Hi list members, good to see some postings on the list this morning. I'm particularly pleased to see postings from some who have very little to start with and hopefully you people will get some help from other list members. There are a couple of things that are VERY IMPORTANT and should be noted for future use. 1. THERE IS ONLY ONE GLASS LIST. However you can receive postings from the list in two different ways. The first way is called MAIL MODE which means that those members subscribed in this mode receive each item on the list as a seperate E-Mail. The second is DIGEST MODE which means that those members subscribed in this mode receive all items posted to the list collected together and sent as one E-Mail. Digest Mode is the most popular. Whichever mode you are subscribed to you will get ALL messages posted to the list. There is no need to be subscribed in both modes. 2. There are three addresses to use to reach the list, however unless you are subscribing or unsubscribing you will only be using ONE. They are as follows, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND,,,,, (a) Glass-L-Request@rootsweb.com is used to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the list in MAIL MODE (each message seperate). In the message area you ONLY put the word Subscribe or Unsubscribe (as the case may be) NOTHING ELSE. (b) Glass-D-Request@rootsweb.com is used to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the list in DIGEST MODE (each message grouped with any others and sent as one). In the message area you ONLY put the word Subscribe or Unsubscribe (as the case may be) NOTHING ELSE. (c) Glass-L@rootsweb.com is the MAIN address you will use. It is the address you use when posting information to the list for ALL to see. If you use addresses (a) or (b) when posting information to the list it will not get there. It will come to me and I then have to contact the member and have them send it again to the correct address. If you use the Address Book function of your browser PLEASE add the address Glass-L@rootsweb.com NOW. If you dont know how to use the Address Book function and can't get someone to help you please contact me and I shall try to assist. < > marks around an address. Some people do not understand the use of these marks. They are simply to seperate an address from text around it. For example <Bruce.Glass@xtra.co.nz> is exactly the same address as Bruce.Glass@xtra.co.nz You will notice that I did not use a period (.) at the end of the last sentence as this would have made the address incorrect, however if I had put the < > marks around the address I could have finished the sentence with the (.) outside of the marks. For example <Bruce.Glass@xtra.co.nz>. I hope this helps, in some way, those list members who are new to the Internet and E-Mail in particular. To those of you who are on the list in MAIL MODE (4 members at the moment) who may wish to change to DIGEST MODE please contact me directly and I shall change you over myself, it will save you any hiccups. As the list woner any mistakes any members make in the use of the list are sent to me. So don't worry that you are being left out in the cold to fend for yourselves. We are one big family trying to help each other. To contact me directly, my address is <Bruce.Glass@xtra.co.nz>. I live in the sunny Bay of Plenty at Mount Maunganui, (on the Esat Coast of the North Island), New Zealand. Haere Ra and Good Hunting, Bruce Glass, List Owner.