WELCOME TO THE "NYFingerLakes-L" MAILING LIST!

Revised April 18, 1998

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The list owner is Diane Kurtz, dkurtz@snet.net
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Welcome to the NYFingerLakes mailing list. Subscribers
have come to be known affectionately as "FLakes".

  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. 

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A.   QUICK INSTRUCTIONS

   a.To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
           NYFingerLakes-L-request@rootsweb.com      (for individual messages)
           NYFingerLakes-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)

   b.To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to:
           NYFingerLakes-L-request@rootsweb.com      (for individual messages)
           NYFingerLakes-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)

   c.To post messages to everyone on the list:
           NYFingerLakes-L@rootsweb.com

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B.   PURPOSE

The NYFingerLakes-L Mailing List is an e-mail list for genealogical research in Cayuga, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates Counties.

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C.   TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:

NYFingerLakes-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: NYFingerLakes-L-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the
message: subscribe

NYFingerLakes-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: NYFingerLakes-D-request@rootsweb.com with
one word in the body of the message: subscribe

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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:
           NYFingerLakes-L@rootsweb.com

   2.To send COMMANDS to the computer & SmartList software that runs this list use:
           NYFingerLakes-L-request@rootsweb.com      (for individual messages)
           NYFingerLakes-D-request@rootsweb.com      (for a digest of multiple messages)

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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.

NYFingerLakes-L-request@rootsweb.com      (for individual messages)
NYFingerLakes-D-request@rootsweb.com      (for a digest of multiple messages)

   a.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 file welcome.txt 

   b.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.

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F.   HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS:

Genealogy Resources on the Internet: Mailing Lists
http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html

User Mailing Lists Hosted by RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/

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Good Luck & Have Fun!

Diane Lerch Kurtz
dkurtz@snet.net

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