Hi, Harvey-- I don't know much about these things. I know my computer came with 16 MG of memory and I added another 32 MG. This is what "diagnostics" has to say about the memory: System Board . . . . . . . . . . 16 Megabytes DIMM Slot 1 (Unknown) . . . . 32 Megabytes Total Compaq Memory . . . . . . 48 Megabytes Total Physical Windows Memory . 48584 Kbytes Total Swapfile Memory . . . . . 48584 Kbytes Does that tell you anything? walt [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Nimmo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:14 AM Subject: AW: [CFTW] Crashes > Hello again Walt, > > I tend to think that buying a new computer is like capitulation...it is > really a last resort! I'm a bit surprised that 48MB is the limit on your > machine. I had 32MB originally and would have said that 32MB is not > enough...not sure what to expect from 48MB. If you have 3 slots with a 16MB > card in each then it should be possible to replace one or more of them with > a 64MB card. (Nowadays one can buy a single card with 64MB, depends on the > type of RAM your machine can handle). How many slots does your machine > have? > > Harvey > > > >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > >Von: walterboswell1 [mailto:[email protected]] > >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. März 2001 10:09 > >An: [email protected] > >Betreff: Re: [CFTW] Crashes > > > > > >Hi, Harvey-- > > > >Thanks a lot for writing, Harvey. My computer came with 16MB of memory, I > >installed an additional 32MB. That gave me a total of 48 MB, the maximum > >amount I > >can get out of this machine without some extensive alterations, which I > >don't > >fully understand. At any rate, I was told that any major changes in my > >computer > >would cost more than the computer is worth; that it would be a lot cheaper > >in the > >long run to just buy a new machine. Considering the rapid innovations in > >these > >things, that makes sense to me. What do you think? > > > >At any rate, thanks for writing and I appreciate your help very much. > > > >walt > >[email protected] > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Harvey Nimmo" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:37 PM > >Subject: AW: [CFTW] Crashes > > > > > > > Dear Walter, > > > > > > Perhaps you should consider adding RAM to your PC to improve its > >stability. > > > Win95 seems to be a bit untidy with its memory management so that if you > > > have only say, 32MB, conflicts may occur which could lead to crashes. I > > > manage fine with 96MB. I think CFTW or Outlook is a bit unlikely as a > >cause > > > of the problem since I use both on a Pentium 2/MMX 233MHz with Win95 > > > > > > Greetings > > > > > > Harvey Nimmo > > > > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > >You can contact the List Manager at: > >[email protected] > > > >============================== > >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) > Subject: unsubscribe > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

