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Newsgroups: soc.roots
Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 20:23:21 CDT
From:         Cliff Manis <cmanis@CSOFTEC.CSF.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is there an FAQ?
Comments: To: ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU

Sue:  (and others)

Reference part of this message:
> From: Sue JACKSON <suej@MICROSOFT.COM>
> Subject:      Is there an FAQ?
>
> I'm new to this newsgroup and am excited to see that there is
> network discussions/help in geneology research..........

First of all welcome to the mailing listing and glad you are
here.

We have lots of people reading who do not quite understand about
the ROOTS-L system and how it works so I am posting this now.

> What is Genealog?  What do you do with it or ask from it?

GENEALOG is an area on the LISTSERV computer which is used for storage
of many, many textual files which pertain to genealogy.

GENEALOG presently has 176 files, all of which are available to any
user via regular mail.

You may request a listing of the file be mailed to you by simply
sending the following line to: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu as the only
text of a message.

/files roots-L

It normally only takes about ten minutes for the LISTSERV computer to
reply, sending you a message with the entire listing.

You may pick & choose the filenames of interest and to request
a file just simply send the following line back
to: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu as the only text of a message.

GET GENEALOG filename

   (please replace the "filename" with the filename of interest)

> What is Roots-L?

A mailing list of subscribers who are interested in GENEALOGY.

> Is there a FAQ someone would be willing to email me?

You may request it yourself by sending the following line to LISTSERV.

GET FAQ INDEX

Everytime I upload NEW GENEALOG files, I always attached "LOTS" of
information about how to get files and about how to get the FAQ
files, and here it is again ! ! ! !

                           *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Depending on your interests, you may receive information by simply sending
the following one-line message to:  LISTSERV@VM1.Nodak.edu

/files roots-L      Complete listing of ROOTS-L files, which includes all
                    the files in GENEALOG, FAQ and FAMILY.

get faq index       Index of the FAQ (First Asked Questions) files

get family index    Index of the FAMILY (Surnames) Directory

review roots-l      Complete list of Names of ROOTS-L subscribers.

                           *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

 Additional instructions about how to get files from Roots-L;

 from BITNET use:   tell listserv at ndsuvm1 get genealog [filetype]
 *             (or)
 *                  send listserv@ndsuvm1  get  genealog [filetype]
=-=-=-=-=
 On a DEC VAX VMS system you can use the send command.
      send  listserv@ndsuvm1  index  roots-l
=-=-=-=-=
 Instructions for getting a list of Roots-L subscribers.
      send  listserv@ndsuvm1  review  roots-l

 ROOTS-L Files are also available by anonymous FTP for users on the
 Internet.  FTP to VM1.NODAK.EDU (134.129.111.1) with userid
 anonymous and your e-mail address as the password.  Then enter
 CD ROOTS-L  to access the ROOTS-L disk.  You may use  DIR to
 list files in various groups,  Eg.  DIR FAMILY.*   and GET to
 retrieve the data,  Eg.  GET FAQ.INDEX.

 Please Note:  LISTSERV expects the two parts of the file name to be
 separated with a space while FTP uses a period (.).

Sue, and all, Good Luck with your research ! !

Thanks..cliff
--
Cliff Manis         K4ZTF        Manis/Manes Family History
Researching: MANIS MANES WHITEHORN CANTER BIRD FRANCIS NEWMAN
USMAIL:   P. O. Box 33937, San Antonio, Texas  78265-3937
BITNET:   cmanis%csoftec.csf.com@NDSUVM1  Caretaker of GENEALOG
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