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Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first search the INDIA List [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop 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'. | Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first search the INDIA List [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop 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 INDIA-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe in the subject line. 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. | To join the List, simply send an email to 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. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/INDIA/ browse] the archive for any period. | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 26 July 2009
The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the INDIA List hosted by Rootsweb. You can exchange ideas, suggestions, queries, questions and family details with a group of people (from beginner to expert) who are interested in the same subject. The List currently has over 700 members.
Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first 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 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 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. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can browse the archive for any period.