Comments on a few statements: >The first hard lesson was that not all gedfiles use the standard event >coding found in CFT. Although I am certain that CFT is not 100% error free I believe that all the main standard events should be treated the same in all programs - but there is so much variation in different programs and how they create GED file that it is a real headache and quite difficult for me to anticipate all possible combinations. (GED import is the 2nd most difficult part next to Database Merge! GED export on the other hand is actually quite easy because in this case I only have to deal with CFT data.) >The next hard lesson is that imported gedfile databases must be dilligently >edited for duplicate individuals, and incorrect links like people in the >wrong family, BEFORE any index rebuild should be run. Running the index >rebuild seems to crystalize errors and makes editing so difficult that it >was often easier to delete the db and start over again. I had much more >success and significantly less frustration when I refrained from rebuilding >until all the editing and verifying was complete. If you mean that you import GED files into your main database, I wouldn't do this. I would import a GED to it's own database first - then do the Database Merge. But it sounds liek this is the way you do it. If you mean that the GED file already has problems - duplicated infor itslef, then yes, you are right. I have seen the same thing myself - mistakes in the data which I wanted to merge with my own database - and yes, any of that that can be cleaned up before the merge would be good! >Lesson three, merging.. Yes this is the most powerful tool in the CFT >program. However imported databases must be thoroughly edited, before >merging. The split screen of the merge window is very useful with it's >drag and drop matching capability. But, what is really needed is one split >screen window showing ALL the events for two merge candidates. It is >frustrating to only see the details of one at a time. A split window like >the delta function but showing all data not just the differences would be >really useful. Good suggestion. Thanks. In fact perhaps this should simply replace the 'delta'. >As well, this would be the best time to edit events before merging. For >example, one db might have only the year and the other db the specific >date. Deleting the unnecessary or redundant data at this stage would be >way more time efficient than trying to track it down in the merged db. >I'm only dealing with a 6000 person merged db with about 500 common >individuals, but I doubt If I can find all of them to edit the merged >events, while it would have been so simple at the merge screen. Currently the comparison list basically only compares the two name lists side by side. It does no merging. To do what you suggest above would be an entirely different sort of approach - perhaps actually merging as you mess with the list?!? Actually allowing the merge to take place one person at a time as you mess with the list and making event changes at that point. (If you see what I mean.) Otherwise there would have to be some sort of external record kept of all the various events and what it was that needs to be done to the events at the time the full merge takes place. Anyway, we are talking some real complicated stuff here - in any case. I'd have to do some serious thinking here. >The only real problem I found with CFT is that it won't merge name data. >For example, one db might only have a given and common name with a >respelled surname, while the other db might have the full birth name data. >The French-Canadian church was great at keeping records, however birth >names of record often differed from names used in day to day life or when a >family emigrated to the USA. It would be really useful if the program >placed any different names into notes when individuals are merged rather >than completely discarding the name data from the secondary db. Going back >and re-inserting the additional name data from the secondary db is >laborious, and the program should be doing this instead while it has the >data 'in hand'. In my case I walk through my log file (in the case of the last merge I'm talking about 2000 individuals - and it will take me many hours - weeks to complete) and see the name differences (and the event differences) and edit them as I need to. In my case I really don't want the program to be doing anything automatic with the names (or even differences in events). I want to see them myself and make my own judgement as to which is correct and whether I want to place part of the name from the second database into the main. I think this is one of those cases where I feel I just have to buckle down to good old hard work and forget about anything automatic. Knowing users the way I know them, as soon as I added anything automatic here, it would only satisfy one person and another would want it to do something automatic a different way and before I know it there are a zillion variations and even then each user will end up checking every name again anyway because they will then realize that even if the automatic way fixed most names there are so many that it fixed incorrectly that they'll have to manually check each one anyway. Besides a lot of work on my end to write such a routine for what I feel would not be much benefit. >Much like the situation with importing gedfiles, the program's >recommendation to rebuild indexes immediately after merging is NOT a good >idea. The merged file must be thoroughly verified and edited where >necessary BEFORE re-indexing, otherwise errors will become difficult if not >impossible to fix in the re-indexed db. In my experience re-indexing is >the last thing to do in the merge process. I deleted many days of work >learning this valuable lesson. > >I'm also finding a 'problem' with merged files where multiple marriages >occur, or where additional marriage events appear, apparently out of >nowhere. FrCdns often married twice but three or four marriages is >anomalous. The only solution I've found is to dilligently verify against >the original gedfile db on the v2 screen. I think the Rebuild problem is related to the multiple marriage problem. When the marriages don't get set correctly, the Rebuild attempts to repair them. I have been trying to look at this multiple marriage problem in the Database Merge more closely - recently. >One little 'bug' in the merge all relatives routine. I've had to drag and >drop the same people into match over and over when I find another key >matching individual. I have noticed this also. At one time I had done something with part of this and reduced it somewhat. I will have to look again. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

> so it's not a hardware problem. Another factor to consider is that as > Outlook and Outlook Express is by far the most popular email client software > used, it is inevitable that it would be targeted by virus creators. They are targeted because they are targetable...:-) They have default settings which allow them to execute *code* contained inside email messages (especially WSH code which is activated by default on Win98 and WinME as part of the bells and whistles you mentioned earlier) Moreover, these silly programs, along with some other (Lotus Notes comes to my mind) introduced the "new way" of quoting text by inserting the cited text *after* replies. All mailing lists now suffer of this new quoting style which incredibly lowers their signal/ratio noise (as no-one bothers about the reduction of quoted text) and gives strange discussions (in real life, I never answer to people *before* they speak, do you?). Another "interesting" feature of these programs is their nice ability to break all established standards (such as "Re: " preposition in subjects in internatinal versions). Besides this, Eudora has always been there (far before the invention of the Internet by Mr Gates....:-)) and has always tried to be compliant with written standards (RFC) or Internet etiquette.... Just make your choice (mine is done for years now, see headers...:-)).

