Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.
Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb
Virus warnings
RootsWeb's mailing lists are filtered and attachments are not allowed. A
virus that is distributed as an attachment will not reach you through a
RootsWeb mailing list.
A recent virus, and several imitations of it, may result in your receiving
an e-mail (or a greeting card) with a virus attached, that appears to come
from RootsWeb or from an address you are familiar with. Some virus will send
a message to all the unread messages in the infected person's mailbox
folders, with the virus attached. It may include the original message
followed by instructions to look at the attachment. Another will use
addresses found in the infected person's address book. They send messages
using a forged address (for instance, using RootsWeb or the infected person
in the return address). The subject line and message may indicate it is in
response to a message you sent, making it even more credible. While it may
appear to come from RootsWeb, that is only an illusion of the virus -- our
address and the subject line is a forgery.
What can you do? Protect yourself by never opening an attachment from
someone you do not know, or that look suspicious. If an unexpected
attachment comes from someone you do know, write to confirm they sent the
attachment prior to opening it. If you have an e-mail from RootsWeb, and
there is an attachment of any kind, don't open it. If you clicked on an
attachment and received a message that the file was corrupted, it likely
means your computer has been infected by the virus.
Most importantly, use a virus protection program. Know what viruses are out
there so you will recognize one when if you get it. There are sites that
will help you, including those shown below.
http://housecall.antivirus.com/pc_housecall/http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/http://www.stanford.edu/group/partners/hoaxes.shtmlhttp://kumite.com/myths/http://www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/default2.asphttp://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/newapt.htm
Remember, if you do not open the attachment, you substantially reduce the
chances of becoming infected with a virus. Delete it. Then empty the trash
bin to make sure it is gone. If you are using an e-mail program that stores
attachments elsewhere on your computer, such as Eudora, find it there and
delete it too.
John H Green
List Admin
Hi all
just a update for users as some people have had trouble when trying to unsubscribe there are two lists a L and D list make sure you unsubscrible from the one you joined up to or you will get a message saying your not on the list and can not be removed
the below can be found on the List Home Page
at www.jhgreen.net
1. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: Example-L-request(a)rootsweb.com (for individual messages) Example-D-request(a)rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages) In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
Your List Administrator
John Henry Green
Toowoomba Australia
www.jhgreen.net