In a message dated 8/18/2006 6:32:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, margaret.teat2@verizon.net writes: Everyone, RootsWeb is preparing to migrate all mailing lists to a new and updated list management system over the next couple of weeks, according to the following schedule: Thursday, August 17 - Lists A-C Monday, August 21 - Lists D-F Tuesday, August 22 - Lists G-I Wednesday, August 23 - Lists J-L Thursday, August 24 - Lists M-O Monday, August 28 - Lists P-R Tuesday, August 29 - Lists S-U Wednesday, August 30 - Lists V-Z AOL users, please check your spam folders and if you find list mail held as spam, you will need to be sure to click the *THIS IS NOT SPAM* link to send the list mail to your current mailbox. This will 'train' the system to understand that mail from this new server is not spam. For list subscribers, the changeover should be smooth. However there is one significant change you should be aware of. The new management system treats both the digest ("-D") and regular delivery ("-L") lists as a single list with two delivery options-digest or regular. This means that the "-L" or "-D" is dropped from the list name within the system.You can choose to drop the "-L" or "-D" in the list email address when sending messages to the list. Your current subscriptions will be migrated over so if you are currently subscribed to the digest, you will continue to be subscribed to the digest. You will no longer be able to receive both the digest and the regular delivery ("-L") versions of the list at the same email address. If you are currently subscribed to both "-L" and "-D" with the same address, you will only continue to be subscribed to regular delivery when the list is migrated. You will need to subscribe to the list digest with a different address. Other changes you might notice include: - Changes to the layout, volume and issue numbers of the digests. - New "welcome" and "goodbye" and other messages. - New message footers. - The "from" email will be different (no "-L") so some messages may be sent to your "junk" folder. For those of you that filter your mail, you need to adjust your filters. Please report anything unusual or confusing that you find during this transition period to me at margaret.teat2@verizon.net. If you do not find mail in your mailbox over the next couple of weeks... check the archives. As mentioned in the beginning, there may be some issues with ISPs while the migration of ALL 30,000+ lists occurs. It may be necessary for you to resubscribe. I will not be aware of any "issues" until your address bounces off the list. And from what I have observed so far, I will not be able to pinpoint why it may have. Digest subscribers -- I expect that I will hear from some of you as the way you receive your digest may appear differently.... I have a fix for it.... just email me. There should be no interruption in the flow of your mail. You may not even notice the change when it occurs. I will be notified in the same manner that Admins are notified of receipt of a newly established list and will need to rebuild our Welcome Message, etc. Eventually, there will be a website you can go to to more proactively manage your mail and even have the option to turn mail off when you go on vacation rather than unsubscribe! The drawback is that you will have to remember to turn it back on! Keep an eye on the Help Desk page to see if there are any notices that may affect your experience in the next few weeks. Post away! Don't be shy! We need the mail to be generated to ensure all is going as planned. Thanks All, Derrell Oakley Teat ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== EDIT YOUR QUERIES Remember to edit those replies. Excess information takes up valuable web space. Thank you for informing me. I have been going through bought with cancer, and then a rape so I haven't been on much last few months. Sandel _BRISKEY-L@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:BRISKEY-L@rootsweb.com) Seattle