At 01:59 PM 10/18/98 -0700, you wrote: >Can someone clear my mind on SIGNATURE BLOCKS in postings to this list? > >Are they allowed? > >If I read the welcome letter right, the answer is no ... but want to be >sure. > >Thanks. > >Dick S. Hi Dick & all - In general signature files shouldn't be used when posting to any mailing lists. All messages posted to mailing lists eventually make it into searchable archives. Signature files at the end of each message add repetitive text over and over again within the archives for each mailing list. This has two negative effects. First, that means a lot of wasted hard disk space for long-term storage. Second, for those people who post their surnames in the sig files, a search of the archives will return multiple returns on the same person's posts over and over again. For example, if you were to search the archives for a specific name you are researching, you would get your own messages returned back to you as hits for each post you made with a signature file attached. Use signature files in all of your personal private correspondence, but turn them off for posts to mailing lists. If you want to be sure that your surnames are posted on the mailing lists you subscribe to, be sure to repost your list every other month or so just to be sure new subscribers see what you're working on. Good luck, Cyndi ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Cyndi Howells Puyallup, Washington PSRoots List Poohbah cyndihow@oz.net PSRoots-L Mailing List http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/psroots.htm To subscribe or unsubscribe from the list, send a NEW e-mail message to: PSRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com or PSRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) with only one word in the body: subscribe or: unsubscribe