It surprises me how many people say "e-mail me direct"--if they don't want
to share they shouldn't be on the list.
Jerry M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Bell" <badnews(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <MDGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MDGEN] Reply To All
I certainly didn't realize the "Reply" vs. "Reply
All" worked that way. I
agree completely with Jack. The point is to share and help each other.
J. C. Bell (badnews(a)bellsouth.net)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janice M. Parker" <jimjan(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <MDGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 08:45 PM
Subject: [MDGEN] Reply To All
> This is from Jack Day a cousin from the Beall list. I just loved what
he
> said about Reply to all.
>
> The way the Beall List seems to be set up, if you hit "reply" it goes
only
> to the individual whowrote the note you are replying to, and you
need to
hit
> "Reply All" to have your message go to the entire list.
>
> The purpose of a list is so that discussions can be viewed by all; you
never
> know when your respone to someone's question may be just the information
> that someone else is looking for. (Also, when you're busy, you don't
want
> to have to say the same thing twice!).
>
> So please use "reply all" when responding to notes, and check your
"to"
line
> to make sure it is going to the whole list.
>
> The exception of course if you want to have a personal conversation
about
> someone's health, or whether their family visited for
Thanksgiving, etc,
> which would be less meaningful to other parties.
>
>
>
> ==== MDGEN Mailing List ====
> To unsubscribe from the list : MDGEN-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
> Put unsubscribe in the subject line
>
==== MDGEN Mailing List ====
To unsubscribe from the list : MDGEN-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
Put unsubscribe in the subject line