Dear Tech Support, The site had good references for genealogy. I wish it wasn't a fluke, in the sense of having "guest" access. I guess I should have stayed there longer! Thank you, John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA TechnicalSupport@galegroup.com wrote: > > Dear John, > > Thank you for your report and a copy of the URL. You probably should > not have gotten access, and I hope it was only a "fluke." GaleNet databases > are sold only to libraries and offered to the public on > the library's computer workstations. Some libraries also provide their > patrons with the URLs and passwords to access GaleNet from home computers > connected to the Internet . In either case you need to get the correct > information from a local public or school library which subscribes to > GaleNet. > > If you are a representative of a Library, Academic Institution, or > Business, and are in the capacity to evaluate and purchase databases on > behalf of your employer, we would be happy to provide you with product > information, trial access, and pricing. Please call 1-800-877-4253 and > select option 2. > > If you are a student, public library patron, or corporate employee, and > would like to see Gale Group products offered by your organization, > please contact your library's acquisitions department or electronic > services > department and let them know about Gale Group databases. > > The name of the database you accessed is: > > Biography and Geneaology Master Index (BGMI) > > You can find information about it and other GaleNet databases at the Gale > Group website URL: > > http://www.galegroup.com/library/resrcs/catalog/bgmi.htm > > Thank you for your interest in products of The Gale Group. > > GaleNet Technical Support/be > The Gale Group > > CUSTOMER SERVICE: > email: CustomerService@galegroup.com > phone: 800-877-4253 option 3 > (Mon-Fri, 8 am to 8 pm Eastern time > 5 am to 5 pm Pacific time) > > ===================================================== > > John Carpenter <jrcrin001@home.com> on 08/31/99 04:24:16 PM > > To: TechSupp/GRI/International Thomson Publishing > cc: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com, Jeannabee@aol.com, PaWZake@aol.com, > agauld@gtii.com > > Subject: "guest access?" Who's Who > > Dear Tech Support, > > I do not know how it was done, but I entered your system without a valid > password or ID. I believe I used a search program using "Who's Who" key > word search. One of the options allowed me into your system bypassing > your entry level. > > Was this some type of guest program? > > In trying to regain access I could not get in. > > Please advise if I can regain "guest" access or if this was just a > fluke. There was a lot of nifty Carpenter data (1,935 Carpenter cites > in Who's Who) that I did not finish citing. Other Carpenter Researchers > are curious also! > > I bookmarked the following line ... > > http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/netacgi/nph-brs?d=BGMI&s1=&s2=Carpenter&s3=&s > 4=&l=0&pg1=NA&pg2=LN&pg3=FN&pg4=PR%2CSF&p=1&u=%2Fa%2Facp%2Fdb%2Fbgmi%2Fname > -search.html&r=0&f=S > > Thank you, > > John R. Carpenter > La Mesa, CA