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From: "Teresa Elliott" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Best way to manage/read TMG-L on AOL dialup?
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:22:04 -0600
In-Reply-To: <LPBBJNIOBJEJOGJFMDGJIEIHJGAB.ddburghart@cox.net>


For those wanting to know, RSS is simple to use. I downloaded a file
recommended by Dick Eastman and in seconds had it set up. Once the file is
loaded, you can set up each of your rootsweb lists as an RSS file by simply
going to Rootsweb.com and finding the mailing list you want. Go to the
BROWSE ARCHIVES link, and at the bottom of the page will be an RSS button.
Click on that link and copy the URL that comes up. In your reader, select
ADD NEW FEED, and paste this URL into the reader. The next thing you can do
is name the feed. I set mine up in folders by state, then by county. It
took me a while to set up the feeds, but once they were set up, every time
you are online the reader checks all the feeds and downloads the updated
files. On a DSL line, this takes about a second. I now have TMG and my
private email sent to my email address, and the rest are done as feeds. IF
I see something I want to reply to, I can easily copy the message and reply.

REMEMBER many rootsweb lists require you to be subscribed to reply to them.

The great thing is, many of the lists I am RSSing, I only want to see one
surname, so instead of getting emails from the daily, I can check the RSS
feed once a month and delete that which isn't pertinent to me.

I couldn't believe how easy it was to set up and how fast the posts
downloaded.
Teresa

-----Original Message-----
From: DeAnna Burghart [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 5:18 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [TMG] Best way to manage/read TMG-L on AOL dialup?

That's the sort of thing I was looking for, Teresa. Unfortunately switching
services isn't an option for her -- their neighborhood is *very* old and
isn't wired for either DSL *or* cable, and sadly AOL is the most
cost-effective dial-up for her at the moment. We're on the lookout for
something else, but meanwhile I wanted to be ready with an option.

I had completely forgotten about the RSS capability, Teresa, as I haven't
yet taken the time to install it for the minor lists I'm interested in. (TMG
comes to my inbox -- easier to sort & control.) I can't imagine her face if
200 TMG emails landed in her box, but RSS is much more manageable.

Thanks for the reminder, Teresa!

D-

-----Original Message-----
From: Teresa Elliott [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 1:46 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [TMG] Best way to manage/read TMG-L on AOL dialup?


Fran,
Not sure but an RSS feed might work better for her. You might want to check
that out.
Teresa

-----Original Message-----
From: Fran Anderson [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 3:24 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [TMG] Best way to manage/read TMG-L on AOL dialup?

I should have added that I usually download my email, then read it offline,
although sometimes (like now) I read it online as soon as it arrives.
Fran

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fran Anderson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Best way to manage/read TMG-L on AOL dialup?


> I had AOL for a dozen years, then got disgusted with it and switched to
> Earthlink. (The disgust was mostly due to their blocking RootsWeb
> periodically and their very poor tech support.) I'm still on dial up since
I
> can't afford high speed (and there are no cable lines in this area). I've
> never had a problem with TMG-L. Currently with Outlook Express, and
> previously with AOL, I separate incoming mail into folders such as TMG-L,
> Cornwall, SS, etc. Sometimes I don't read all my mail right away, but I
> usually get to it before the second day. I skip threads that I'm not
> interested in, save ones of special interest to refer to again later,
answer
> a few, read all of interest to me. Whether on high speed or dial up, the
> reading is what takes the time, and high speed internet wouldn't help me
> read any faster. Some web sites take a long time to load but mail comes
> fairly fast. The real problems I have with dial up are when a friend sends
> me a large picture or worse yet a film clip. If a download starts taking
too
> long, I just leave the computer and go do something else for a while. (I
> spend too much time at the computer, anyway!)
> Fran
>


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