Dear ILJACKSO List Members, The ILJACKSO list has been migrated to the new Rootsweb mailing list system (Mailman). Most of you will notice few if any changes. However, following is a list of things to watch out for. While the "migration" of the lists to a new server should process uneventfully for list members, there are a few points that need to be covered: -- AOL USERS (and possibly some other ISPs) Please check your spam folders, and, if you find list mail held as spam, you will need to be sure to click the *THIS IS NOT SPAM* link to send the list mail to your current mailbox. This will "train" the system to understand that mail from this new server is not spam. -- SUBSCRIBERS TO BOTH L and D MAIL MODES If you are subscribed to both L & D mail modes of this list, the new system is not set up to send both to the same email address. If you want to be subscribed in both, it will be necessary to use another email address for your digest mail. If you are subscribed to the list in both mail modes with the same address, you will be dropped from the digest list roster, so if this happens to you, please resubscribe with another address (Yahoo might be a good choice for an alternate email address ). This will not effect those who subscribe in either of the mail modes exclusively. -- POSTING FROM MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT If you want to post from more then one account, just send me the addresses of the extra accounts and I will add them to the Accept List. This means you can *post* from any of those accounts, while *receiving* the list mail from the one you originally used to subscribe. This feature is handy if you want to post from work but would prefer not to receive Rootsweb mail at your place of business. -- ADDRESS TO USE FOR POSTING MESSAGES, SUBSCRIBING, UNSUBSCRIBING The list's email address will change from ILJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com to ILJACKSO@rootsweb.com however, both addresses SHOULD continue to work for the time being. SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE messages *must* contain the word "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the SUBJECT of the message (versus message body, as in the past). In the event you receive an unsubscribe notice and believe it to be in error, please contact me privately at ILJACKSO-admin@rootsweb.com and I'll correct the problem. -- CHANGE IN DIGESTS Digest subscribers may notice some changes to the list digests. New instructions will be added to the digests -- please read them. In addition, the digest volume and issue number may be different (out of sequence) from what you had been receiving. If your digests arrive in a different format than you are used to and you would like it changed, contact me privately at the list admin address: ILJACKSO-admin@rootsweb.com and I will change it back for you. -- FILTERING If you use email headers to filter list mail to special folders, you will probably need to tweak your filters once the new system begins. If you run into any unusual or confusing occurrences with mail from this list that could possibly be related to the changeover, let me know. Thanks in advance to all of you and please don't hesitate to let me know if you need assistance. Also, don't let this migration period keep you from posting to the list. Good luck with your search! Karima ILJACKSO List Administrator