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Some India List emails may use text message abbreviations or acronyms, some of which are detailed in this [http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/Twitter-chat-and-text-messaging-abbreviations link] or this [http://www.internetslang.com/list.asp?i=all more extensive list] 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/2010-12/1291695361 post] discusses the procedure of writing a reply on the Message Board. Some researchers have had problems when sending a reply to a previous India List email, as the administrator has rejected their response due to formatting problems. Perhaps the rejection letter has said that headers and footers from the original email should not be included in the reply. Note also that you must be a subscriber to the List to send either a reply or a new email. If you receive an email from the India List which you wish to reply to, this procedure is currently acceptable (June 2011):
This British Raj List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ/2012-04/1335008422 post] from the founder of the List provides more details and explains that family history matters are intended for the India List.
[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ Search] the Archives
[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ Browse] the Archives
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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], (including the contact email address for the List Administrator <nowiki>INDIA-admin@rootsweb.com</nowiki> if you have any List problems). 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 INDIA List archives'''] for any dates you have missed.
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. However, you can place attachments on the Message Board, refer below.
When you receive emails from the List, sometimes long URLs in 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]to avoid links getting broken.
First of all click on reply. This will give you the address to reply to (which is just the normal India List email address)
According to its website it is:
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent (present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)) which lasted from 1858, when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown, until 1947, when the independence of British India was granted and Pakistan was formed.
Many people subscribe to both the India List and the India-British-Raj List.
[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IND/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ.html Subscribe] to the India- British- Raj List or Digest, on a similar basis to the India List above.
===Other Mailing Lists===
====Rootsweb====
[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html All Rootsweb Mailing Lists]. This website gives the following mailing lists, all of which seem fairly small*Ceylon-Rootsweb Sri Lanka Mailing List. [http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/LKA/SRILANKA.html Join the Sri Lanka List] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgiCeylon-bin/search?path=SRILANKA Search the Sri Lanka List Archives] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/SRILANKA/ Browse the Sri Lanka Mailing List Archives]
*Straits Settlements
**Malaysia- Rootsweb Malaysia Mailing List. [http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/MYS/ Join the Malaysia Mailing List] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=MALAYSIA Search the Malaysia List Archives] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/MALAYSIA Browse the Malaysia List Archives]**Singapore- Rootsweb Singapore Mailing List. [http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SGP/SINGAPORE.html Join the Singapore Mailing List] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=SINGAPORE Search the Singapore List Archives] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/SINGAPORE/ Browse the Singapore List Archives]*Indonesia- Rootsweb Indonesia Mailing List. [http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IDN/INDONESIA.html Join the Indonesia Mailing List] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=INDONESIA Search the Indonesia List Archives] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/INDONESIA Browse the Indonesia List Archives]
====Other====
The [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/st-helena-genealogy St Helena Institute's 'Forum for Family History'], a Mailing List/Message Board for anyone interested in St Helena family history and genealogy (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha).