Hi, Harvey-- Thanks a lot for writing, Harvey. My computer came with 16MB of memory, I installed an additional 32MB. That gave me a total of 48 MB, the maximum amount I can get out of this machine without some extensive alterations, which I don't fully understand. At any rate, I was told that any major changes in my computer would cost more than the computer is worth; that it would be a lot cheaper in the long run to just buy a new machine. Considering the rapid innovations in these things, that makes sense to me. What do you think? At any rate, thanks for writing and I appreciate your help very much. walt [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Nimmo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:37 PM Subject: AW: [CFTW] Crashes > Dear Walter, > > Perhaps you should consider adding RAM to your PC to improve its stability. > Win95 seems to be a bit untidy with its memory management so that if you > have only say, 32MB, conflicts may occur which could lead to crashes. I > manage fine with 96MB. I think CFTW or Outlook is a bit unlikely as a cause > of the problem since I use both on a Pentium 2/MMX 233MHz with Win95 > > Greetings > > Harvey Nimmo

Dear Walter, Perhaps you should consider adding RAM to your PC to improve its stability. Win95 seems to be a bit untidy with its memory management so that if you have only say, 32MB, conflicts may occur which could lead to crashes. I manage fine with 96MB. I think CFTW or Outlook is a bit unlikely as a cause of the problem since I use both on a Pentium 2/MMX 233MHz with Win95 Greetings Harvey Nimmo

