Hi all, I don't use a web based mail program, but this was forwarded to me on how hotmail users will be more likely to get their rootsweb messages: >Just got this from another list.... >Hi Cuzzins! Forwarding Hotmail/Rootsweb info from the MOHARRIS list. Blessings, Tami >Jcbarbra@cs.com wrote: > I am receiving many bounces from Hotmail, and many are being > unsubscribed because their bounces exceed the system limit. > Someone else sent this information which may help: > > Go to Hotmail and login and look under Options, in the middle > column. There are 3 settings-safe list, mailing lists, and > custom filter. Subscribers in L mode should add the LIST > address under the mailing lists section because list mail comes > TO the list address and not to the subscriber address. Mailing > list posts will be treated like Spam if the list address isn't on > the list of mailing lists. Digest subscribers should add the D- > request address (the one the digest always comes from) to the > Safe list of acceptable senders. > > This will help Hotmail recognize Rootsweb as mail that you would > like to receive and not as spam, and may cut down on these bounces. > If your email bounces more than 4 bounces, the Smart mail function > of Rootsweb will automatically unsubscribe you from a list. > > Barbra > List Administrator