A
general public mail list has been created by Rootsweb called POCSOUTH.
This list is open to all interested parties, but by subscription only.
No one will be able to post to the list unless they are subscribed to it.
This way, advertisers will not be able to “spam” the list.
This
list, POCSOUTH (People of Color, South), is intended to open a line of
communication for genealogical researchers with African American ancestors.
We
encourage your posting of your family lines, asking questions about historic
events, and posting documented information such as wills, slave lists,
Bible records and just about anything that would fit in the realm of genealogy.
As tempting as it may be, we can not use this list for commentary on current
social evils - although there are certainly enough of those evils to fill
any mailing list. Subscribers who post non genealogical messages will be
gently reminded of our policy. Subscribers who persist in posting non genealogical
messages may be removed from the list and if necessary have their e-mail
addresses blocked so they may not re-subscribe.
The
SOUTH part of the list name is meant to generally cover these states:
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia,
including
West
Virginia
You
may subscribe to the POCSOUTH list in mail mode by sending a message to
POCSOUTH-L-request@rootsweb.com
In
the message window (body of the message), it should only contain the word:
subscribe
No
other words should be in the message window. Any “sig lines” should also
be removed from the window.
Or,
you may subscribe to the DIGEST mode, where about twenty posts are grouped
together and then sent to the subscribers. Digests produce less clutter
in your mailbox, but replying to an individual message may require a little
extra effort.
If
you prefer to subscribe to the digest mode, you should send the command
instead to POCSOUTH-D-request@rootsweb.com
and
of course, the word:
subscribe
No
other words should be in the message window. Any “sig lines” should also
be removed from the window.
You
may unsubscribe to the POCSOUTH list by sending a message to POCSOUTH-L-request@rootsweb.com
In
the message window (body of the message), it should only contain the word:
unsubscribe
No
other words should be in the message window. Any “sig lines” should also
be removed from the window.
Once
you are subscribed, use this address when posting to the list:
POCSOUTH-L@rootsweb.com
Do
not
attach files to your e-mail. Rootsweb’s system will not allow attached
files to pass through their system. This way you will not receive a file
with a virus. Do not “forward” e-mail with your message. Rather, copy the
text into your new message.
The
business of this list is genealogy. As stated above, you are encouraged
to publish questions on you family lines. If you submit a question to this
list, please place the surnames in the subject line of your e-mail. Like
this:
SMITH,
JONES
This
will allow future researchers to find your query in the mailing list archives
maintained by Rootsweb.
You
may search Rootsweb’s archived mailing lists, just CLICK
HERE
A
Few Guidelines
You
folks that have self published genealogy books that are relevant to the
focus of this list, may announce those books on this list, however, please
keep the business transactions private. There is NO need to have those
transactions archived on Rootsweb.
We
do not warrantee any business transaction that you might make from this
list.
Also,
be careful dealing with folks who would collect your personal family data
and then place it in a for profit data base.
Researchers
for hire? Sure, in the genealogy world , there are those Certified
and Professional genealogists who are extremely worthy researchers,
and then there are the wannabes who would have you believe that
they too are worthy.
Caveat
Emptor - Let the buyer beware!
A
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