I am not promoting the use of the following software information, but found it interesting since the LDS site has created quite a stir. If anyone on this list downloads and utilizes this program will you post your experience with the program so we may all benefit? This information was posted in Dick Eastman's Ancestry. com weekly newsletter, and quoted in below. "Online IGI Data Extraction Program It seems that shortly after anything good appears, someone else comes along and improves it still further. That's the way it is with the International Genealogical Index recently introduced on FamilySearch.org. The database is a valuable resource, but some people would like to have more reporting capabilities so that they can "mine" the data. Searching the database for a few entries of individuals is quite satisfactory, but anyone doing a one-name study may find the searching and reporting capabilities to be a bit weak. Dumping the records of several thousand individuals may take many hours, and then reassembling the data into a genealogy program or other database will take longer still. Colin Hinson in England has released Windows 95 software for extraction of data from the online IGI personal record files. There are two programs involved. The first searches the Internet Explorer cache looking for Personal Record files that have been placed there by the browser while the user has been searching FamilySearch.org. The program places these files in a directory on the "C" drive. Anyone not using Microsoft's Internet Explorer can also save the Personal Record files individually as they explore the site, but that method will be a lot more tedious. Anyone who tries to use Netscape will probably switch to Internet Explorer in order to save time. The second program extracts all the "important" data from the Personal Record files and then reads this file, producing a tab-delimited file. This tab-delimited file can then be loaded into a spreadsheet or database program. The second program will also extract data from previously saved Personal Record files and then copies them into the appropriate directory. In order to run the two programs you must have Windows 95 or Windows 98. The program's author also strongly suggests the use of Internet Explorer 4 or later. The program is still being developed. I didn't see the words "beta test," but obviously this software is evolving at the moment. It doesn't come with any guarantees or with technical support. It also does not have a money-back guarantee since it is free. Here is what Colin Hinson wrote on his web site: At the moment, it is free. Why? well, first of all it's not complete - it only extracts data from the IGI personal records, although it does extract the Ancestral Files from the IE cache and places them in a directory on the C drive. Secondly, it needs thorough testing by someone other than myself and a friend, so in exchange for testing you will get a piece of software which should save you hours, if not days, pasting from IGI files to spread sheets or Word processors. What are the guarantees on the software? Absolutely none! You will have to accept the software "as is". It works on my machine, and it works on at least one other with no detrimental effects, but I cannot guarantee that it will do the same for you. Does the software expire? The program which extracts the Personal record files from the Internet Explorer cache is well tried and tested and is probably error free and so has no expiry time. The program which extracts the data from the Personal Record files will expire after around 30 days. This is for your own protection. If a fatal problem is found, I have no means of contacting all the users. Updated versions will be uploaded before the current version expires. You can check for new versions by checking the version number of the version available for download against the version number of the one you have. Guarantees or not, this is an interesting package. You can read more about it and then download the software from: http://www.blunham.demon.co.uk/Yorksgen/software/