- Purpose of this List:
The MABARNST-L mailing list is an e-mail list for genealogical research in Barnstable
County, MA. The list serves as a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in
genealogy related to Barnstable County, MA. Immigrants to Barnstable County arrived through
the many centuries - 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s. Today their descendants are spread across
country and around the world. If any of your roots are in New England then there is a good
chance they touched Barnstable County. This mailing list is where you will find many
cousins.
- Two Versions of Mailing list:
- Mail Mode:
Example-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 click the following link which will automatically insert the
necessary text and address for subscribing:
Subscribe
to MABARNST-L - Mail Mode
(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
- Digest Mode:
Example-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 click the following link which will
automatically insert the necessary text and address for subscribing:
Subscribe
to MABARNST-D - Digest mode
(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
AOL and possibly other online services browsers and dated
browsers will not recognize/work with the above E-mail coding. If the above links do not
work for you, send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in
the body of a message to:
Mail mode: MABARNST-l-request@rootsweb.com
Digest mode: MABARNST-d-request@rootsweb.com
(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
- D. Guidelines:
- MESSAGES TO THE LIST:
- Try to have a specific subject with a name and date. General subjects like
"Need Help", "Genealogy help", etc... are ignored by a great majority
of subscribers. They just don't have time in their day to read all mailing list messages for
many subscribe to several mailing lists. They only have time to read messages with subjects
of interest to them.
- If you are on the list in the digest mode, do be sure to change the subject of
any message you reply to or your reply will carry only the
subject of ...Digest....
- The list is not moderated. Any message sent to it
automatically goes to everyone on the list. While I in no way want to stifle free
discussion, as list owner I reserve the right to step in if a flame war erupts or if
someone becomes unseemly.
- We try hard to stay on-topic....genealogy of Barnstable County, MA or at least a
connection to Barnstable County. Thanks.
- Do NOT use a signature file attached to the
message.
- Do NOT attach any file to a message. Rootsweb does
not allow attached files. Its filters automatically delete all files. No files will arrive
to you via any mailing list hosted by Rootsweb. This is a great virus prevention. Nowwww a
subscriber to a Rootsweb list may have a virus and the virus may send you a message with
an attached virus from that person but it will not come to you via Rootsweb. It will have
been sent directly to you from the person. It may look like it came from Rootsweb because
of the subject, etc...
- Do NOT use HTML formatting of E-mail messages.
Rootsweb will reject such messages or will try to reformat them. Use Text
formatting. Most E-mail programs have options to turn off HTML formatting.
- PERSONAL MAIL and CHATTING:
If you have a personal message for someone, please send it to their email address, not the
mailing list address. Any mail sent to MABARNST will automatically be sent to everyone on
the list. And may well end up being read by millions of people.
- If you have persistent problems, contact me direct at the above address!
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