In a message dated 1/27/2000 1:55:14 AM Central Standard Time, "Linda Dorr" <lindadorr@earthlink.net> writes: << This message keeps coming back. Why? >> Linda - it keeps coming back because the address has to be NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com instead of NCROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com Somehow the rootsweb server sorts the messages and sends them out to the appropriate list, depending on what mode you chose to receive the messages when you subbed to the list - as the Digest mode (several posts in one package) or Regular mail (each post sent separately). Take a look at the 2 headings below on the ones in your posts - the first one made it to the list because you have the correct address in the To: field - the second kept coming back because of incorrect address. Hope this helps explain - I have no idea WHY they do it this way - you will have to ask someone who is more computer literate than I am to find that out! :o) Good luck in your research, Betty bnorem@aol.com (Tech stuff snipped)