Count me in. Aldene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maura Petzolt" <maurasminis@hotmail.com> To: <SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:18 PM Subject: [SH] Ancestor Party .. getting ready > > OK, in just the few minutes since I posted that notice I've already been > inundated with YES emails so we'll do it. > > Let me get it organized, I can't tell you what day I'll get it done as my > schedule this week is a bit up in the air... but lets go ahead and do > this. > > Many people want to switch to digest instead of individual emails (with > over 1000 on the list, that's a lot of emails even if only half > participate, and usually nearly everyone does). > > So if you are on regular INDIVIDUAL emails and want to switch to digest, > this is how you do it > > Send the word unsubscribe (no other text ) in the body of an email to > SHAMROCK-L-request@rootsweb.com .. then... send subscribe (no other text) > in the body of an email to SHAMROCK-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > If you want to just unsubscribe for the week or so we do this (I'm > thinking of starting this maybe this weekend and going through next > weekend)... then you send unsubscribe in the body of an email (no other > text) to either the following addresses depending on if you are on regular > or digest form. Send it to the correct address, for example if you are on > digest and want to unsubscribe, and you send it to the L address which > covers regular mail, then it wont' do anything. That confuses a LOT of > people > > For regular individual mail send unsubscribe/subscribe requests to > SHAMROCK-L-request@rootsweb.com > > For digest mail send unsubscribe/subscribe requests to > SHAMROCK-D-request@rootsweb.com > > Needless to say, no commands go to the posting address of > SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com even tho people do that. I'd ask the help of > listmembers here as my computer access is limited. If someone posts an > unsubscribe to the list, please someone email them these directions (maybe > copy and paste them?) privately... that would help out a lot right now. > > So .. go ahead and get your computer set up how you want... and then also > get your info together, this is just for IRISH ancestors not everyone in > your line. There's a format but basically its just who, where and when, > and what you're looking for. > > Don't start yet tho.... I'll send an email about when to start sending. > With members all over the world (literally) I always give at least 3 days > to get everyone notified and let them switch to digest if they want. > > Maura > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > **Civil Registration began in Ireland > in 1864. Before that time, you will > need to access parish registers. See > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints ** > >