There are a large number of genealogy mailing lists to choose from, depending upon your interests. Mailing lists may operate in different modes, particularly the larger ones, and give you a choice as to how you want to receive the list. MAIL mode, where every post is sent to subscribers as a separate piece of e-mail. This is the most common mode. Digests produce less clutter in your mailbox, but replying to an individual message may require a little extra effort.
Subscribers can then request only the messages they want to see.
Some mailing lists have low rates of traffic, others can flood your mailbox with several hundred messages per day. Your subscriptions to mail lists should not exceed what you can handle. Welcome packages, which contain instructions and information on using the list, are generally e-mailed to you when you subscribe. It is recommended that you keep a copy in a mail folder since important information that will be useful to you in the future is given. Please note that this mailing list is not intended for discussions of genealogy materials, sources, and places in Germany since other mailing lists exist for these purposes.