Many of these questions are answered in one of the following areas. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) GENEALOG (Genealogy storage of textual help files) FAMILY (Surnames listing of those who research the same surname) Many of those reading this and other lists do not quite understand how the ROOTS-L Mailing List and how it works....this file should be helpful. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ? ? > What is Roots-L ? ? =============== A mailing list of subscribers who are interested in GENEALOGY. It is a place where one can ask for help/assistance in finding information, or where it may it found. Many messages are passed through this LIST each day from those who have enough interest to ask or take the time to type a message requesting information. PLEASE NOTE THIS ! ! If you want to send a message to all of the people on the mailing list, then use the following address: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com BUT IF you want to request something from the RootsWeb computer, please send your request to: ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com If you send your requests to ROOTS-L, we will all receive your message and you will not receive your requested information. There are approx 5000-6000 users subscribed to the list. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ? ? > How do I subscribe to the ROOTS-L Mailing List. ? ? ============================================== You may subscribe to the ROOTS-L mailing list by sending a regular message to: ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the following one line as the only text of the message. Please do not send a signature. subscribe =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ? ? > How do I signoff or Unsub ROOTS-L ? ? ================================= You may leave the ROOTS-L list at any time by sending either of the following line: unsubscribe command to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ? ? > Is there an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions Asked) area. ? ? ============================================ You may request it yourself by sending to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com a message with the subject line "archive" and the command get faq.index =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ? ? > What is Genealog ? ? ================ GENEALOG is an area on the RootsWeb computer which is used for storage of many, many textual files which pertain to genealogy. GENEALOG has 100s of files, all of which are available to any user via regular e-mail. You may request a listing of the file be mailed to you by simply sending to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com a message with the subject line "archive" and containing the command get roots-l.catalog You may pick & choose the filenames of interest and to request a file just simply send a message to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the subject line "archive" and a command such as get genealog.filename (please replace the "filename" with the filename of interest) get roots-l.helpfile Helpfile for ROOTS-L Users =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Depending on your interests, you may receive information by simply sending the messages to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the subject line "archive" and these commands: get roots-l.catalog Complete listing of ROOTS-L files, which includes all the files in GENEALOG but not FAQ or FAMILY. get faq.index Index of the FAQ (First Asked Questions) files get family.index Index of the FAMILY (Surnames) Directory =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Important Addresses ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com When sending a message to all on the list ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com When requesting info from SmartList =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ROOTS-L Files are also available by anonymous FTP for users on the Internet. FTP to ftp.cac.psu.edu with userid anonymous and your e-mail address as the password. Then enter cd pub/genealogy/roots-l to move to the ROOTS-L area. You may use DIR to list files in various groups, Eg. DIR family.* and GET to retrieve the data, Eg. GET faq.index. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * If you have a question about a specific area, ask one of us ...... * * Roots-L Owner: alf.christophersen@nutri.uio.no Alf Christophersen * * FAMILY * File Maintainer: karen@RAND.ORG Karen E. Isaacson * * GENEALOG * File Maintainer: vicki@thauvin.net Vicki Thauvin * * FAQ * File Maintainer: vicki@thauvin.net Vicki Thauvin * Thanks to all for your understanding, and good luck with your genealogical research. Cliff Manis and the ROOTS-L crew! ================================================================================ Here are some additionals listserv commands you may find useful. SmartList supports many more commands than you normally see here. Please read all this message before sending a change. Use the correct address. (Which address that is depends on what you are doing.) These are posted for your convenience. The following commands are automatically processed by SmartList: To ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com subscribe - subscribe to ROOTS-L unsubscribe - unsubscribe from ROOTS-L To ROOTS-I-request@rootsweb.com subscribe - subscribe to the ROOTS-L index rather than digest unsubscribe - unsubscribe from the ROOTS-L index