Ira, Thank you for your kind words of advice and positive encouragement. In the past month or so I've come through the steep part of the CFTv3 learning curve. I'm taking the time to share my observations since only you can determine if program changes or improvments are needed. My situation is probably not unique. I'm the first one of my family branch to become cyber-savy and take an interest in genealogy. I started at the beginning of February with only a list of my great and g2 grandparents and where they lived and died. Some dilligent net searching with Copernic2K located three 'cousins' with gedfiles containing some data on my branch. My family records fell in the 'grey' area in the midst of three datasets. As you can imagine not every family remembers a distant cousin or great uncle with the same details, people are remembered by different names throughout their lives and birth surnames are sometimes not the spelling on the gravestone. Your program has been a very valuable tool for assembling a coherent picture of my ancestory. I've learned a few lessons along the way. The first hard lesson was that not all gedfiles use the standard event coding found in CFT. A significant amount of 'pre-processing' of the gedfile with a text editor is required to extract all the data. The error log generated by importing a gedfile is very useful in this regard, though it requires multiple imports to get an accurate copy of the original gedfile into a cft database file. Every minute spent editing the gedfile saved at least ten minutes editing the imported database. The next hard lesson is that imported gedfile databases must be dilligently edited for duplicate individuals, and incorrect links like people in the wrong family, BEFORE any index rebuild should be run. Running the index rebuild seems to crystalize errors and makes editing so difficult that it was often easier to delete the db and start over again. I had much more success and significantly less frustration when I refrained from rebuilding until all the editing and verifying was complete. Lesson three, merging.. Yes this is the most powerful tool in the CFT program. However imported databases must be thoroughly edited, before merging. The split screen of the merge window is very useful with it's drag and drop matching capability. But, what is really needed is one split screen window showing ALL the events for two merge candidates. It is frustrating to only see the details of one at a time. A split window like the delta function but showing all data not just the differences would be really useful. As well, this would be the best time to edit events before merging. For example, one db might have only the year and the other db the specific date. Deleting the unnecessary or redundant data at this stage would be way more time efficient than trying to track it down in the merged db. I'm only dealing with a 6000 person merged db with about 500 common individuals, but I doubt If I can find all of them to edit the merged events, while it would have been so simple at the merge screen. The only real problem I found with CFT is that it won't merge name data. For example, one db might only have a given and common name with a respelled surname, while the other db might have the full birth name data. The French-Canadian church was great at keeping records, however birth names of record often differed from names used in day to day life or when a family emigrated to the USA. It would be really useful if the program placed any different names into notes when individuals are merged rather than completely discarding the name data from the secondary db. Going back and re-inserting the additional name data from the secondary db is laborious, and the program should be doing this instead while it has the data 'in hand'. Much like the situation with importing gedfiles, the program's recommendation to rebuild indexes immediately after merging is NOT a good idea. The merged file must be thoroughly verified and edited where necessary BEFORE re-indexing, otherwise errors will become difficult if not impossible to fix in the re-indexed db. In my experience re-indexing is the last thing to do in the merge process. I deleted many days of work learning this valuable lesson. One of the most valuable tools I use is v3 and v2 running simultaneously. This is especially useful when verifying and editing merged files. I have the merged db in v3 and the source db on the v2 screen. I'm also finding a 'problem' with merged files where multiple marriages occur, or where additional marriage events appear, apparently out of nowhere. FrCdns often married twice but three or four marriages is anomalous. The only solution I've found is to dilligently verify against the original gedfile db on the v2 screen. One little 'bug' in the merge all relatives routine. I've had to drag and drop the same people into match over and over when I find another key matching individual. I am thoroughly enjoying the learning experince of running CFT. None of my comments are meant as criticism of an excellant piece of work, but rather areas where you might consider program development or additions to the manual. thanks for your valuable time, Mike Peltier Yukon Territory, Canada At 07:49 12/03/01 -0600, you wrote: >At 04:10 PM 3/10/01 +0000, you wrote: >>When you are merging two databases, how do you tell the program to combine >>all the names when merging matched individuals? > >You start by matching two people who you know are matches. Then it will ask >if you want to merge relatives - this will kick int he routine that tries >to match spouse, parents, children etc and if a large databse could go on >for a long time as it matches these people up. BUT if names are different, >it will stop and ask you to match names up. The slightest difference in >spelling of names will cause it to stop and ask you to intervene here. But >it is a matter of drag and drop to match up the proper names in this case. > >The Database merge is one of the most complicated parts of the program and >I know there are still problems. I just merged a 8,000 name database with >my 22,000 name database - with about 2,000 overlaps and I am still cleaning >up long afterwards. The problems I see appear in multiple marriages - >especially when the two databases disagree as to the true parents. This >often occurs when say the father has married twice and the two databases >disagree as to which of the two wives is the mother of the child. Or other >cases where one database has a father but no wife and the other does have >more than one wife and the children either don't get attached to any int he >final database, etc. I am trying to document and fix these. But you can >begin to see some of the complications that arise with a database merge. >The cleanup afterwards really takes some human intervention as I have to >make a decision about who the correct parents are when the two databases >disagree. > >Ira > >------------------------------------------------ >Mr. Ira J. Lund >E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com > >Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043 > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) >Subject: unsubscribe >In the body include only one word: unsubscribe >(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > >============================== >The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > >

