Okay, I've had a bunch of folks wanting to know what the donation stuff was about so either we have a lot of new members or some of you missed this e-mail a few weeks back. In either case here is why I'm taking up donations... Sorry for the repeat to those of you who received this. Dana --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: DANIEL--Our new home..... Date: 97-05-16 17:24:43 EDT From: TreeCrazyD To: TreeCrazyD CC: joy.baker@worldnet.att.net CC: RBURTON@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu CC: jehaynes@apc.net CC: sduley@otherside.com CC: odomk@3rddoor.com,ggracie@feist.com CC: edteer@bellsouth.net,hemby@ti.com CC: nobody@planetx.bloomu.edu CC: lwilliams@cybertron.com CC: adennis@kanza.net CC: bugdude@anet-stl.com CC: cathyr@mcube.com CC: rjfranke@worldnet.att.net CC: megant@imine.net,Jonfortner CC: JoeD494005,Pwgrisham CC: greg@eskimo.com,TDani59096,ARickel CC: HWSGranny,REvans5605,XYLCOLECTS CC: lamcgil@pacbell.net,LTaylor959 CC: KVDan,jfoster@inreach.com CC: nonie@pacbell.net,JeriBaw CC: jofus@ix.netcom.com CC: eeroosz@flash.net,Joannasd CC: jeff.murphy@worldnet.att.net CC: rdaniel1@neweracoop.com CC: kiowa@psyber.com,kohana@pacbell.net CC: WWhit8,HALLY P,HarSea CC: shrike@dfw.net,xrowlett@juno.com CC: currins@orlando.veda.com,Danielgen CC: jpritchett@dallas.objectspace.com CC: Onreone,CwbyFan08,BMartin673 CC: rcdann@jax-inter.net CC: jdaniels@platinum.com,JOANN ID CC: JoyceRobt,MOOREK@central.edu CC: Cindyrdw,jamieh@concentric.net CC: harlow@airmail.net CC: dani01@fscchas.fuentez.com CC: j-mkent@digitalexp.com,Billdries CC: Jess Dan2,hdaniel@enterprise.net CC: cmiles@cancom.net CC: bobney@dockingbay.com CC: daniels@uwplatt.edu,kswin@juno.com CC: demars@dallas.net,Athvlm CC: JDieffenba,cch@netdoor.com CC: jimcolsmith@voyager.net Hello listmembers, Well it has been a long and furious time for me but there does seem to be a means to an end here. Sadly, Maiser will no longer be our home. Maiser will continue to have regional lists that Larry himself owns but even Larry's surname lists are being moved out also. It seems that rootsweb normally allows supporters ($24.00 a year members) to have 2 e-mail lists. As you might guess, with 10 e-mail lists I didn't see where this would be an option for me. However, rootsweb out of their own generosity has allowed all Maiser genealogy list owners to bring ALL of their lists to rootsweb with no limit and waiving the normal membership. I for one have been totally unaware of what all rootsweb offers for us genealogists until all of this broke out. I knew of there support of the GenWeb project as they allow us county sponsors to put all of our county web pages on their server free of charge. But, it goes much further than that. Do you realize that rootsweb is two individuals who run this out of their own pockets except for the donations they receive from members? I didn't realize this myself. So I for one will be taking all 10 of my e-mail lists to rootsweb and becoming a supporter there of. Now, the listmembers do no have to be members nor do they have to pay anything to be on my lists but I would like to send in a contribution to rootsweb in the name of our e-mail list. So if anyone sees fit to donate to this project please send a check or money order to me with Rootsweb in the pay to blank (NO CHECKS TO ME). When I have set a deadline I will send the money to Rootsweb in the name of the e-mail list it is from. I want to encourage everyone to participate. The folks at rootsweb over the past week has went out and bought a new $6000.oo server to handle all these new lists they'll be hosting from MAISER's shutdown. If everyone on a list would just send a dollar they could easily repay the cost of the server purchased. Remember, this is a time when it doesn't matter how small or how large the gift--just give. Now, as listowner I will never bring this up again. I may send you updates on the amount sent etc. but I will never again ask you to send a donation to rootsweb. I am going to include something in my new welcome letter about it so that new members will know, rootsweb has said that once or twice a year they will send out a notice to all listmembers but they have promised it won't be an arm twisting type notice. I think they are doing us a great service by taking all of us MAISER folks in during our time of need. Believe me folks, I haven't just sat on my tuff during this time, I have looked around for options and the cheapest I found for a list was a place that charged $24.00 a year per list (Larry had us spoiled!!!). Of course rootsweb had the same offer and you could have two lists but that's all the lists I could have had so the other 8 lists would have been without a home. I thank God they have made this offer. I didn't want to loose any of my lists. Okay, now for the other stuff. Since we'll be moving to rootsweb there will be a whole new way of doing things. Not just for me but for you too. We're going to have to learn all of this together. Let's all keep our patience and be understanding to our fellow members during this change over. I will be changing over 10 lists so please bear with me as I am learning a new system too. When things are more progressed I will let you know and send more detailed instructions. For those of you who would like to send a donation to rootsweb in the name of our e-mail list (Please remember: NO FUNDS in my name make payable to Rootsweb) my address is (please include a note for which list(s) you are on): RR 2 BX 193-A Hughes Springs, TX 75656 happy to have a new home, Dana Thomas listowner