If this web page does not make sense, slow down and read it again slower, out loud, & more carefully & read what is below & think about how it might work, as you read. Try it out & eventually this will become clear. You can even subscribe to both modes at once, though you won't want to do that for long, because it is boring to get 2 copies of every post.

* The value 32,768 bytes & 18 hours is from the rc.custom file (that the Killian-D server software uses under the UNIX operating system), which I James Green (listowner) ordered today 14 July 1999 from RootsWeb's maintainer's page for the Killian List & which the Killian-D server sent to me in email the same day. Not everything works in software, so one can be misled. These values may not control when digests are sent, but they are my best guess. I (the listowner) am not subed in digest mode so have no knowledge of when digests are sent, besides RootsWeb has been known to get backlogged, so you cannot tell what is supposed to happen, you can only tell what happens. (grin)

1. Start (Open) your email program (email facility) whose address you want to subscribe to the list.
2. Write [email protected]
3. on the 1st line of the letter type:
   subscribe
4. Make sure there is no signature lines or anything else in the body of the letter.
5. Then mail it. It will get your address from the header of your letter. It does not read the subject line of your letter, so put anything or nothing in the subject.
6. It will send you a welcome message with instructions on how to use the list.

1. Start (Open) your email program (email facility) whose address you want to subscribe to the list.
2. Write [email protected]
3. on the 1st line of the letter type:
   subscribe
4. Make sure there is no signature lines or anything else in the body of the letter.
5. Then mail it. It will get your address from the header of your letter. It does not read the subject line of your letter, so put anything or nothing in the subject.
6. It will send you a welcome message with instructions on how to use the list.

1. Start (Open) your email program (email facility) whose address you want to subscribe to the list.
2. Write [email protected]
3. on the 1st line of the letter type:
   unsubscribe
4. Make sure there is no signature lines or anything else in the body of the letter.
5. Then mail it. It will get your address from the header of your letter. It does not read the subject line of your letter, so put anything or nothing in the subject.
6. It will send you a message telling you that it has unsubscribed you from the list.

1. Start (Open) your email program (email facility) whose address you want to subscribe to the list.
2. Write [email protected]
3. on the 1st line of the letter type:
   unsubscribe
4. Make sure there is no signature lines or anything else in the body of the letter.
5. Then mail it. It will get your address from the header of your letter. It does not read the subject line of your letter, so put anything or nothing in the subject.
6. It will send you a message telling you that it has unsubscribed you from the list.

People used to be able to write to the listserver & get the list of subscribers, but that no longer works. RootsWeb's server got messed up sometime between April & Dec. 1998 (I think), and the dist file stopped being updated. Shortly after the RootsWeb staff closed the lists in mid Dec. 1998, it was realized that the old dist files were controling who could post, so the dist files were removed for all lists at RootsWeb. Now, only the listowner can get the list of addresses that are subscribed. I think it is important for the subscribers to know what addresses are subscribed to the list so they can check about how long they have been subed & who is subed, so they do not send a post to the list & them, so that the receiver does not get 2 copies. Potential Subscribers need to see how many are subscribed to see that subscribing and posting are worthwhile. Subscribers need to know how many are subed in order to get the feel for how many they are reaching with a post & to see it is worthwhile to post. So to aid in this I have put the subscriber lists at: http://members.FortuneCity.Com/kilian3/Killian/ksub.html.