This was sent to me by another genealogy researcher and I thought I'd pass along to in case any of you have been tempted to respond to, or do business with, any of the companies/web sites. Be sure to go down to the section "Specific Companies". Regards, SgtGeorge George W. Durman Listowner >There has been some email lately about scams. > >The following is excerpted from Eastman's Online Genealogy > Newsletter and is copyright 2001 by Richard W. Eastman. It is > re-published here with the permission of the author. > >Genealogy scams in general: > > Genealogical Web Site Watchdog (only for online scams) at: > http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm > > The National Genealogical Society's Consumer Protection > Committee is quite active at keeping an eye on the various > scams, including both online and offline fraudsters. If you > have a question about a particular company's services, you can > contact the NGS Consumer Protection Committee via traditional > mail at: National Genealogical Society's Consumer Protection > Committee, at 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, VA 22207- > 2399. The committee also maintains Web pages at: > http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumer.htm and at: > http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerpsst.htm. However, > those pages do not mention specific companies. > > Cyndi's List has a section for genealogy myths, hoaxes and > scams at: http://www.cyndislist.com/myths.htm > > >Specific companies: > >I have received e-mail about the following companies; all have >been mentioned as having questionable services. I have listed URLs >where you can obtain further information: > > Family Discovery.com - an online Web site that claims to have > "the Web's most versatile Award Winning collection of > genealogical databases." However, they don't mention the > "award" they received from the Better Business Bureau! The > Bureau says, "Based on BBB files, this company has an > unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to unanswered > complaint(s)." Family Discovery.com charges $59.99 for a one- > year subscription. Most of the same information is available > elsewhere on the Web at no charge. In fact, many of the links > on FamilyDiscovery.com simply take you to free Web sites. You > can obtain the same information at no cost by using one of the > free search engines. Details are available on the Genealogical > Web Site Watchdog site at: > http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm#Warning. There > is an Anti-FamilyDiscovery.com newsletter at: > http://compuright.dyndns.org/familydiscovery/ > > The xxx Family Yearbook - In this case, substitute your last > name for the "xxx." For instance, an advertisement sent to a > person named Smith would be advertising The Smith Family > Yearbook while someone named Clark would receive an > advertisement for The Clark Family Yearbook. These "yearbooks" > claim to have genealogy information. However, those who > purchase the "products" are usually disappointed. The > producing company has several business names; for example, you > can find them listed as Mountain West News Service or as the > Mountain Pacific News Service. They also may appear as an > organizational name, such as "The Smith Family Yearbook." > However, all these "companies" have the same address: 1181 S. > Parker Road, #105, Denver, CO 80231. The Better Business > Bureau lists the parent company as MORPHCORP. The News Herald > of Panama City, Florida has an article about these "products" > at: http://www.newsherald.com/articles/2000/04/16/tp041600.htm > > Family Tree House - I wrote about this company in the October > 31, 1998 edition of this newsletter. The company gives an > appearance of a Web site that offers genealogy services. In > fact, it does not appear to sell anything. However, the same > company advertises on another Web site with an offer to sell > personal information obtained from genealogists who visit the > Family Tree House site. You innocently enter personal > information about yourself on Family Tree House and then > operators of the site sell your personal information to bulk > mail companies. Information for sale includes name, address, > e-mail address and more. You can read that article at: > http://ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm#sells > > The Historical Research Center (HRC) International, Inc. sells > "family histories" and coats of arms. Information about the > true value of these products can be found on the Genealogical > Web Site Watchdog site at: > http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm#Coats. Keep > in mind that this company sells franchises. A few years ago > they were listed as one of the top 30 fastest growing > franchises in America. You may find their products being sold > by other companies who purchase franchises. One such company > is Names.com, but apparently there are many others as well. > > The International Hall of Names in Canada also sells "family > histories" and coats of arms. They are also mentioned on the > Genealogical Web Site Watchdog site at: > http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm#Coats. > >I would caution anyone to be careful about "family coats of arms." >In fact, in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and most of western >Europe, there really is no such thing as a family coat of arms. In >those countries, arms have always been awarded to individuals, not >to families. Displaying a coat of arms that you are not authorized >to use is a form of identity theft, even if you do happen to have >the same last name as the original grantee. Any company offering >to sell you a copy of "your family's coat of arms" is selling a >bogus product. > >If you believe you have been the victim of a genealogy scam, you >can do something about it! If you purchased products or services >from the above companies or any others that you feel did not live >up to advertised claims, demand a refund! If your money is not >returned within 30 days or so from a U.S. company, submit a >complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer >Protection at: >https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01. A few >letters of inquiry from the federal government will send a strong >message to the people who produce products or services of >questionable value. If a Canadian company is involved, you can >register a complaint at: >http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ct01250e.html. > >You also might want to warn other genealogists and tell them of >your experiences. You can post a message to others in the "Scams >and Fraud" section of CompuServe's Genealogy Techniques Forum >message board. Go to: >http://forums.compuserve.com/vlforums/default.asp?SRV=GenealogyForum&AREA=Ms >gs&SEC=15&loc=us&access=public

