There have been so many instances of RootsWeb list mail being blocked by AOL, or causing AOL list members to be bounced off their subscribed lists because of the way AOL manages mail. It causes big headaches for list members, list admins and RootsWeb. Hopefully following the guide below will help with all your RootsWeb lists. The information below, for AOL list members, was written by Joan Young who is the admin for the AOLers-Rootsweb-L@rootsweb.com list. Sue _______________________________________________________________ Under the Mail link on the AOL toolbar > block unwanted mail > sender filter > Use a custom sender list > Two choices: block all mail from senders and domains listed below, or allow only the senders and domains listed below. They can't use the option to block all mail except the senders and addresses below with RootsWeb lists but they can use the block all mail from senders and domains listed below. The choices are: Allow mail from all senders Allow mail only from AOL members Allow mail only from people I know Block mail from all senders Use a custom sender list Of the above, the only choices that work with RootsWeb lists are allow mail from all senders and Use a custom sender list. If they use a custom sender list they can ONLY block addresses of people who are NOT posters to their subscribed lists! With a custom sender list the choices are: blocked mail should be: permanently deleted delivered to spam folder RootsWeb list users should always choose to have a spam folder so that they can check for misdirected list mail and click THIS IS NOT SPAM to move it to their inbox if they find any.