At the beginning of the year the RootsWeb mail list for the surname RACKHAM was launched. Please feel free to subscribe (it's free) to this list to meet others researching this name in many areas of the world. There are two formats of this list - if you subscribe to the L list you will receive each message as it is posted, but the D (or Digest) list saves the messages and sends a batch of them at regular intervals. To subscribe address you Email to either: RACKHAM-L-request@rootsweb.com (for mail mode) or RACKHAM-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode.) The main area for your message should contain ONLY the word subscribe and NOTHING else. Should you wish to switch from one mode to the other, you should unsubscribe from one and then subscribe to the other. To unsubscribe you MUST use the same list address as you used to subscribe to the list, and MUST be from your SAME email address. This time the only word should be unsubscribe If changing Servers you MUST unsubscribe on your old Server and subscribe again using your new Server email address. To post to the RACKHAM list messages should be sent to RACKHAM-L@rootsweb.com (note WITHOUT the word 'request') and messages will appear in both L and Digest formats. Happy relly research ! Peter Blades.