be carried on off-list. Jim Gilmer > > From: "rjknauf" <rjknauf@earthlink.net> > Date: 2004/01/01 Thu AM 11:00:18 EST > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] advertising > > But, Dan, many times one doesn't want personal replies, but rather responses > to list only...for various reasons, not least of which is if one doesn't > recognize the sender's name/email address, one might delete it for fear of > virus, etc. Besides belonging to a list usually means whatever info is > sought and given may be beneficial to some other researcher out there who > didn't even have that particular line of inquiry as yet. (:<))))) I know, I > know, these statements probably didn't make much sense, but I know what i > mean(:<))) > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > >