Dear CARMAN subscribers,
RootsWeb is preparing to migrate all mailing lists to a new and updated
list management system. This list has been included in the initial tests
of the new software. When the list has been migrated, there will be some
changes but most have to do with the list administration tools.
For list subscribers, the changeover should be smooth. However there is
one significant change you should be aware of. The new management system
treats both the digest (-D) and regular delivery (-L) lists as a single
list with two delivery options- digest or regular. This means that the -L
or -D is dropped from the list name within the system so the list becomes
CARMAN (NO L).
This sounds like a big change, but it actually wont affect the way the
list functions that much.
Below is a list of the ways this change may affect you:
- You can choose to drop the -L in the list email address when sending
messages to the list. That means messages sent to CARMAN(a)rootsweb.com will
be sent directly to the list. Sending your message to
CARMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com will also continue to work.
- You can unsubscribe from the regular delivery or digest by sending your
unsubscribe message to a single email: CARMAN-request(a)rootsweb.com.
- You can use either CARMAN-L-request(a)rootsweb.com or
CARMAN-request(a)rootsweb.com to subscribe to the regular list delivery. To
subscribe to the list digest, continue to send your subscribe email to
CARMAN-D-request(a)rootsweb.com.
- If you are subbed to this list in either mail or digest mode, your
subscription will automatically transfer to the new system. If you are
subbed in BOTH mail and digest modes with the same email address, you will
be subbed ONLY to regular delivery after the transfer. If you would like
to continue to receive both the regular and digest versions of the list,
you will need to subscribe with two different email addresses.
Other changes you might notice include:
- Changes to the layout, volume and issue numbers of the digests.
- New welcome and goodbye and other messages.
- New message footers.
- The from email will be different (no -L) so some messages may be sent to
your junk folder.
Please report anything unusual or confusing that you find during this
testing period to me at CARMAN-admin(a)rootsweb.com.
Thanks,
Patricia
List Admin