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Sometimes Once you have become a subscriber to the List, you may send queries or information to the List. The procedure is as for any email. The email address is [mailto:india@rootsweb.com india@rootsweb.com]. Include a relevant heading and as much information as you can and the source of that information, as requested in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-09/1284593867 post]. Many readers prefer that family names be typed in capital letters as this emphasises the name. However this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2000-06/0961543513 June 2000 post] from the List administrator advises this is a matter of preference. Please note there is no provision to send emails to the List with attachments. You can advise in your email that you have an attachment which you can send to interested members of the List, privately off list. When you receive emails from the List, sometimes long URLs in India List the posts do not appear correctly and it is not possible to access the relevant website with just a click. It is necessary to copy, adjust and paste the link in terms of this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-05/1241351445 question] and [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-05/1241385538 response]. If you are sending an email to the list, you can turn a long URL into a shorter one by using the website [http://tinyurl.com tinyURL.com]
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Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop search the INDIA List archives] to see if your question has been asked before. You may also use this search page to search for surnames that may have been mentioned before. As you may appreciate, asking the same beginner questions to the list can become tiresome for the regulars on the List. It is also recommended to 'lurk' in the background if you are new to mailing lists (or even the INDIA List) and get a 'feel' for the format of questions and 'list etiquette'.
To join the List, simply send an email to [mailto:INDIA-L-request@rootsweb.com INDIA-L-request@rootsweb.com] with the word subscribe in the subject line and body. Please do not include anything else (even a signature). You may unsubscribe at anytime. More details are found on the [http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IND/INDIA.html INDIA List page]. If you subscribe to the India List, you receive emails individually at different times during the day. If you subscribe to the Digest, the emails are batched together and come at less frequent intervals, as detailed in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2000-12/0976601039 post]. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/INDIA/ browse] the archives for any dates you have missed.
Sometimes a message appears on the India List which says: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list... The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2009-11/1257384425 post] discusses the procedure of writing a reply on the Message Board.
