Hi, all. Rootsweb is moving to a new list system, and our list is scheduled to
be moved with the first group. You may notice nothing, or some small
differences. You probably got an email from "announce(a)mail.rootsweb.com"
explaining what was happening, unless it landed in your SPAM folder. If you
need to see the entire email, please contact me privately. However, here is a
list of the changes you might notice:
1. Digest subscribers will notice a small difference in the layout, volume
and issue numbers of the list digests. If your digests arrive in a different
format than you are used to and you would like it changed, contact me
privately at the list admin address, which stays the same:
LISTNAME-admin(a)rootsweb.com. Also, if you run into any unusual or
confusing occurrences with mail from this list that could possibly be related
to the changeover, let me know at the admin address.
2. The "-L" is being dropped from the official list name. This means the
"from" address your mailing list emails come from will be slightly
different- ListName(a)rootsweb.com instead of the current
ListName-L(a)rootsweb.com. ** You may have to adjust your spam filters or
put the new address on your "accept" list to prevent it from being
caught in your "junk" folder. ** If you use email headers to filter list mail
to a special folder in your email program, check whether your filters will
need tweaking under the new system.
3. If you previously subscribed to the list in both L and D modes using the
same email address you will find that you are no longer subbed in Digest
mode. The new software doesn't permit the same address to be subbed in both L
and D modes. Therefore, if you wish to receive both modes, you will need to
subscribe to the digests using a different email address. Write to me at
valorie dot zimmerman at gmail dot com if you would like an invite to gmail,
one of the free email systems available. Yahoo and Hotmail will also work
well.
This sounds like a big change, but it doesn't have to change the way you
use the list. Here's why:
- You will still be able to send messages to the list using the
"ListName-L(a)rootsweb.com" email address you use today. Additionally, you
can choose to drop the "-L" and send your messages to
ListName(a)rootsweb.com. Both addresses will work after the list has been
migrated.
- You will still be able to subscribe and unsubscribe to the mail or
digest mode by sending your request to ListName-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
or ListName-D-request(a)rootsweb.com as you do today. You will also be
able to unsubscribe from the mail or digest mode by sending your
"unsubscribe" message to LISTNAME-request(a)rootsweb.com. Be sure to use the
command in the Subject line, not just the body of the message.
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Please continue to send your queries, data, and responses to the list as
usual. It is a great time to post a new query to try to break down those
brick walls.
I have a number of lists moving in the first batch; sorry for the form letter!
Eventually we will all be very happy that this move was made, difficult as it
is for the staff and list administrators right now. It's like moving from an
old house with a leaky roof and bad plumbing into a new modern place -- very
cool, but the move is still difficult!
All the best,
Valorie
PS: Exact timing of the move:
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/migrate_sched.html