And for genealogical subjects too. This is different from list to list, but goes always with an e-mail. Mostly the magic words go with the subject line or go with the body of the message. Make yourself comfortable with the nature of that list. Each list has some special let's call it features.
Some lists have a special way for the subject line.
Some lists want you to do some researches in online databases before posting your question to all. At this page only a very small amount of the available genealogical mailing lists is listed. TheShipsList is for anyone interested in the ships our ancestors migrated on. Last updated on March 15, 1998. Please see the legal statement .