hello all , When the list was step- up by me and previous administrators we asked that you would not post virus messages on the list , i have seen several of these posted to the list . And i would appreciate it you would please stop sending them to the list . if you want to respond to a virus warning please do it off the list . the list is for researching not for virus and other topics . Thank- you Jan Carter Administrator to the MDGEN list

Jan, this brings up an interesting question, I hope you don't mind if I post it here - there are probably others who also would like to know. You mention about posting things off the list. How is it that sometimes, a message does go to the list, and sometimes to the person I am replying to? This one, as I type it, for instance shows it will be To: MDGEN-L - but other times, it shows a member's name. One county list I am on is scary to me because I get so many of these off-list messages. Especially about off-topic things like Viet Nam Disabled Veterans and marches, rights, etc. I finally had to block that person's address from my email program. For this post you just sent, only your name appears in the message, and I could see it in the From: column in my program, but other times a whole address shows. How do people get my address when I have it set to show my name, not my address? Which takes me back to the original question - how can it be posted off list when it doesn't show on the message? Like how would I address this to you, if I only wanted you to see it - or chat with another member about family news, recipes and the like which I have seen on lists - and like you say - get out of control? And tell me please, where does it give your standards for the list, so that we may review them? Thanks! - and "listers" - please lets just get Jan's response and not chatter on the list about this. OK? -------Original Message------- From: MDGEN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 07:53:19 To: MDGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDGEN] From Administrator please read hello all , When the list was step- up by me and previous administrators we asked that you would not post virus messages on the list , i have seen several of these posted to the list . And i would appreciate it you would please stop sending them to the list . if you want to respond to a virus warning please do it off the list . the list is for researching not for virus and other topics . Thank- you Jan Carter Administrator to the MDGEN list ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== Census project needs transcribers for any state . There web page is http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/index.htm

Hi everyone , Sorry for the late response , i had to go away . Okay to answer the question that was brought forth to me When you want to respond to a post when you hit he reply the post defaults back to the list in the To field it should read MDGEN-L@rootseb.com . So when you want to reply to the post make sure in the field it says the list name , If it has the person email address or name and you don't want it to go that person change the To field to whom you want to send a reply to . i hope i cleared that question up . if not please let me know . When posting to the list , you cant post subjects like virus , joke , poems , nor can you spam the list . When you post and you don't want to be emailed off the list . you can say please reply through the list or something to that nature . To contact me personally you can eamil me at jcart54@earthlink.net please in the subject line put MDGEN list . i hope i explained everything and i answered your questions . if you this didn't explain please let me know and i will be glad to try and explain this question again . One last note , if you any suggestions or comments i would like your opinion , And if you have a suggestion on what we can do to improve the list please let me know . Thank you Jan Carter - list Administrator MDGEN -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie McCroby Wuensche [mailto:mccroby@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:45 PM To: MDGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGEN] From Administrator please read Jan, this brings up an interesting question, I hope you don't mind if I post it here - there are probably others who also would like to know. You mention about posting things off the list. How is it that sometimes, a message does go to the list, and sometimes to the person I am replying to? This one, as I type it, for instance shows it will be To: MDGEN-L - but other times, it shows a member's name. One county list I am on is scary to me because I get so many of these off-list messages. Especially about off-topic things like Viet Nam Disabled Veterans and marches, rights, etc. I finally had to block that person's address from my email program. For this post you just sent, only your name appears in the message, and I could see it in the From: column in my program, but other times a whole address shows. How do people get my address when I have it set to show my name, not my address? Which takes me back to the original question - how can it be posted off list when it doesn't show on the message? Like how would I address this to you, if I only wanted you to see it - or chat with another member about family news, recipes and the like which I have seen on lists - and like you say - get out of control? And tell me please, where does it give your standards for the list, so that we may review them? Thanks! - and "listers" - please lets just get Jan's response and not chatter on the list about this. OK? -------Original Message------- From: MDGEN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 07:53:19 To: MDGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDGEN] From Administrator please read hello all , When the list was step- up by me and previous administrators we asked that you would not post virus messages on the list , i have seen several of these posted to the list . And i would appreciate it you would please stop sending them to the list . if you want to respond to a virus warning please do it off the list . the list is for researching not for virus and other topics . Thank- you Jan Carter Administrator to the MDGEN list ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== Census project needs transcribers for any state . There web page is http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/index.htm ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== All post goes directly to the list , If you want to respond to a post that someone posted you will need change the email address to that person .