Sgt George (How appropriate!) Your constant sending of this message will cause others to do the same thing I will do next, UNSUBSCRIBE! Doug SURNAME-QUERY List Owner wrote: > I'm going to post this at least every other day, maybe daily. There are too > many new users subscribing each day and most don't read the Welcome > Message. Sorry to bother the rest of you, but after you have read this once, > you can just delete it from then on. > > 1) Us a proper Subject line !!!!! The correct format is: > > DOE, John A.; 1780-1910; England>VA>GA > > 2) If you have many surnames, try to send email with no more than two > per message. You can easily type in info for 2 names in the Subject > line. > > 3) In the Subject line AND in the body of the message, type the SURNAME > in ALLCAPS. This is standard when using the Internet for genealogy > research. It makes it so much easier to pick out the names from the > other text. > > 4) When replying to a query in the Digest, DO NOT reply with the default > Subject, e.g., Re: SURNAME-QUERY-D Digest V98 #382. Delete that > Subject and type in something meaningful, something that is a true > description of what you are going to talk about. > > 5) DO NOT include the entire Digest or the entire text of a single email > in your reply !!!!! Use your mouse pointer to "highlight" unwanted text > and delete all but just enough of the original to identify what your > reply refers to. To AOL Users: things work just the opposite for > you; when replying to an email, highlight the text you want in the > reply BEFORE you click the Reply button. > > 6) Send your queries to: [email protected] > NOT to: [email protected] > > The address containing "-request" is ONLY for subscribing and > unsubscribing. > > 7) If you want to unsubscribe, DO NOT attempt to do so by "replying" to > an email you are reading on the List. If you do that, your subject line > will reflect the subject of the message to which you are applying, and > will be proceeded by RE: An unsubscribe message with RE: will NOT > work at RootsWeb. Nothing is done and the message is forwarded to > me, the Listowner. Then I have to take the time to manually > unsubscribe you. > > 8) You MUST send your unsubscribe message to: > > [email protected] > > Notice that this is exactly the opposite of sending email to the List. > If you send an unsubscribe message to: > > [email protected] > > It won't work and your attempt clutters up the List with unnecessary > email. > > 9) Do not discuss ANYTHING on this List except SURNAME research. > There are other Lists for just about everything imaginable under the > sun. Use the RESEARCH-HOWTO List for general genealogy > research questions. Use the FTM List for discussing the FTM > genealogy program. (There are also other Lists for other programs.) > There are also Lists for Country, State, County, Area, Ethnic Origins, > Specific Surnames, etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseam. > > 10) If you wish to discuss anything contained in this notice, DO NOT > send back to the List. Send to me at the address in the header of > this message. > > 11) If you need to know if a List exists for a certain SURNAME, or for > a certain ethnic group, or for a certain state, etc., go to the following > URL and search for the List you want: > > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > > This is John Fuller's web site and he has listed and indexed all the > Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups on the Net/Web. You will find > not only all the Lists at RootsWeb, but all the Lists on other servers > that deal with Genealogy and related Lists/Groups. > > If I have forgotten anything let me know privately and I will add to this > notice. The user list is getting so large that we have to do everything > possible to cut down on unneeded posts and to make it as easy as > possible to download the daily messages and read those that apply > to us. Short posts, good subject lines, and using the proper addresses > go a long way in reducing the clutter here on the List. > > Regards, > SgtGeorge > Listowner > > ==== SURNAME-QUERY Mailing List ==== > If not receiving messages, it may mean mail to your address > has bounced. > > Please resubscribe...