Thank you for bringing this up. I have been on the list for a year and I love seeing everything go through the list. You never know when it might help someone out here in cyberland find that missing link. Well, I have several missing links, so please post to the list. Joan Ellis Bob Ellis wrote: > Dear pleasant folk interested in Ellis descendents; > > I posted a query just last night and have already received a number of > informative replies. However, they were each sent to me by direct mail and > not to the list. I replied directly. Thinking about it though, how does > one share info among the list if all the communication is one on one. Is > there a protocol or certain types of messages that are shared with the list > and other types that are shared with just the individual sending a comment? > > I'm new to this geneology list business and plead ignorance to the protocol > but am open to education. > > thanks in advance for your indulgence of my ignorance :-) > > Bob