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 ***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~