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
We've just received word that the A-C mailing list migration will be delayed until Thursday, August 17th, so don't expect to see any changes until then.
Beth, List Admin
Hi, All-
RootsWeb is in the process of switching over to new upgraded list management software. It is my expectation that this list will be migrated over to the new system sometime tomorrow. 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 Clore-L(a)rootsweb.com to just Clore(a)rootsweb.com (no “L” at the end). You will be automatically subscribed to the list when the migration occurs.
An exception to that is for those currently subscribed in both List and Digest mode. Under the new software the same email address may not be subscribed to both List and Digest. Those currently subscribed to both modes will be subscribed to the List mode. If you wish to continue your subscription to the Digest mode, you will need to use a different email adddress. The best solution for those with more than one email address is to pick up a free email address at Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, etc., or I have a number of Gmail invitations I can issue. If you’d like a Gmail invitation, just let me know privately. Contact information is below. To subscribe to Digest mode, send your request as you always have to Clore-D-request(a)rootsweb.com.
Please note: When subscribing or unsubscribing the new software requires that the word Subscribe or Unsubscribe must appear in the subject line. You may also include it in the message body if you’d like, but it *must* appear in the subject line.
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. Also, if you run into any unusual or confusing occurrences with mail from this list that could possibly be related to the chageover, let me know. I’m on vacation until the end of this week so am not accessing email as frequently as usual, but I will get back to you.
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.
Please continue to send your queries, data, and responses to the list as usual. If you’d like to see when other mailing lists to which you’re subscribed are scheduled to be migrated, go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/migrate_sched.html.
Thanks,
Beth Johnston
Clore Mailing List Admin
bpjohnston(a)charter.net
Following migration: Clore-admin(a)rootsweb.com