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
RootsWeb is in the process of switching over to new upgraded list management software. This list has been switched.
For list subscribers, the changeover should be smooth. The changes primarily involve the administration tools that keep the list running behind the scenes.
The list name is changing from LISTNAME-L to just LISTNAME. So you may subscribe or unsub by sending your request to: LISTNAME-request(a)rootsweb.com with one exception. If you wish to subscribe in Digest mode you must send your subscribe request to LISTNAME-D-request(a)rootsweb.com . You may also continue sending your requests as you always have--either will work. The word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE must be included in the subject and may also be included in the message body.
Digest subscribers will notice some changes to the list digests. New instructions will be added to the digests -- please read them. In addition, the digest volume and issue number may be different (out of sequence) from what you had been receiving. 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: 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.
If you use email headers to filter list mail to a special folder in your email program you may need to check whether your filters will need tweaking under the new system.
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.
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.
Thanks!
Written by Joan Young and used with her permission.
Fred
Frederick M. Dittmar, Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service
PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73026 http://frederick.dittmar.org
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County Coordinator - Beckham County Oklahoma Web Page
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FYI: Now available
""The Descendants of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hudson) Wilson," 20 years in
the
research , 450+ pages, photos in color, carrying all 9 children of
Joseph
and Elizabeth to living descendants.
hard-bound, on acid-free paper, sourced, and indexed. Many of
the narratives submitted by descendants have been included, as well as
some of the research used.
The lineage of Elizabeth Hudson, the ancestor of all those in the book,
is traced back to the immigrant Hudson ancestor.
Written by Ann Horne, El Centro CA
annhorne(a)sbcglobal.net