Kevin Although I was not involved in the new link arrangements, I am however responsible for keeping the http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/births.html http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/marriages.html http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/deaths.html pages up to date via our esteemed Web Page Editor David Gray. Other than changing the actual URL's on the respective three Web Pages to point to http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/ rather than to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/GUS/ , these pages will remain unless there are good reasons to the contrary. Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: KSH Double Syndicate <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 22 June 2004 22:52 Subject: RE: Image servers >Dave, >Both links seem to be functioning VERY well. The performance on the >transcriber links are impressive. The only (very slight) downside I could >comment on is that the quarters are in alphabetical rather than >chronological order. > >The only concern I have is a personal one which can probably be addressed >through PTS but I would appreciate your thoughts. Does FreeBMD maintain a >similar file even if the format is different? > >As part of my corrections system I maintain a file which gives the year and >then for each quarter a single digit (0 or 1) to show if scans are available >for that year/quarter for Births, Marriages and Deaths respectively in the >following format > >1837,000,000,011,011 >1838,011,011,011,011 >1839,001,001,001,001 >1840,101,111,111,111 >1841,111,111,111,111 >1842,111,111,111,111 >1843,101,101,101,101 >.. >.. >.. >2004,000,000,000,000 >2005,000,000,000,000 >2006,000,000,000,000 >2007,000,000,000,000 >2008,000,000,000,000 >2009,000,000,000,000 > >which allows my system to determine if a FreeBMD scan image is available for >me to check. >The previous pages at >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/births.html >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/marriages.html >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/deaths.html >allowed me to check fairly easily on an ad hoc basis if new scans had become >available > >Your thoughts on how I can easily keep this file up to date would be >gratefully appreciated. > >Kevin S. Howell >FreeBMD Corrections Coordinator >FreeBMD (KSH Double) syndicate Coordinator >UK GRO Indexes on the web at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com >E-Mail [email protected] or >[email protected] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dave Mayall [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: 22 June 2004 15:35 >To: [email protected] >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 > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.708 / Virus Database: 464 - Release Date: 2004-06-18 > > >==== 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 > >