Yes you can! At least in the Notes, guess other fields works as well as they are exported as is. I use <BR> and <a href="link.htm">link.htm</A> and <img src="image.jpg"> to include pictures and links and it works fine! Example: <a href="http://www.foark.umu.se/folk/s/person.asp?lannr=17&forsnr=10&pnr=2819" > http://www.foark.umu.se/folk/s/person.asp?lannr=17&forsnr=10&pnr=2819</a><BR > Say Karolina with K in the count of 1890 /Mats in Sweden > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fran: Ira J Lund [mailto:[email protected]] > Skickat: den 12 mars 2001 15:13 > Till: [email protected] > Amne: Re: [CFTW] Misc Data > > > >How can I get the HTML converter to introduce line feeds into Misc Data > >fields to improve the result web page image? (May also apply > to other text > >fields) > > Sorry, You can't within CFT-Win. I guess you can manually edit the final > HTML pages. <grin> > > Ira > > > ------------------------------------------------ > Mr. Ira J. Lund > E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com > > Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043 > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) > Subject: unsubscribe > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

Sorry George, but I have to disagree with you. I have used MS Outlook since 97 and eventually changed to Eudora only because of the increasing risk through security breaches that is inherent in Outlook and Outlook Express. I have now ued Eudora 5.0 since it first came out about 12 months ago but have reluctantly changed back to MS Outlook 98 simply because of bugs and freezes that occurred with Eudora. It only goes to prove that what is ideal for some isn't automatically ideal for others. I run Win ME (all bells and whistles but still very flaky) on a PentIII 733mHz with 128Mb ram and 20Gb hard disk, so it's not a hardware problem. Another factor to consider is that as Outlook and Outlook Express is by far the most popular email client software used, it is inevitable that it would be targeted by virus creators. Every setup is different from hardware to Windows to other installed programs, so it is no wonder that we all have different experiences. In regards to CFTW, I have to praise Ira for his consistent efforts to improve his product which has never caused me any problems at all. Russell Hartnoll Auckland, New Zealand. >-----Original Message----- >From: George W. Durman [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 4:56 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Eudora Pro Email Program (Was:: [CFTW] A Lot of Thank Yous and >A Few Responses) > > >I'll mention it again, in case any of you are new users since I >last commented on it, but most users who just give up both >Outlook Express and Netscape, and switch to the free (with >ads) program, Eudora Pro, wouldn't go back to MSOE or >Netscape for anything. > >I've used Eudora since 1994, through all the upgrades, and it >gives no problems whatsoever, not even any configuration >problems with other programs. It is rock-steady, offers all >the utilities of the other two (plus some), is NOT bothered >by all those viruses, worms, and trojans that plague Outlook >Express and Outlook, and is judged by many of the Listowners >who now use it to be the best available. > >You can read about it and download at: > >http://www.eudora.com > >It comes in 3 versions: > >Light Mode: Free, no ads, lacking some features >Sponsored Mode: Free, with ads, all the features >Paid Mode: Costs money, no ads > >SgtGeorge > >

I must say I did not mean to create a debate about mail programs. I have nothing to say bad about Outlook Express. I actually am very pleased with the program in general. The only point I was trying to make is that mine had a configuration error. Any type of configuration conflict in any program will cause problems all the way around. One dll.file can send your computer in total havoc. If I am not mistaken Outlook Express acknowledges this and that is why they have fixes. I believe there is a science behind our computers. There are many great programs to chose from. It's just a matter of opinion, nothing is completely without errors. As for viruses, well I constantly have my virus protector running to avoid problems. Dawn

>How can I get the HTML converter to introduce line feeds into Misc Data >fields to improve the result web page image? (May also apply to other text >fields) Sorry, You can't within CFT-Win. I guess you can manually edit the final HTML pages. <grin> Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

