Folks, Rootsweb is once again making changes. This time they're changing over to a new mail server program and some problems have been observed but they have either been fixed or are in the process of being fixed. This time, one of the problems has to do with the List addresses. As some of you may have noticed, there is no longer a "-L" or "-D" in the address. It's just plain GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com, although the old GERMANNA_COLONIES-L@rootsweb.com is supposed to continue working for some time. To be on the safe side, just use the address without the "-L", that is, GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com. I guess I should pass along some stuff that has come up during the changeover. 1) You can NOT subscribe to both the Normal and Digest Modes with the SAME email address! If you only subscribed to one Mode in the past, you should still be subscribed to that Mode. If you were subscribed to both, with ONE email address, you have probably found out by now that you are receiving email to that address in only one Mode. If you wish to subscribe to the other mode now, you must use a different address. For those who have only one address, a good solution is to get a free Hotmail account (or a free account from some other service) and subscribe with that address. Sorry, but that's the way the new Mailman works. 2) To subscribe to a Rootsweb List that has been "migrated" to the new Mailman service, here's how: To subscribe to the Normal Mode (old -L Mode), send to: GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com Put SUBSCRIBE in BOTH the subject line AND body To subscribe to the Digest Mode (old -D Mode), send to: GERMANNA_COLONIES-L-request@rootsweb.com Put SUBSCRIBE in BOTH the subject line AND body To unsubscribe do the same as above, except use UNSUBSCRIBE. For other Lists, just replace GERMANNA_COLONIES with the actual name of the List. 3) If you were using the Digest Mode before and were receiving the Digests in MIME instead of Plain Text, you have probably found that you're now receiving them in Plain Text. To revert to the MIME Mode, email the List Administrator and request to be changed to MIME. You can contact any List Administrator by emailing to: ListName-Admin@rootsweb.com Where ListName is the actual name of the List. 4) If anyone has questions about this changeover, don't hesitate to post a query. You can do so here, since there may be others who need to know the same thing. Regards, George List Administrator