Revised March 7-2001 **Please save a copy of this message for future reference. The list administrator is Cheryl Lynette Hayes, cheryl@clhayes.com RootsWeb is the host for the mailing list.
A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS B. PURPOSE C. TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM D. E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB (i.e.) subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS 1. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: lefaucheur-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) lefaucheur-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages) In the body include only one word: subscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) 2. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: lefaucheur-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) lefaucheur-D-request@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) 3. To post messages to everyone on the list: lefaucheur-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B. PURPOSE The LeFaucheur -L Mailing List is an e-mail list for genealogical research............on the LeFaucheur NAME. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C. TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM: lefaucheur-L is for individual messages to be delivered to your e-mail address. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address, you will receive a copy of the message. To subscribe send an e-mail message to: lefaucheur-L-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message: subscribe lefaucheur-D is for a digest of several accumulated messages to be delivered to your email address. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address, they are put into a digest to be delivered later. The digest is generated approximately once a day and delivered to digest subscribers. This option is handy for people who don't want multiple messages to accumulate in their mail box. To subscribe send an email message to: lefaucheur-D-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message: subscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D. E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE: There are two separate e-mail addresses to use in order to participate in this list: 1. To send MESSAGES to ALL subscribers on either version of the list use: lefaucheur-L@rootsweb.com 2. To send COMMANDS to the computer & SmartList software that runs this list use: lefaucheur-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) lefaucheur-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB: To subscribe, unsubscribe or make other changes to your mailing list subscription, you will send "commands" to the computer & the SmartList software on RootsWeb. lefaucheur-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) lefaucheur-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages) 1. To manage your subscription, send an e-mail message to the address above and use any of the following commands, typed within the body of your e-mail message. Type ONLY one of the commands as it is shown below. Do not add any extra words or lines of text: subscribe unsubscribe get welcome.txt (**When using the "get" command, be sure to include one word in the subject line: archive ) 2. Do NOT use a signature file attached to the e-mail message. The software reads your message and tries to answer each command it finds. When it runs across your signature file it gets a bit confused and will send you a message stating something like 'Do not recognize command 'Jones'. Do not recognize command "Smith", etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F. HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS: Genealogy Resources on the Internet: Mailing Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html User Mailing Lists Hosted by RootsWeb http:lists.rootsweb.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good Luck & Have Fun!
Cheryl Lynette Hayes
cheryl@clhayes.com
