This was the response I got back from the rootsweb help desk. ------------------------- Hi, Tell them to contact their ISP and let them know they have to subscribe to these lists and it is not spam. If enough users say they want list mail, the ISPs will respond. On AOL, some users are starting to get mail so keep your fingers crossed. D. > My AOL list members and my CS.COM users > are not receiving their emails. I am getting errors > back for them. What can I do to help them?? > ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Richardson's" <richardson69@comcast.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:03 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] Email problems and Virus Alert > Hello List, > > I wanted to send you the link to the Rootsweb help page that has information about the problem with AOL and the virus that is being passed around. > > Rootsweb says virus' can not be passed through the mailing list. But if you have several people on the list in your address book they can be sent that way. The virus will send itself to people in your contact list. > > For more information on the email problems and the virus go to the following link. > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi > > I am trying to contact AOL but have been on hold for the past 15 minutes so far. Ahh Finally they got to me, they have rootsweb on the whitelist, and are waiting for Rootsweb to give them a feedback isp, and until they get that and everything is in place the AOL users will not receive email. > > I know I am receiving errors for the CS.COM users also. But have not seen anything posted on them yet. I will try and figure out what is going on there. > > I tried to contact all the people that I have been receiving errors for, to let them know what is going on. > > Hopefully everything is back to normal soon. > > If you have a list member that is in contact with you but can't get to the list mail, please forward them on to them. > > Sorry for all the trouble everyone! > Gina Richardson > INGenWeb Volunteer Coordinator > Randolph County IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY:Where You Confuse The Dead And Irritate The Living! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >
Oh that's helpful. ----- Original Message ----- From: The Richardson's To: INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Email problems and Virus Alert This was the response I got back from the rootsweb help desk. ------------------------- Hi, Tell them to contact their ISP and let them know they have to subscribe to these lists and it is not spam. If enough users say they want list mail, the ISPs will respond. On AOL, some users are starting to get mail so keep your fingers crossed. D. > My AOL list members and my CS.COM users > are not receiving their emails. I am getting errors > back for them. What can I do to help them?? > ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Richardson's" <richardson69@comcast.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:03 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] Email problems and Virus Alert > Hello List, > > I wanted to send you the link to the Rootsweb help page that has information about the problem with AOL and the virus that is being passed around. > > Rootsweb says virus' can not be passed through the mailing list. But if you have several people on the list in your address book they can be sent that way. The virus will send itself to people in your contact list. > > For more information on the email problems and the virus go to the following link. > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi > > I am trying to contact AOL but have been on hold for the past 15 minutes so far. Ahh Finally they got to me, they have rootsweb on the whitelist, and are waiting for Rootsweb to give them a feedback isp, and until they get that and everything is in place the AOL users will not receive email. > > I know I am receiving errors for the CS.COM users also. But have not seen anything posted on them yet. I will try and figure out what is going on there. > > I tried to contact all the people that I have been receiving errors for, to let them know what is going on. > > Hopefully everything is back to normal soon. > > If you have a list member that is in contact with you but can't get to the list mail, please forward them on to them. > > Sorry for all the trouble everyone! > Gina Richardson > INGenWeb Volunteer Coordinator > Randolph County IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY:Where You Confuse The Dead And Irritate The Living! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== "Love is the only thing that multiplies when you divide it." Contributed By: Doris L. Wolfe ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237