To unsubscribe from a RootsWeb list you follow the same process as you did when you subscribed, only you will include the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. Remember that you must send it to the correct mode of the list that you subscribed. To unsubscribe to a list, simply go to the index at http://lists.rootsweb.com/ and find the list you are subscribed to. You should be able to click on the list and an email box will pop up. You simply have to type UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the email and send it. If you are using a public computer or cannot use the pop up box, then you can subscribe by sending an email message to the following address: To: Hough-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com or To: Hough-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com In most cases, the -L signifies list mode (you receive a copy of every message posted to the list as a single email) and the -D signifies digest mode (you receive groups of messages every day or so, depending on how busy the list is). In the body of the email message, type the word UNSUBSCRIBE alone on the first and only line. Make sure you do not include any other text, email address, or names. It is best to leave the subject line blank, but if you are required to use one, just put the word UNSUBSCRIBE there too. Please remember that you are sending this to a computer. It only understands commands. And the command must be spelled correctly. [comment] Rootsweb mailing lists are not spam. In order to receive mail from the list you had to send a subscribe message to the computer from your email account. Since you had to subscribe yourself to the list, you need to unsubscribe yourself from the list. This is true of most ListServ lists -- the list administrators will not perform these functions for you because too many new computer users end up reporting the list admins for spamming, it's just not worth the hassle. One list admin writes: (not directed at any individual but to all ListServ users) "if you can subscribe yourself to a list then you can unsubscribe yourself too" and "if you're not ready to learn how to sub/unsub a ListServ, you're not ready to participate in ListServ discussions". -----Original Message----- From: Lloyde Livingstone [mailto:geezer@webtv.net] Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 11:30 AM To: HOUGH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Hough] helping a subscriber Hi! Can you please remove me from the e-mail list. I don't know why I suddenly started to receive all the e-mails, but truly don't appreciate it. Many thanks! ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp