WELCOME TO THE "OLDALE-L" MAILING LIST!

Revised December 1999 **Please save a copy of this message for future reference. The list owner is Grant Simpson. RootsWeb is the host for the mailing list.

QUICK INSTRUCTIONS PURPOSE TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB (i.e.) subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages) In the body include only one word: subscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)

To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages) In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)

To post messages to everyone on the list: [email protected]

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B. PURPOSE The OLDALE-L Mailing List is an e-mail list for genealogical research for the surname "Oldale". A way to send information and ask questions regarding your Oldale Research. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

C. TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM: OLDALE-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: [email protected] with one word in the body of the message: subscribe OLDALE-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: [email protected] 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:

To send MESSAGES to ALL subscribers on either version of the list use: [email protected]

To send COMMANDS to the computer & SmartList software that runs this list use: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (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. [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for a digest of multiple messages)

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 )

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!

Grant Simpson [email protected]

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