At 11:01 AM 3/11/01 +0100, you wrote: >Quoting Chuck Edgerly ([email protected]): >> I also have a P 120 and the photos load just fine. No delay at all. I am running >> Windows 98 2nd edition with all the updates available from misrosoft, including the >> new direct X and other graphics patches. Maybe others with slow loading photos should >> try downloading these updates. > >I would be surprised if CFT uses DirectX libraries. First because the >development tools for DirectX are certainly not free (hey, this is >*Microsoft* product...:-)), and also because this is absolutely unuseful >except for making bloatware. > >So, I don't think that patching and re-patchging the operating system will >make it faster for photos loading. > >You will only increase your chances of getting the system unstable...as >usual when some patch originating from Redmond, WA goes on your hard >disk...:-) > >But (for the original contributor) you're on your own... Try to patch, patch >and re-patch....and cross your fingers at each reboot, of course! If DirectX is something I would have to know about and integrate into my program then the anser is no, I don't use it. My programming language has it's own graphic commands and I have no idea how it does it. I simply tell it where I want to display a picture and the file name of the image. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

At 01:32 PM 3/11/01 +0100, you wrote: >The Story Reports still goes like this when just one parent is known >and entered (assume Ira is the name of the single parent): > >1. The following marriage sentence is written: > "Ira and were married." > >2. The following sentence is written when the children are listed: > "Ira and Ira had the following children:" Ok. Will take a look at this. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

At 04:10 PM 3/10/01 +0000, you wrote: >When you are merging two databases, how do you tell the program to combine >all the names when merging matched individuals? You start by matching two people who you know are matches. Then it will ask if you want to merge relatives - this will kick int he routine that tries to match spouse, parents, children etc and if a large databse could go on for a long time as it matches these people up. BUT if names are different, it will stop and ask you to match names up. The slightest difference in spelling of names will cause it to stop and ask you to intervene here. But it is a matter of drag and drop to match up the proper names in this case. The Database merge is one of the most complicated parts of the program and I know there are still problems. I just merged a 8,000 name database with my 22,000 name database - with about 2,000 overlaps and I am still cleaning up long afterwards. The problems I see appear in multiple marriages - especially when the two databases disagree as to the true parents. This often occurs when say the father has married twice and the two databases disagree as to which of the two wives is the mother of the child. Or other cases where one database has a father but no wife and the other does have more than one wife and the children either don't get attached to any int he final database, etc. I am trying to document and fix these. But you can begin to see some of the complications that arise with a database merge. The cleanup afterwards really takes some human intervention as I have to make a decision about who the correct parents are when the two databases disagree. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

I think that all this talk about how awful Internet Explorer and Outlook Express are is diverting Walter from finding his real problem. Internet Explorer and Outlook Express may have security holes which you could drive a bus through but they are stable. In all the years I have used Internet Explorer and Outlook Express I have never had a crash while running them. I have had crashes with early versions of Eudora and Netscape. So those of you who belong to the "I Hate Microsoft Club" please stop confusing the issue for Walter he has enough problems already. Ian Westergaard In Sunny & Cool Central Otago New Zealand

>I think your program is good or I would not depend on it with my valued >information. I understand not advertising but, I would gladly recommend it >to others. I will suggest this if you have no objection. I would like to use >your logo on my homepage linking to the Cumberland homepage. I think word of >mouth is the best advertising anyone could have. New users see there is no >profit to be made. Only customers suggesting a good program. Yes, the banner that is near the bottom of my main page is there for users such as you to copy and use for a link to my web page. I appreciate this. Thanks a lot. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

>Would the person who wrote the original message about CFTW >carrying a virus please notify this List what your AV program >called the "virus". I had to identify it for you. I was the one who posted the message. I received the notification from someone who I think was not on the list - ans so I posted it to verify that there was no problem. I did not believe there was but I didn't want to take any chances. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

At 05:23 PM 3/9/01 +0100, you wrote: >It is very common to get Virus warnings during installation of >programs if you don't close down the anti-virus program during the >installation process. Nothing to worry about. I've run a virus scan on my computer and a half dozen or so other users have also verified that CFT-Win download does NOT have a virus. (A false warning.) Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

