Sussex-Plus Mailing List Web Site
Introduction
| Welcome to the Sussex-Plus Mailing List Web Site. This site describes how to join the list and how to make best use of it. A list of the most common problems for mailing list subscribers is included in the trouble-shooting guide. The site also contains information about researching genealogy, both in general and specific to the Sussex-Plus area. Below you will find:
Basic information about the list
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BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIST This is a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in Genealogy and Local History related to the county of Sussex and the surrounding counties of Kent, Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The list is hosted by RootsWeb who also host many other genealogy mailing lists. The list administrator is Julie Cheesman, who lives in East Sussex and has been looking after the list since 1998. She has many ancestral connections in six counties and interests in many others. She assists with three One-Name Studies and is an active member of the Sussex Family History Group. The aim of this list is to help each other by sharing information and knowledge, advising where one can locate, or offer to help search sources, in England and abroad. PLEASE note, however, that whilst professional genealogists and record agents who have genuine family interests in the area covered are most welcome to join us, they must on NO ACCOUNT use the list as a means of touting for business or obtaining information from other subscribers to further their own ends. This list is provided to us FREE OF CHARGE by the RootsWeb organisation, on the understanding that it not used in any way for financial gain.
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SUBSCRIBING TO THE LIST The list offers two versions: Mail mode and Digest mode. Mail mode sends you a copy of each individual message as it is posted to the list. Digest mode bundles up the list messages sent over about 18 hours and sends them to you as a single message. To subscribe to the list follow these instructions exactly as subscription is handled by a computer. Send a message to:
SUSSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the word SUBSCRIBE and no additional text. The subject line should contain just the word SUBSCRIBE as well. Requests to join the Mail mode version can also be sent to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com NB Your request MUST be prepared in Plain Text. RootsWeb will ignore all requests prepared in HTML format.
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SENDING MESSAGES TO THE LIST
To post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives it, send it to:
Messages can also be sent to:
Note that the address for posting messages is the same whether you are subscribed to mail or digest mode. But please note that this address is NOT the same as the one used for subscribing and unsubscribing. MESSAGES WILL ONLY APPEAR ON THE LIST IF YOU ARE A CURRENT SUBSCRIBER
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THE ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST ARCHIVES The messages sent to this mailing list are archived by RootsWeb. They can be read in threads (query plus answers) for each month or searched on various criteria.
To see the threads displayed arranged by month go to:
They can be searched by going to:
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GENERAL LIST RULES The list is not moderated. Any message sent to it is automatically sent out to everyone on the list. List owners have the right to step in if a flame war erupts and people are upsetting other subscribers. Please remember that the purpose of this list is for genealogical discussion. Offenders run the risk of being barred from the list. Please keep your messages short and to the point. An excessively long message will not be read fully, and will irritate some subscribers - especially those who have to pay for each telephone call. Once you have established a common interest with a fellow subscriber, THEN is the time to send (as a personal mail to them only) fuller details of your research. RootsWeb lists do not accept messages which have attachments. This is because of the problems which attachments can cause with some e-mail programs. It also has the benefit that you cannot receive any viruses directly from a RootsWeb mailing list. It is best to use Plain Text rather than HTML encoding when composing messages for RootsWeb mailing lists. RootsWeb do have a conversion program which can strip off basic formatting characters but your message will still probably contain superfluous characters and will not look as you intended. Attempting to send excerpts from web pages will fail as the coding is too complex for the RootsWeb conversion program to deal with. If you have a personal message (non relevant reply to question) for the sender please send it to their own E-mail address, NOT the list address. Any mail sent to SUSSEX-PLUS-L will automatically be sent to everyone on the list. Please do not use the SUSSEX-PLUS-L list for general off-topic chatting. Please avoid mentioning living people unless you have their written permission. It is an invasion of their privacy and is against the UK Data Protection Act. Such messages could lead to prosecution.
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UNSUBSCRIBING FROM THE LIST If you are an existing subscriber and have forgotten how to unsubscribe here are the instructions. To unsubscribe from the list follow these instructions exactly as subscription is handled by a computer. Send a message to the request address of the version of the list that you are subscribed to:
SUSSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the word UNSUBSCRIBE and no additional text. The subject line should contain just the word UNSUBSCRIBE as well. This address can also be used, for either version: SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com NB Your request MUST be prepared in Plain Text. RootsWeb will ignore all requests prepared in HTML format.
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| PROBLEM | Explanation and Solution |
| Can't Unsubscribe | Check that you are sending your unsubscribe request to the correct address. Ensure that your request has been prepared in Plain Text - do NOT use HTML format. Also check that you are sending your request from the address that is subscribed. Do these checks by looking at the Headers/Properties of the list messages you receive. Then follow the instructions in Unsubscribing from the list |
| Changed ISP | Send in a subscribe request for the version of the list you require from your new address. If you still have access to your old address, send an unsubscribe request for the version of the list you were on from your old address. If you can no longer send messages from your old address but are still receiving messages on it then Contact the Listowner. State what your old address was and which version of the list you were subscribed to. |
| Not receiving list messages | When ISPs have temporary problems or your mailbox on their server becomes full they will bounce messages back to the sender. RootsWeb unsubscribes such addresses after four bounces. So if list messages have stopped arriving try issuing another subscribe request for the version of the list you require. This can't do any harm if you are still subscribed. See Subscribing to the list for the instructions. |
| My messages don't appear | Check that you are sending messages intended for the list to the right address. This is not the same address as the one you use for subscribing and unsubscribing. Also check that you are sending your message from the address that is subscribed. Check what address you are subscribed as by looking at the Headers/Properties of the list messages you receive. Then follow the instructions in Sending messages to the list |
| Change from Digest to Mail mode |
If you want to switch from Digest mode to Mail mode you should send an unsubscribe request to: SUSSEX-PLUS-D-request@rootsweb.com This request must be sent from the exact address that is subscribed. Then send a separate subscribe request to: SUSSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com |
| Change from Mail to Digest mode |
If you want to switch from Mail mode to Digest mode you should send an unsubscribe request to: SUSSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com This request must be sent from the exact address that is subscribed. Then send a separate subscribe request to: SUSSEX-PLUS-D-request@rootsweb.com |
| Temporary absence | If you want to temporarily leave the list (eg while on holiday) you have to unsubscribe in the usual way and subscribe again when you want to rejoin the list. There is no automatic way to set up a temporary absence. |
| Contacting the List Administrator | To contact the List Administrator if you need an old address unsubscribing or help with another list administration problem send your message to: SUSSEX-PLUS-admin@rootsweb.com This will get to whoever is currently looking after the list, occasionally this will be a deputy rather than the usual List Administrator. State what the problem is, giving your old address if applicable and which version of the list you are subscribed to. The List Administrator will usually reply within 24 hours but please remember that we are all volunteers and other aspects of life may have to take priority.
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RESEARCH HINTS Click on the appropriate link to find out more about researching in your particular county. The General page contains a list of common abbreviations and guidelines for composing queries sent to Sussex-Plus.
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| General | Sussex | Kent | Surrey | Hampshire | Isle of Wight |