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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:28:35 CDT
From:         Cliff Manis <cmanis@CSOFTEC.CSF.COM>
Subject:      ROOTS-L "HELPFILE"
Comments: To: "Genealogy Information" <ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

                     ?  ?    WHAT IS     ? ?

      ROOTS-L,   FAQ,    GENEALOG,    FAMILY (SURNAMES LIST)


Each month we welcome several new people who have SUBSCRIBED to the
ROOTS-L (GENEALOGY) Mailing List.

Thanks to all of you who read this at least once.

I will be posting this message to ROOTS-L the first of every month, hoping
it will help answer some of the questions which are asked each day on the
list.  Many of these questions are answered in one of the following areas.

     FAQ         (First Questions Asked)

     GENEALOG    (Genealogy storage of textual help files)

     FAMILY      (Surnames listing of those who research the same surname)

Many of those reading this and other lists do not quite understand how the
ROOTS-L Mailing List and how it works....this file should be helpful.

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? ? > What is Roots-L  ? ?
      ===============

A mailing list of subscribers who are interested in GENEALOGY.  It is a
place where one can ask for help/assistance in finding information, or
where it may it found.  Many messages are passed through this LIST each day
from those who have enough interest to ask or take the time to type a
message requesting information.

Almost all the messages passed to ROOTS-L@vm1.nodak.edu are then forwarded
on to USENET newgroup soc.roots; and also most all the messages which are
initially sent to soc.roots are then relayed on to the ROOTS-L mailing
list.  I'm not sure about the ones not relayed.  I read ROOTS-L and post
all my messages to ROOTS-L.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ! !   If you want to send a message to all of the people
                       on the mailing list, then use the following
                       address:  ROOTS-L@Vm1.NoDak.Edu

BUT IF you want to request something from the LISTSERV computer, please
send your request to:  LISTSERV@Vm1.NoDak.Edu

If you send your requests to ROOTS-L, we will all receive your message
and you will not receive your requested information.  There are approx
400-600 users subscribed to the list.

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? ? > How do I subscribe to the ROOTS-L Mailing List. ? ?
      ==============================================

You may subscribe to the ROOTS-L mailing list by sending a regular
message to: LISTSERV@Vm1.Nodak.Edu with the following one line as the
only text of the message.  Please do not send a .signature.

SUBSCRIBE ROOTS-L first last

    (Where "first last" is your first and last name)

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? ? > Is there an FAQ (First Questions Asked) area. ? ?
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You may request it yourself by sending the following line
to LISTSERV@vm1.Nodak.Edu

GET FAQ INDEX

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? ? > What is Genealog  ? ?
      ================

GENEALOG is an area on the LISTSERV computer which is used for storage
of many, many textual files which pertain to genealogy.  GENEALOG has more
than 175 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 of files.

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)


get genealog helpfile    Helpfile for ROOTS-L Users

   (Note:  This file has been uploaded as a GENEALOG file.)


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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.

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                       Listserv Addresses

ROOTS-L@Vm1.NoDak.Edu      When sending a message to all on the list

LISTSERV@Vm1.NoDak.EDU     When requesting info from the LISTSERVER

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 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]
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 On a DEC VAX VMS system you can use the send command.
      send  listserv@ndsuvm1  index  roots-l
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 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 (.).


  If you have good Genealogical Information, please send them to me !

  New additions or corrections should be e-mailed directly to me for
  evaluation for the inclusion on GENEALOG as a public file.

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*  If you have a question about a specific area, ask one of us ......
*
*  Roots-L Owner: alf.christophersen@nutri.uio.no Alf Christophersen    *
*  FAMILY   *    File Maintainer: karen@RAND.ORG Karen E. Isaacson      *
*  GENEALOG *    File Maintainer: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com Cliff Manis    *
*  FAQ      *    File Maintainer: JPENCE@CARLETON.EDU Jim Pence         *

Thanks to all for your understanding, and good luck with your genealogical
research.    Cliff Manis
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU