Mailing lists are remarkably simple beasties: you send a piece of e-mail to the
list's address, and the list retransmits that message to everyone who is
subscribed. You must be a subscriber to post to any list hosted by Tre(e)by
Mailing List. To Subscribe is free
All Lists Have Two Addresses
Every mailing list really has two addresses: the list name, where posts should
be sent, and the list name followed by -request, where commands to the
listserver software should be sent. For example, posts to TREEBY-L should go to
TREEBY-L@rootsweb.com while "subscribe" and "unsubscribe"
requests should go to TREEBY-L-request@rootsweb.com.
Mailing lists can operate in any of three modes:
MAIL mode, where every post is sent to subscribers as a separate piece of
e-mail. MAIL mode requires a great deal of effort by the listserving computer.
MAIL mode lists are often named listname-M.
DIGEST mode, where about twenty posts are batched 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. Digest mode lists are
often named listname-D.
INDEX mode, where a list of the Subject: and From: lines for each post is
sent daily to the subscribers. Subscribers can then request only the messages
they want to see. INDEX mode lists are often named listname-I.
Besides those lists, the default mode for a list is sometimes called listname-L.
For example, the default mode of TREEBY-L is DIGEST, so TREEBY-L really is three
lists: TREEBY-L, TREEBY-M, and TREEBY-I.
Be aware, though, that many lists (especially small ones) do not adhere to
these conventions.
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How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe
It's easy -- just click on the list you want. When the "mail-to"
window pops up, write just the single word "subscribe" in the body of
the message. That's all.
If you want to unsubscribe from a list, click on it and write just the single
word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.
Click here and then press send to join;
TREEBY
STANDARD LIST
TREEBY
DIGEST LIST
TREEBY
INDEX LIST