The German-Texan Mailing List
The German-Texan List owner is
Dave Crane.
RootsWeb is the host for the mailing list.
All Rootsweb mailing lists are now "subscription only". That is, you cannot post to any list nor will you receive any mail from a list to which you have not subscribed. When you subscribe, please save a copy of this message for future reference.
A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
B. PURPOSE
C. TWO LIST VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
D. E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE
E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST AND ROOTSWEB (i.e. subscribe, unsubscribe, etc.)
F. HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS
A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
- To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
German-Texan-L-request@rootsweb.com
(for individual messages)
German-Texan-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages)
In the subject line OR in the body include only one word: subscribe
(It's best to turn OFF your signature file when sending to this address)
- To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to:
German-Texan-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
German-Texan-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages)
In the subject line OR in the body include only one word: unsubscribe
(It's best to turn OFF your signature file when sending to this address)
- To post messages to everyone on the list, send it to:
German-Texan-L@rootsweb.com
B. PURPOSE
The German-Texan Mailing List is an e-mail list for everyone with an
interest in German-Texan immigration or German-Texan genealogy. Feel free to post general or specific questions, to comment on something relevant that you have read or researched, or to volunteer to assist in documentation of German-Texas genealogy via the internet.
DO NOT post non-topical items. Offenders will be unsubscribed without warning. The only acceptable topics are those related to Texas history or Texas genealogy, preferably German-Texan.
Do NOT respond to non-topical posts. The list manager, at his discretion, will decide what is and is not topical.
Your host is Dave Crane, a resident of Houston, and a descendent of
German-Texans who came to the Republic of Texas in the 1840's, settling in Comal County (SCHUMANN and KLEIN), Medina County (MUENNINK and HENRICH), and in Guadalupe County, Texas (LUDWIG and SCHAPER).
C. TWO LIST VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
- German-Texan-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: German-Texan-L-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the subject line OR in the body of the message: subscribe
- German-Texan-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: German-Texan-D-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the subject line OR in the body of the message: subscribe
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:
German-Texan-L@rootsweb.com
- To send COMMANDS to the computer and SmartList software that runs this list use:
German-Texan-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
German-Texan-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages)
E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST AND ROOTSWEB
To subscribe, unsubscribe or make other changes to your mailing list subscription, you will send "commands" to the computer and the SmartList software on RootsWeb.
German-Texan-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
German-Texan-D-request@rootsweb.com (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 file welcome.txt
- 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. It also sends a copy to the list manager which creates extra work for him or her.
F. HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS
Many thanks to Karen and Brian at RootsWeb for hosting this mailing list and making our online genealogical research an easier and more productive activity! Please show them your support by visiting their web site and consider becoming a RootsWeb sponsor:
Good Luck and Have Fun!
Dave Crane ,
http://www.hal-pc.org/~dcrane
[German-Texan welcome message last revised July 17, 2000]