Listers -- Permit me to explain, once again, the procedure for unsubscribing from the list. It's fully outlined on our website at: http://www.island.net/~andreav/unsub.htm. Sending a message to the list about your unsubscribing problem will do nothing except let all the other 340 subscribers know that you want to leave. But they can do nothing to help you. Please bookmark the above website page and use it accordingly. It's important enough that I make a point of mentioning this same page in my personal welcome message to new subscribers *and* I've put it in the automated official welcome message you get from Rootsweb when you join HWE. So it's a double whammy you all receive. Most of the time, this works and people will remember the way to do it but, obviously, not always. If you attempt to unsubscribe from the list but, instead, you get the dreaded automated message from Rootsweb which says -- < You have not been removed. Your name was not on the list.> this can only mean one of three things. Which are -- 1) You are subscribed in *digest* mode but you've used the *list* (mail) mode address when unsubscribing. Or vice versa -- you're subscribed in *list* mode but used the *digest* mode unsubscribe address. This is the most common mistake which causes difficulty with unsubscribing. If you're not sure if you're subscribed in list mode or digest mode, go here: http://www.island.net/~andreav/sub.htm for an explanation of both. Then decide which one fits your situation. 2) You really aren't on the list because you've already unsubscribed successfully. For example, people forget that they've unsubscribed a day or so previously. Or they unsubscribe two times in a row. I have no idea why some subscribers do this -- just to make sure it sticks, I guess. In this case, the second attempt will tell them they're not on the list because, of course, the first attempt worked and unsubscribed them. 3) You subscribed under one e-mail address but you attempted to unsubscribe using a different address. Therefore, the automated Rootsweb system didn't find this second address on the HWE subscriber list, thus thinking that you're not a subscriber and, not being able to read minds, not recognizing you as the same person. Ergo, you must use the *exact same* address when subscribing and unsubscribing from any list. Hope this explains the situation in full. I'd really prefer that this type of thing not make it to the list at all. Instead, it should remain behind the scenes, as it usually does. I receive copies of all unsubscribe messages, whether successful or unsuccessful, and I deal with them accordingly, where they belong, ie. behind the scenes (not on the list). Please remember, too, that if you're having difficultuies of any kind with the list, you can always contact me privately. This is always preferable to sending messages to the list which are administrative in nature and have nothing to do with Huguenot/Walloon genealogy. Andrea (as list concierge)