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Subj: Roots Surname List 3/5
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[Copied from the RSL Internet site]
III. HOW TO OBTAIN THE PART OF THE RSL YOU WANT
A. Via the World Wide Web
If you have access to the World Wide Web via Mosaic, NetScape, lynx, or
most other web browsers, visit either of these URLs:
* http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/
* http://www.rand.org/cgi-bin/Genea/rslsearch.pl
and you can query the RSL for individual surnames, click on the submitter's
nametag to be shown the submitter's contact information, etc. There are
still a few rough edges. For instance, at least for now, if you're looking
for a name with an embedded space, only ask for the part before the first
space, or the name won't be found even if it is in the database. The
RootsWeb site supports some additional bells and whistles, such as a
Soundex search and an easy way to look at all the data from a given
submitter.
B. Via e-mail
There are now two mailservers that provide RSL lookups via e-mail. They
each employ a different syntax, so be sure, whichever you choose, that you
use the commands specific to it. One mailserver was created by Michael
Cooley of genealogy.org. To use it, send e-mail to server@genealogy.org.
Commands go in the subject line, one per message. To check for the surname
Keithley in the RSL, use the subject line
find rsl Keithley
To get the contact information for submitter karen, use the subject line
find rsl-addr karen
The second mailserver was created by Jeff Trembath. His program will search
for multiple names and return the contact info all in a single pass. Jeff
writes, "Send mail to rsl@gen.roc.wayne.edu or if that doesn't work to
rsl%gen.roc.wayne.edu@vm1.nodak.edu, with each surname on a separate line
in the message. For more detailed information, send mail to
rsl-info@gen.roc.wayne.edu..." Or check out his RSL Search Homepage at
http://gen.roc.wayne.edu/fsl.html.
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