DearMYRTLE - AOL will not support Mailing Lists

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AOL will not support Mailing Lists - Part Two Archived messages

DearREADERS,
Until you dear AOL members get your new email service up and running, you can "Browse" and "Search" RootsWeb mailing list postings that were normally delivered to your AOL email box. Simply go to:
http://lists.rootsweb.com/

Click to locate your mailing list. Then scroll past the subscribe/unsubscribe instructions, to the part that lists:

Search the archives
Or
Browse the archives

In the case of DearMYRTLE, you can find previous DM postings at:

-- http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DEARMYRTLE/
This is where you could view each month's columns in the order presented. This archives only goes back to 1999, however.

-- http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=DEARMYRTLE
This is where you may search for a particular topic. This archives is searchable by year, and also only goes back to 1999.

-- http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=topics.methods.dearmyrtle
This is the message board where I cross post all columns I send out to my mailing list. I do this immediately after sending the email out, but before I create the web page column. The first posting was also made in 1999.

-- www.DearMYRTLE.com This is where you will find DM postings in the form of an online genealogy column. The site only goes back to 2001.

My next email will include a few suggestions for setting up an alternative email address, and then using that email to subscribe to your favorite genealogy mailing lists.

For Further Reading:

URGENT: 50 of Your Closest Friends "Oh my. I do believe we are witnessing Google's move on disgruntled AOLers. But how can you get this free email service with 1-gigabyte of storage?"
URGENT: AOL will not support Mailing Lists - Part One "...so you won't be able to read the posting or any responses via your AOL email."
URGENT: AOL will not support Mailing Lists - Part Three "Using any of these suggestions means you will still "sign online" with AOL, but you'll minimize AOL, and open up your web browser to go to the free email service you select."
URGENT: AOL will not support Mailing Lists - Part Four "If you wish to leave AOL, here are some of my thoughts. They are by no means ALL the alternatives, but let's just get some concrete ideas on the table for our AOL friends."

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
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Bradenton, FL 34207