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==Genealogy==
===Rootsweb INDIA===
The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the [http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India '''INDIA List'''] hosted by [http://lists.rootsweb.com Rootsweb], part of Ancestry. 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.
Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=INDIA '''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. '''Not currently Currently only partially available, see below'''.
:'''Update''': All Rootsweb Lists Archives and Search, including the India List, have experienced ongoing past intermittent problems and currently (2018/01) are for a period were unavailable. Even when available, the Search may not locate all past posts. As an interim measure, you may be able to locate some past posts by googling your search term together with ''site:archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA'', but the possibility remains that not all past posts will be located. If you locate a past post via Google, the cached version (located under the triangle icon) may be the only link which is accessible.
:'''Further updates''': 2018/03/06 The RootsWeb mailing lists are now available to use, meaning you can now send and receive email on RootsWeb email lists. Any email that is sent will go directly into a [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/ new archive]. "We are in the process of importing the old archives into the new system which will take some time". [http://www.rootsweb.com Rootweb Home Page for Updates] rootsweb.com.
:: Situation at '''2018/04/11''' [http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India Details of the India List including subscribing]. [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com India List new archive] with imported old archives from January 2012 onwards.
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-subscribe@rootsweb.com india-subscribe@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://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India INDIA List page]. (Previously the contact email address for the List Administrator was <nowiki>INDIA-admin@rootsweb.com</nowiki> if you had any List problems. It is unclear if this is still valid.). 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 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. Many readers prefer that family names be typed in capital letters as this emphasises the name. 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.
