Can anyone tell me what is wrong? Sometimes when I try to click on a site or try to subscribe to the NY Military list) I get the following message.."could not perform this operation because default mail client is not properly installed" Sorry ,Diane, I know this isn't a genealogy question but I am missing out on a lot of sites. This list is great and has helped me a lot so maybe someone can tell me what is wrong? I use Netscape Navigator if that helps..Thank you. Marlene -----Original Message----- From: John Clavin <jjc@bga.com> To: NY-Military-L@rootsweb.com <NY-Military-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:17 PM Subject: [NY-Mil] New Welcome Message >Hi gang, > >I have updated the welcome message for the list to be a little more helpful >(I think). This is the message that newcomers to the list get when then >first subscribe. I am sending it to all of you because their are a few >things, like how to access the archives, that you may not have known or may >have forgotten. > >Anybody catch any errors or have any suggestions to add to the welcome >message, let me know. Here it is: > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > >Welcome to the NY MILITARY-L mailing list. >You will receive individual messages sent to the list. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ >****Please save a copy of this message for future reference**** > >You will need these instructions to unsubscribe or change your subscription. >(Its a good idea to have a folder in your mailbox called "Welcome" or >"Subscriptions" to save these in). > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ > >QUICK GUIDE > > a. To SUBSCRIBE, send an e-mail message to: > NY-Military-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > NY-Military-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of messages) > In the body include only one word: subscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > b. To UNSUBSCRIBE, send an e-mail message to: > NY-Military-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > NY-Military-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of messages) > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > c. To send MESSAGES to all other list subscribers, send them to: > NY-Military-L@rootsweb.com > Messages sent to this address will also be included in the digest > > d. To SEARCH the list archives, go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=NY-Military-L > > e. Additional ASSISTANCE on using this list may be obtained at: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail3.html > or by contacting the list adminstrator by e-mail > > f. The NOMAIL feature is not available. If you wish to temporarily stop > receiving list mail, simply send the UNSUBSCRIBE message described > above to stop mail, and the SUBSCRIBE message to restart it. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ > >PURPOSE > >NY-Military-L is a mailing list which provides for the exchange of >genealogical information about New York residents who served in the >military in any place and at any time. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ > >GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MAILING LISTS > >NY-Military-L is for individual messages to be delivered to your e-mail >address. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address, >you will receive a copy of the message. > >NY-Military-D is for a digest of several accumulated messages to be >delivered to your email address. As each subscriber to the list sends >messages to the list address, they will be put into a digest to be >delivered later. The digest will be sent to digest subscribers about once >each day depending on message volume. This option is best if you don't want >multiple messages to accumulate in your mail box. > >To subscribe to either, see the instructions above. To change your >subscription from one version to the other you must unsubscribe from the >first, and then subscribe to the other. > >For information on other mailing lists hosted by RootsWeb, go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ > >LIST POLICIES > >Some general guidance on the policies and accepted practices for RootsWeb >lists is provided at: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail5.html > >All users of the list are expected to follow generally accepted rules of >internet etiquette or "netiquette". In particular: > - DO NOT "flame" others or continue to send messages that prolong "flame >wars" > - DO NOT send chain letters or virus alerts to the list > - DO NOT post copyrighted material > - DO NOT use the list for commercial advertising > - DO stay on topic > - DO be helpful, and not critical, if someone else appears to be ignorant > >For more information on netiquette, the following sites may be helpful: > http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html > http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ >ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS > >Thanks to Karen & Brian at RootsWeb for hosting this mailing list and >making our online genealogical research an easier and more productive >activity. Please show them your support by visiting their web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >and consider becoming a RootsWeb contributor: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >Good luck in your genealogy search. Have fun! > >***** John Clavin | NY-Military-L List Administrator | jjc@bga.com ***** > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ > > >