in BOTH the subject AND the body of the message.

Every mail client is different, but your message should look something like this:

To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com

Subject: SUBSCRIBE

SUBSCRIBE

Be sure not to put anything after that one word. If your mailer automatically includes a "signature", be sure to turn it off or delete it before you send the message.

If you find you can't handle the number of messages sent by the list, you may want to consider switching to the Digest version of the list.

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2.3 HOW DO I UNSUBSCRIBE?

To UNsubscribe, send a new mail (not a reply) to:

LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com

This email should have *only* the one word

in BOTH the subject AND the body of message.

Every mail client is different, but your message should look something like this:

To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com

Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE

UNSUBSCRIBE

Be sure not to put anything after that one word. If your mailer automatically includes a "signature", be sure to turn it off or delete it before you send the message.

NOTE: Please be sure you use the correct address. Do NOT send unsubscribe messages to the list's posting address.

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2.4 CAN I SUBSCRIBE IN A DIGEST MODE?

If you are currently subscribed to the non-digest version (list mode) of the list, first UNsubscribe then REsubscribe to the digest version.

To subscribe in DIGEST mode, send mail to:

LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com

and put just the one word

in the subject AND in the body of message.

Every mail client is different, but your message should look something like this:

To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com

Subject: SUBSCRIBE

SUBSCRIBE

Be sure not to put anything after that one word. If your mailer automatically includes a "signature", be sure to turn it off or delete it before you send the message.

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2.5 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIGEST MODE AND THE NORMAL (INDIVIDUAL) MODE?

Both LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS (individual mode) and LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D (digest mode) are the same in terms of the messages they contain. The only difference is the way they are distributed to you.

If you subscribe to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS individual mode, for every message someone sends to the group, you get a separate message.

However, if you subscribe to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D digest mode, a number of messages are bundled up and put into one digest message before it is sent to you. Some people prefer this way because it cuts down on the number of messages they get in their inbox.

It really just comes down to a matter of personal preference -- just pick one.

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2.6 I'M CURRENTLY SUBSCRIBED. HOW DO I CONVERT TO DIGEST MODE?

If you are currently subscribed to the non-digest version of the list, first unsubscribe from LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS and then subscribe to the digest version (LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D).

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3.0 WHO IS THE LIST ADMINISTRATOR? WHAT DOES SHE GET PAID FOR THIS POSITION? WHAT ARE HER "RULES OF THE LIST"?

My name is Shari Handley, and I am the list administrator for LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS. Send me mail if you have completely read this FAQ and still have problems. My email address is srh@tyaskin.com.

Like most other list admins, I support LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS with my own time and effort. There is no pay involved with being a list administrator. The rewards are not monetary - they are in the satisfaction of helping other DelMarVa genealogists and in the hope that I'll be able to advance some of my own lines in the process while making some new friends.

There are really very few rules involved in becoming and remaining a subscriber to this list. The main rule is that all list members remain pleasant with each other. That is, no "flames", or notes with a mean or angry tone, will be tolerated on the list at all. If you are unhappy about something another listmember has posted, please contact the list administrator (me) with your concerns. I ask that you do not send your complaint directly to the listmember or to the list itself. Also, if it comes to my attention that one list member is sending "flames", harassing, threatening or vulgar messages to another, either on the list or off of it, the offending member will be unsubscribed and blocked from posting or subscribing to the list.

The only other request I have is that posts to the lists must be pertaining to some aspect of DelMarVa genealogy. I realize that, occasionally, someone may wish to post a message which is not technically on-topic, but for some reason has particular importance to the list. Please clear these with the list administrator before posting. Short, *one-time* commercial messages advertising services or products are allowed if they are of particular interest to the group. But please, no email spamming. And finally, searches for living persons are not allowed. Now, I know that cases come up in which someone may be looking for someone who has or might have specific genealogical information or records (for example, a family Bible that mentions your ancestor), or you may wish to post a message looking for living descendants of an ancestor for the purpose of exchanging information, and this will be allowed.

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4.0 USING THE LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS MAILING LIST

4.1 HOW DO I POST TO THE LIST?

Mail sent to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com is delivered to all LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS individual mode and LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D digest mode subscribers, if the sender is also a current subscriber.

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4.2 HOW DO I SEND A QUERY?

You first need to be subscribed to the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS mailing list. Then, you may send mail to the list using the address LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com, making sure you have a reasonable subject line (e.g. "Julian MEZICK, Somerset Co., MD") and provide enough information that someone can be of help. Be sure to include your return email address and your real name. Some mailers don't properly display a return email address, so this is very important. Also including your REAL NAME is just a nice thing to do. No one likes chatting with someone known only as "71234.987@compuserve.com" or (Heaven help us) "StudMuffin@aol.com".

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4.3 WHEN SHOULD I REPLY TO THE ENTIRE MAILING LIST AND WHEN SHOULD I REPLY ONLY TO THE INDIVIDUAL?

There are no hard and fast rules, but generally speaking, if you think your reply would be of help to someone else on the list, then post it to the entire list. Otherwise, just send it to the original person. In general, though, most LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS subscribers seem to like to discuss subjects having to do with DelMarVa genealogy, even if it doesn't specifically involve their own lines, so it is usually preferred to post to the list.

If you pose a question and get quite a lot of feedback, you may want to send a message to the list with a summary of the information.

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4.4 WHAT CAN/SHOULD I SEND TO THE LIST?

Anything that is related to genealogy *and* the Delmarva Peninsula is fair game. NOTE: Short one-time commercial messages advertising services or products are allowed if they are of particular interest to the group. But please, no email spamming. Searches for living persons are not allowed.

• Don't post large messages
• Don't post files or attachments (ie: MS Word or other text files, zip files, etc)
• Don't post searches for a living person
• Don't post flames (angry, nasty, petulant, snarky, sarcastic, or otherwise-not-nice notes)
  PLEASE NOTE: If you find that you are receiving messages from another listmember which are making you uncomfortable, on or off of the list, please let me know.
  
• Don't post copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or the copyright allows for redistribution.
• Don't post virus warnings.
• Don't post political messages.
• Don't post e-mail chain letters of *any* kind.

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4.5 HOW DO I GET THE MORE RECENT VERSION OF THE FAQ?

Visit the URL - http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm

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4.6 HOW DO I SEARCH THE LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS MESSAGE ARCHIVES?

All the email messages that have been posted to the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS list since its transition to rootsweb.com (June 1997) are available for review at the Rootsweb Mailing List Interactive Search site. To go directly to the Lower DelMarVa Roots list's search page, click on this link or paste the address into your browser:

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS

Alternatively, you can also browse the LDRoots threaded list archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS/.

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5.0 SURFING THE WEB

There is no official web page dedicated solely to this mailing list. There are many very good web pages devoted to various aspects of Delmarva area genealogy, however, which are not necessarily connected with the mailing list.

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5.2 ARE THERE ANY OTHER LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS AREA GENEALOGY-RELATED WEB SITES?

The Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society maintains a web site at:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ldgs/

Specifically, I urge you to take a look at the LINKS page on this site. There you will find a very good, comprehensive list of web sites for the entire Delmarva area. The URL for the LINKS page of the LDGS site is:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ldgs/links.htm

Among the links found here will be hyperlinks to USGenWeb Project sites for each county in the Delmarva area, which spans portions of 3 states. I strongly urge you to visit the USGenWeb sites for these counties, and to volunteer your time and/or expertise is assisting the County Coordinators in their efforts to make source records and other data available online for free access by genealogy folks like you.

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6.0 ARE THERE OTHER MAILING LISTS I CAN JOIN?

There are an incredible number of genealogy-related mailing lists on the internet. The best places to start looking include:

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