Hello everyone,
Lately, there seems to be some confusion regarding the two different
types of subscription modes which are available for Rootsweb's mailing
lists. These two modes are MAIL mode and DIGEST mode. If you are not
sure exactly what they are, please read below. If your still not sure
after reading this message, please contact me directly at
jc(a)scrserv.com.
IMPORTANT: Please note that you should only subscribe in one mode or
the other, not both. Otherwise you will receive duplicate messages.
1. MAIL MODE - When you subscribe to a mailing list in MAIL mode,
this means that as each subscriber sends a message to the list, you
will receive a copy of the message as a separate email. So, for
example, if five other subscribers from our list sent messages to the
list today, you would receive the messages as five separate e-mail's.
MAIL mode list addresses have an L appended to the surname; i.e.,
CENTERS-L or CENTER-L
2. DIGEST MODE - When you subscribe to a mailing list in DIGEST
mode, this means that as messages are sent to the list, the system
puts the messages into a digest to be delivered to you later. The
digest is generated approximately once a day and delivered to digest
subscribers (CENTERS-D). This option is handy for people who don't
want multiple messages to accumulate in their mailbox. DIGEST mode
list addresses have a D appended to the surname; i.e., CENTERS-D or
CENTER-D.
3. To subscribe to the CENTERS mailing list in MAIL mode, you would
send a message to CENTERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com with the word
subscribe in the subject line. To unsubscribe from the list, you
would send a message with the word unsubscribe in the subject line to
the same address CENTERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com .
4. To subscribe to the CENTERS mailing list in DIGEST mode, you would
send a message to CENTERS-D-request(a)rootsweb.com with the word
subscribe in the subject line. To unsubscribe from the list, you
would send a message with the word unsubscribe in the subject line to
the same address CENTERS-D-request(a)rootsweb.com .
5. CHANGING SUBSCRIPTION MODE: If you would like to change your
current subscription mode, please do the following:
To change your current subscription from MAIL mode to DIGEST mode:
1) Send a message with the word unsubscribe in the subject line to
CENTERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
2) Then, send another message with the word subscribe in the subject
line to CENTERS-D-request(a)rootsweb.com
To change your current subscription from DIGEST mode to MAIL mode:
1) Send a message with the word unsubscribe in the subject line to
CENTERS-D-request(a)rootsweb.com
2) Then, send another message with the word subscribe in the subject
line to CENTERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
6. To send a message to the listowner without it being sent to the
list, send message to CENTERS-admin(a)lists6.rootsweb.com
Hope this helps,
Lisa Center