This information (pasted below my signature) is contained in your welcome message. And the "formula" works the same for each list at Rootsweb. For digest mode, substitute D for L on the sub/unsubscribe messages, but NOT on the posting address, which is always -L@rootsweb.com See also: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail2.html http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail3.html http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/email.html and for updating addresses: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/addresses/ especially: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/addresses/#lists http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ Yours Aye, Lauren Stewart List Admin ..................................... 1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to STEWART-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. Turn off those fancy signatures! 2. How to subscribe: send the command "subscribe" to STEWART-L-request@rootsweb.com. 3. How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and sent to you together as a single large message). There are two steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to STEWART-L-request@rootsweb.com to discontinue mail mode. Second, send the command "subscribe" to STEWART-D-request@rootsweb.com to start receiving digests. 4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. All you have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe when you want the messages to stop, and then when you want them to start again, simply subscribe again. 5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives it, just send it to STEWART-L@rootsweb.com. It will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly to both.