Howdy all: For the past couple of weeks several of you have sent messaged intended for the list to me at the slovenia-l-request or slovenia-d-request address. The *-request addresses are NOT for queries, etc. Rather, those are for subscribe/unsubscribe requests and the like. I do not have time to forward wayward messages to the list. Here I am enclosing the welcome message sent to new SLOVENIA-L subscribers. Please take the time to review it. Sincerely, Dave Lawrence -------------------------------------------------- Message follows: WELCOME TO THE SLOVENIA GENEALOGY MAILING LIST! Revised January 10, 2000 Please keep this message. I recommend that you keep a copy on file in your computer as well as a printed paper copy that you can find easily. Read this message. Yes, I realize it is long but there is a lot of important information here. You may see some new terms and phrases here along with exacting instructions about sending commands etc. You will get used to it soon enough -- don't let it bother you. In order to make things work well you must follow instructions - to the letter. If you leave something out of a command or put something extra in, it won't work. This is because of the way computer programs work. The list manager is Dave Lawrence. I can be reached via e-mail at [email protected] RootsWeb is the host for the mailing list. You are currently subscribed in "mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made to SLOVENIA as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to digest mode are given below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUICK INSTRUCTIONS PURPOSE SUGGESTIONS TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB (i.e.) subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. MISCELLANEOUS HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUICK INSTRUCTIONS To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages) In the body include only one word: subscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages) In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) To post messages to everyone on the list: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PURPOSE The SLOVENIA-L Mailing List is an e-mail discussion list This is a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in genealogy or history related to the SLOVENIA family. Discussion of migration patterns, emigration/immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, SLOVENIA settlements, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. as related to SLOVENIAs is encouraged. Public announcements of information of interest to Genealogists in general though it may not be SLOVENIA-specific is permitted but please use discretion. Do not post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. For information on virus hoaxes and urban legends see http://www.kumite.com/myths/ among others. Please do not send file attachments (messages with files appended) to the list. If you have a file you would like to share with the members, announce what you have to offer, then send the file only to those who request it, via private email. There are many SLOVENIA branches and not everyone will want the data on your line. No rude comments or flaming is permitted on the list! No discussion of flaming is permitted on the list! For definitions of flaming and related information see http://www.man.ac.uk/~zlsiira/Netiquette/flame.html and http://www.pass.wayne.edu/~twk/flaming.html Do not impose any other rules or conditions, expressed or implied elsewhere, upon this list. Rules of other forums may not necessarily apply here. Do not try to regulate this list. If you do not like the way someone formats their queries or responses, or the content of their subject titles, take it up with the listowner, NOT on the list. The list is for genealogy and history. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUGGESTIONS: Try to keep quoting to a minimum. "Quoting" is repeating text of the message you are replying to. Some quoting is necessary to remind other readers what the thread is about but do try to use good judgement. Quoting the previous writer's signature block or surname list is totally unnecessary. Surname lists are okay but please try to limit them to say, half a dozen names. Any more than that and many people just won't read them. Try keeping several small lists and rotate them with each succeeding message. Accuracy is important and sources are vital. Ancestor lists are worthless if the information is wrong. All information need not be accompanied by source citations, but I do recommend strongly that posts either include sources or a note stating that they are available on request. If information is speculation then label it as such until it is proven or commonly accepted as fact. When posting your query try to give as much information as you know, i.e. dates and places of all vital events if known, along with enough other family members so that the reader can positively identify if they are researching the same family. "Anyone out there researching MYFAMILY?" just doesn't cut it. When replying to the list (this also can apply to private replies) try to quote some portions of the previous message so that other readers are reminded what the "thread" is about. Make it clear what is quoted material and what you are adding. Most mail readers take care of this for you by inserting greater-than signs ">" at the beginning of each quoted line or possibly double brackets "<<" before and ">>" after the quoted piece. Use standard procedures to "cut" unnecessary material. Post your query frequently, perhaps once a month, if you have not yet found your ancestor. New people are joining the list all the time and they may have the info you need. Please send replies to the list, not just to the original poster. Other members may benefit from the data that you provide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM: SLOVENIA-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. To subscribe send an e-mail message to: [email protected] with one word in the body of the message: subscribe SLOVENIA-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 are put into a digest to be delivered later. The digest is generated approximately once a day and delivered to digest subscribers. This option is handy for people who don't want multiple messages to accumulate in their mail box. Keep in mind that the digest may not be generated until a certain volume of notes is reached. To subscribe send an email message to: [email protected] with one word in the body of the message: subscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE: There are two separate e-mail addresses to use in order to participate in this list: To send MESSAGES to ALL subscribers on either version of the list use: [email protected] To send COMMANDS to the computer & SmartList software that runs this list use: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB: To subscribe, unsubscribe or make other changes to your mailing list subscription, you will send "commands" to the computer & the SmartList software on RootsWeb. [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages) To manage your subscription, send an e-mail message to the address above and use any of the following commands, typed within the body of your e-mail message. Type ONLY one of the commands as it is shown below. Do not add any extra words or lines of text: subscribe unsubscribe get file welcome.txt Do NOT use a signature file attached to the e-mail message. The software reads your message and tries to answer each command it finds. When it runs across your signature file it gets a bit confused and will send you a message stating something like 'Do not recognize command 'Jones'. Do not recognize command "Smith", etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MISCELLANEOUS Please do not send file attachments to the list. If you have a file that you think folks might be interested in receiving, post a note to the list asking for people to contact you directly if they are interested in receiving the file. Some people do not have systems which can handle file attachments and it can wreak havoc with those systems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Luck & Have Fun! Dave Lawrence [email protected] http://fuzzo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to the folks at RootsWeb for hosting this mailing list and making our online genealogical research an easier & more productive activity! Please show them your support by visiting their web site and consider becoming a RootsWeb sponsor: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com How to Subscribe to RootsWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html For your verification, a transcript of the original subscription request is included below. -- -- End of welocme message -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David M. Lawrence | Home: (804) 559-9786 9272-G Hanover Crossing Drive | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23116 | Email: [email protected] USA | http: http://fuzzo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Pogo "No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku" -- Richard Brautigan