Genealogy Chat

If you're missing your fix, complain to postmaster at a o l . c o m!! Looks like I have no choice but to do some housework today!! (SOB) (For some strange reason they're also blocking girguiding d o t o r g d o t u k so even MORE reason to have to do housework - SOB SOB!!)

Hi Maggie I'm AOL and have just got in o.k. Linda

Linda, Are you getting rootsweb mailing lists? Apart from one at 3.00am today, I have had nothing for the past two days!! Maggie

I also get Rootsweb mailing list and am on AOL. Have not had as many as usual the last few days and found one in Spam Box today so check your spam box. Janet.

I had messages from listowners saying the rootsweb server would be down sometime this week. Maybe theres still work being done. I know there are sometimes problems with aol. I have had a message from the Oxford list today on mine.

Maggie you can post www.girlguiding.org.uk as a complete address GR only blocks *com and co.uk addresses. Anything with .gov .org are fine. Depending on your browser and sercurity settings you may have to make girlguiding a safe site.

All, Have had one more rootsweb mail since 3.00am - then NOTHING!! Nothing in Spam Box. The problem seems to have occured since they did their 'routine maintenance' - the mail stopped and never came back - rootsweb help page says they are still trying to persuade aol to let them back in!! Lunar, Believe me I started off posting the girlguiding address as girlguiding.org.uk, but had to have several attempts to get it to stop cutting bits out and post what I managed to get it to accept!! It's not getting into the girlguiding site that's the problem - it's girlguiding being able to send mail to me - they have asked aol to put girlguiding on their 'white' list - but aol have refused!! Maggie

You can get around the AOL think by opening a free Y* ahoo e-mail account......then change your e-mail address on the Roots site so all your mail goes to that e-mail account......It's always a good idea, anyway, to keep your personal e-mail account and your online related e-mail accounts seperate.....many of the sites you sign up for online end up selling your e-mail address to online marketers which is one of the reasons you end up getting a lot of spam mail......another reason, when you sign up for sites online, especially ones related to genealogy, one often leaves a contact e-mail address so that fellow researchers can contact you.....marketers have programs that trawl the internet with special programs targeted to pick up e-mail addresses.....hence forth, more spam mail! Judy

Judy, Thanks for that - did have all my rootsweb mailing lists going to the free a/c when this problem arose last time - but it's more convenient to have them on my main address. Strangely, the address I use for rootsweb lists (which is different to my main address) is the one a/c where I get nothing in the spam box at all!! Hopefully the problem will be fixed soon!! Maggie (Now the Girl Guides - that's another story - it's not just the national server - our local organisation has had to use the free address for a long time now).

I am on AOL at present. Rootsweb mailing lists are coming through, but with not many postings at present as usual. :-) Joy

There was some work at ROOTSWEB earlier in the week. MB

Martin/Joy, Whatever rootsweb did has upset aol!! Only 3 digests since 19 Jan - normally get about 15 a day!! Maggie

I am getting Beds only on h*o*t mail. I've just posted a message to the Bucks list on it and it hasn't shown up after an hour. So I think it isn't just AOL.

http://archiver(.)rootsweb(.)com/th/index/AOLers-RootsWeb/2006-01 try this for answers on aol

Thanks Diane - pity the aol help staff can't give the same help!! Maggie

I'm still not getting much coming through on either e mail I use for my lists. Bucks is the best so far. Only Oxf on AOL at the mo although I did get a couple of Cambs the other day. This seems to happen everytime rootsweb update.

Me either - only about 4 mails in over a week where there should be a steady stream!!