Hi Dave > Secondly, we need to test a new facility which we will be announcing next week, > allowing the general public access to our scans. > > This access will be via a different route, and will not use passwords. It is > however designed to be slower than the transcriber's route. > > To try it out, please go to http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl > I'm back from my vacation and tried this and it does not work for me. I just get a broken link style of icon displayed in IE. http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl does give a warning "Images on this site are supplied in a variety of formats (jpg, gif, tif), and you may need to configure your computer to work with these formats. a.. FreeBMD cannot assist with configuring your computer`" After a little tinkering with file associations without any improvement, I tried a Google search and now think I understand why it does not work for me (for TIF format files - the gif ones are just fine). For Windows XP users Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 319829 seems to apply, which can be summarized as "Although you can download the TIFF file, you may be unable to open it in Internet Explorer." The fix seems to be an upgrade to XP Service Pack 1a, (Service Pack 1 is no longer available) and the guidance given is 90 minutes download at 56K for those without broadband. Judging by the regular emails to the ADMINS lists from people who cannot see TIFF files in their browsers I think that I am not the only person who will not be unable to use http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl without first spending a significant amount of time reconfiguring my machine first. (I won't bother!) I've replied to this list so that co-ordinators are aware that this may be the extent of the effort required to "configure your computer" in anticipation of a number of emails to them and / or the lists in the next few days. Regards Mary Trevan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mayall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 4:35 PM Subject: Image servers > I'm pleased to announce that work on the new dedicated image servers appears > to be complete. > > As they are ready early, I'd like to grasp the opportunity for some additional > testing, and I'd like to ask Syndicate co-ordinators to assist with that. > > First and foremost, we need to ensure that transcriber scan downloads work > robustly from the new address at http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/ The current > password arrangements apply. > > Secondly, we need to test a new facility which we will be anouncing next week, > allowing the general public access to our scans. > > This access will be via a different route, and will not use passwords. It is > however designed to be slower than the transcriber's route. > > To try it out, please go to http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl > > Any feedback to me please. I may not acknowledge it, but I will read it all. > > Obviously, the public access facility is going to generate a good deal of > interest in the genealogical world (and is probably going to upset 1837online > big time), so it would be much appreciated if co-ordinators would treat the > information above about the new facility as embargoed until 12:00 Monday, at > which time an official announcement will be made to all the FreeBMD lists, and > to appropriate wider reading lists and groups. Once that announcement has gone > out, it may be freely copied elsewhere. > > -- > Dave Mayall > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Mary Following through on your message, and recalling that Service Pack 1 was on CD, I found this Get Windows XP SP1a on CD Customers in the United States and Canada can order the CD from this Web site. International customers can obtain the CD through their local Microsoft subsidiary. Jeff > > > > To try it out, please go to http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl > > > > I'm back from my vacation and tried this and it does not work for me. I just get a broken link style of icon displayed in IE. > > http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl does give a warning > > "Images on this site are supplied in a variety of formats (jpg, gif, tif), and you may need to configure your computer to work with these formats. > a.. FreeBMD cannot assist with configuring your computer`" > After a little tinkering with file associations without any improvement, I tried a Google search and now think I understand why it does not work for me (for TIF format files - the gif ones are just fine). > > For Windows XP users Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 319829 seems to apply, which can be summarized as "Although you can download the TIFF file, you may be unable to open it in Internet Explorer." The fix seems to be an upgrade to XP Service Pack 1a, (Service Pack 1 is no longer available) and the guidance given is 90 minutes download at 56K for those without broadband. > > Judging by the regular emails to the ADMINS lists from people who cannot see TIFF files in their browsers I think that I am not the only person who will not be unable to use http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl without first spending a significant amount of time reconfiguring my machine first. (I won't bother!) > > I've replied to this list so that co-ordinators are aware that this may be the extent of the effort required to "configure your computer" in anticipation of a number of emails to them and / or the lists in the next few days. > > Regards > > Mary Trevan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Mayall" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 4:35 PM > Subject: Image servers > > > > I'm pleased to announce that work on the new dedicated image servers appears > > to be complete. > > > > As they are ready early, I'd like to grasp the opportunity for some additional > > testing, and I'd like to ask Syndicate co-ordinators to assist with that. > > > > First and foremost, we need to ensure that transcriber scan downloads work > > robustly from the new address at http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/ The current > > password arrangements apply. > > > > Secondly, we need to test a new facility which we will be anouncing next week, > > allowing the general public access to our scans. > > > > This access will be via a different route, and will not use passwords. It is > > however designed to be slower than the transcriber's route. > > > > To try it out, please go to http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl > > > > Any feedback to me please. I may not acknowledge it, but I will read it all. > > > > Obviously, the public access facility is going to generate a good deal of > > interest in the genealogical world (and is probably going to upset 1837online > > big time), so it would be much appreciated if co-ordinators would treat the > > information above about the new facility as embargoed until 12:00 Monday, at > > which time an official announcement will be made to all the FreeBMD lists, and > > to appropriate wider reading lists and groups. Once that announcement has gone > > out, it may be freely copied elsewhere. > > > > -- > > Dave Mayall > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > > Want to help FreeBMD? > > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > Thank you Rootsweb for hosting the FreeBMD project and its mailing lists. See http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.711 / Virus Database: 467 - Release Date: 25/06/2004

In message <[email protected]>, Mary Trevan <[email protected]> writes >Hi Dave > >> Secondly, we need to test a new facility which we will be announcing >>next week, >> allowing the general public access to our scans. >> >> This access will be via a different route, and will not use passwords. It is >> however designed to be slower than the transcriber's route. >> >> To try it out, please go to http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl >> > >I'm back from my vacation and tried this and it does not work for me. I >just get a broken link style of icon displayed in IE. > >http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl does give a warning > >"Images on this site are supplied in a variety of formats (jpg, gif, >tif), and you may need to configure your computer to work with these >formats. > a.. FreeBMD cannot assist with configuring your computer`" >After a little tinkering with file associations without any >improvement, I tried a Google search and now think I understand why it >does not work for me (for TIF format files - the gif ones are just fine). > >For Windows XP users Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 319829 seems to >apply, which can be summarized as "Although you can download the TIFF >file, you may be unable to open it in Internet Explorer." The fix >seems to be an upgrade to XP Service Pack 1a, (Service Pack 1 is no >longer available) and the guidance given is 90 minutes download at 56K >for those without broadband. > >Judging by the regular emails to the ADMINS lists from people who >cannot see TIFF files in their browsers I think that I am not the only >person who will not be unable to use >http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl without first spending a >significant amount of time reconfiguring my machine first. (I won't >bother!) > >I've replied to this list so that co-ordinators are aware that this may >be the extent of the effort required to "configure your computer" in >anticipation of a number of emails to them and / or the lists in the >next few days. My feelings, too. I've just tried and get exactly the same as Mary. Having had a major crash recently which meant I had to reinstall XP Pro I'd be faced with the same problem as Mary and, like her, wouldn't bother. -- Philip Powell Looking north across the Derwent Valley and Northumberland to The Cheviot