You can configure Windows to allow you to use any Email program of your choice. SgtGeorge At 01:14 PM 03/11/2001, walterboswell1 wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Thanks for writing, Dawn. I too believe that Outlook Express has something >to do >with the issue. A friend of mine in South Africa, who also despises >Outlook >Express, sent me another mail program to use, but I couldn't get MS to >let me use it >as my default mail server. So, obviously, that didn't help matters much. >Of course I >may simply have not know what I was doing, which pretty much my excuse for >getting married the fifth time. > >At any rate, I appreciate your commetns. > >walt >[email protected] > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dawn Conner Jeppesen" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 4:47 AM >Subject: Re: [CFTW] A Lot of Thank Yous and A Few Responses > > > > Walt, > > > > I must say your personality towards your situation is amusing. It does > get > > frustrating at times. With so many programs, one has to play pick and > choose > > to find the actual problem. > > > > Recently our computer crashed bigtime. We lost all our information. > Thank > > goodness we had burned my tree! I really don't know what caused the > actual > > problem but, outlook express did have problems while running with other > > programs. We use chat programs so I may talk with my family in the US. > Of > > course we use internet explorer. There are many other program we run at > the > > same time. It was only when using outlook express together with other > > programs that our computer would freeze up. I believe it had something > to do > > with the configuration in the actual program. > > > > Since everything was completely deleted from our computer, we had to > start > > from scratch. There are no problems now. I do not suggest starting all > over. > > Possibly reconfiguring outlook express would solve the problem. There > are > > fixes for outlook express as well. > > > > This may or may not be the problem. This is only my personal > experience. I > > will include a link to outlook express, if you'd like to try it out. > > Dawn > > > > http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/welcome/outlook.asp > > > > Hope this helps. **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT**********

I'll mention it again, in case any of you are new users since I last commented on it, but most users who just give up both Outlook Express and Netscape, and switch to the free (with ads) program, Eudora Pro, wouldn't go back to MSOE or Netscape for anything. I've used Eudora since 1994, through all the upgrades, and it gives no problems whatsoever, not even any configuration problems with other programs. It is rock-steady, offers all the utilities of the other two (plus some), is NOT bothered by all those viruses, worms, and trojans that plague Outlook Express and Outlook, and is judged by many of the Listowners who now use it to be the best available. You can read about it and download at: http://www.eudora.com It comes in 3 versions: Light Mode: Free, no ads, lacking some features Sponsored Mode: Free, with ads, all the features Paid Mode: Costs money, no ads SgtGeorge At 07:15 AM 03/11/2001, Amy Macdonald wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Dawn....Another solution would be to switch to Netscape.....I've used it >for >years. It appears, that besides carrying a lot of viruses, Outlook >Express has >more than it's share of problems. > >Amy. > >Dawn Conner Jeppesen wrote: > > > Walt, > > > > I must say your personality towards your situation is amusing. It does > get > > frustrating at times. With so many programs, one has to play pick and > choose > > to find the actual problem. > > > > Recently our computer crashed bigtime. We lost all our information. > Thank > > goodness we had burned my tree! I really don't know what caused the > actual > > problem but, outlook express did have problems while running with other > > programs. We use chat programs so I may talk with my family in the US. > Of > > course we use internet explorer. There are many other program we run at > the > > same time. It was only when using outlook express together with other > > programs that our computer would freeze up. I believe it had something > to do > > with the configuration in the actual program. > > > > Since everything was completely deleted from our computer, we had to > start > > from scratch. There are no problems now. I do not suggest starting all > over. > > Possibly reconfiguring outlook express would solve the problem. There > are > > fixes for outlook express as well. > > > > This may or may not be the problem. This is only my personal > experience. I > > will include a link to outlook express, if you'd like to try it out. > > Dawn > > > > http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/welcome/outlook.asp > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > > [email protected] (for individual messages) > > [email protected] (for Digest mode) > > Subject: unsubscribe > > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > > ============================== > > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > > If you know how to reduce these risks. > > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) >Subject: unsubscribe >In the body include only one word: unsubscribe >(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT**********