Jill, I understand your frustration with the way people unsubscribe, but I can not figure out why the simple statement TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM LIST: HAMRICK-L-request@rootsweb.com can not be added to the bottom of all emails so that people will have that information 'handy' when they need it. Months from now, it will be impossible for me to remember where I put ANY printout! Thanks for the reminder, just a suggestion. Lauva Currier At 06:57 PM18:02 10/14/1999 -0700, you wrote: >Here is a copy of the Welcome Message everyone gets when they subscibe, >PLEASE SAVE IT!!!!! If you ever wish to unsub simply follow the directions. >Thanks, >Jill > >Welcome to the HAMRICK mailing list! You are currently subscribed in >"mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made >to HAMRICK as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to >digest mode are given below. > >1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to > > HAMRICK-L-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains (in the body of the message) the command > > unsubscribe > >and no additional text. > >2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd >not be getting this message. But for future reference (for instance, >if your subscription is cancelled for whatever reason and you >want to resubscribe), just send the command "subscribe" to >HAMRICK-L-request@rootsweb.com. > >3. How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and >sent to you together as a single large message). There are two >steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to >HAMRICK-L-request@rootsweb.com to discontinue mail mode. Second, >send the command "subscribe" to HAMRICK-D-request@rootsweb.com >to start receiving digests. > >4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. >All you have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe >when you want the messages to stop, and then when you want them >to start again, simply subscribe again. > >5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing >list receives it, just send it to HAMRICK-L@rootsweb.com. It >will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode. >You don't need to send it explicitly to both. > >For your verification, a transcript of the original subscription >request is included below. >--