Hi everyone, This is a notice about the usage of the spam blocking service SPAM BAR which is becoming increasingly common with Rootsweb list users. After much investigation and discussion amongst Listowners it has become apparent that the use of this software can cause major problems for Rootsweb lists insofar as it can cause people who are not using SPAM BAR to be unsubscribed from the Lists. This is obviously a situation which none of us would want to encounter. There is no solution to this for subscribers in List mode so the bottom line is if you are subbed to the List in List mode you *cannot* use SPAM BAR. Anyone who does so and from whom the courtesy message is sent to the List advising it that you are doing so will be unsubbed without notice as we will have no way of contacting you. For subscribers in Digest mode there should be help on the Rootsweb Help Desk site http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ how to configure your SPAM BAR settings to allow you to continue to receive Digest mails. The difference is the way the two Lists operate via our list software and SPAM BAR cannot handle our List mode service (it would need the e-mail address of every list subscriber to be added to your accept list and as you are not individually able to access that info it can't happen). So please, if you are thinking about using SPAM BAR bear in mind that you will need to (a) change to Digest mode before you do so, (b) visit Rootsweb Helpdesk for details of how to set up the Digest address, and (c) add the Listowners personal e-mail address (Anne.Nichols@ukgateway.net)to your allowed list (do not use the List-admin@rootsweb.com address for this) otherwise if you do ask me for help with any subscription problem I won't be able to reply to you. As ever, any problems please mail me off-list. I "don't" want a discussion of the pros and cons of SPAM BAR etc on-list please, thanks :-) -- Cheers, Anne mailto:Anne.Nichols@ukgateway.net http://resource.at/docwra Docwra Family Research Project ListOwner: Dockray, Dockree, Docwra, Dockery, Garton, Hampson, Schofield Message Board Admin: Chandler, Dockray, Dockree, Docwra, Dockery, Dockerill, Dockrey, Dockrill, Garton, Hampson