Hooray !! I've met several relatives this way. Glad it is still on the books. Allie -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 12:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Ancestry Mail Notification Hi all Having had conflicting accounts that some have have received them and others haven't I phoned Ancestry today They say there is a known issue and the notifications to email should still occur They are looking into it Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 2/27/2014 2:45 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: >> Hi Dennis >> >> This is very odd don't you think >> >> Ancestry say they have stopped the email service >> >> Quote "This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection >> Service, which has been discontinued." >> >> So how come some are still getting them as emails yet others (most) are >> not? >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Rosemary I wouldn't mind if it were delayed, I would just like to get them So far all I can find on the subject states Ancestry stopped the email alerts in March 2013 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 20:59, Rosemary Jones wrote: > Yes, I understand. I get a message to tell me to look in the mailbox. I > don't know how delayed it can be or whether it always gets to me but I have > seen them. > > Rosemary

Hi Dennis This is very odd don't you think Ancestry say they have stopped the email service Quote "This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, which has been discontinued." So how come some are still getting them as emails yet others (most) are not? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 19:57, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, Nivard, > > I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, > informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. The most > recent was Feb. 16. > > Dennis

This a wee bit baffling isn't it Ancestry state in their help file, which backs up the message I have saved from March 2013 that they have stopped their email alerts So why are some still saying they are getting them? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 18:36, Judy In Ocala wrote: > I keep a separate email address just for genealogy and I archive ALL messages. The last email notification I received about a new Member Connect message was in July 203. But there are two more messages in my Ancestry inbox since then that I got no notification of. > > Judy in Ocala

It takes a village, BJ! Judy in Ocala > On Feb 27, 2014, at 7:18 PM, BJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ahhhhhh......Great work around to a tricky problem. I had thought of > the excluding Private facts but forgot about using Data Options to > change the facts for all individuals to Private. Duhh! > > Thanks for the response. > > BJ > >> On 2/27/2014 10:06 AM, Rosemary Jones wrote: >> First, make a complete backup of your file. >> >> Work with this backup file to ensure you don't mess up the primary file. >> Restore this backup file giving it a new name. Working with this new file >> ... >> >> Then go to Edit > Manage Facts. >> >> For each fact that you want to EXCLUDE from the GEDCOM highlight the fact >> and click "Data Options". This will bring up a list of all occurrences of >> the fact in your file. Click on "Check All" and then Mark Each Selected >> Fact Private and then OK. >> >> Do this for every fact you don't want in the GEDCOM. Time consuming, >> tedious, and error prone. Hence using the backup. >> >> At the end of this, File > Export > Gedcom 5.5 format and make sure you >> have NOT selected the "Include Private Facts". Review what you have set in >> the other buttons. Then OK. >> >> This, in theory, should do what you want. Try it with a subset of people. >> Afterwards import the GEDCOM into FTM 2014 as another new file and check to >> see this is what you wanted. >> >> Rosemary >> >> >>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Jim Hoke <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Using FTM 2014, is it possible to create an FTM file that only has a >>> limited >>> number of facts in it, such as those related to each individual's name, >>> birth date, and death date? That is, I would like to create a subset >>> version of my FTM database in which all facts beside such things as name, >>> birth date, and death date have been removed. I can't figure out a way to >>> do this in FTM and haven't been able to find a GEDCOM editor providing such >>> a capability. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As do I and have been since it was introduced. Allie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Ancestry Mail NotifiAs dcation Hi, Barry, I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. Dennis In a message dated 2/27/2014 12:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Barry 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did not know what they were talking about 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal inbox or to their Ancestry inbox I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into their personal email system) I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry the day before that they had a message waiting for them I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) I have a small tree on Ancestry Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour Family Tree 1 Send me a message and lets see what I get Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: > On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: > >> Note in particular :- >> >> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, >> which has been discontinued.* >> >> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message >> received March 2013 > > If this is really the case, then > > 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell > me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from > ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my e-mail. > > and > > 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving > these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one > person. > > --Barry Finkel > Chicago ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Barry 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did not know what they were talking about 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal inbox or to their Ancestry inbox I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into their personal email system) I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry the day before that they had a message waiting for them I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) I have a small tree on Ancestry Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour Family Tree 1 Send me a message and lets see what I get Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: > On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: > >> Note in particular :- >> >> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, >> which has been discontinued.* >> >> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message >> received March 2013 > > If this is really the case, then > > 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell > me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from > ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my e-mail. > > and > > 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving > these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one > person. > > --Barry Finkel > Chicago

I agree and that's why I like this little email list - users helping users. BJ On 2/27/2014 5:19 PM, Judy In Ocala wrote: > It takes a village, BJ!

I believe you may be interpreting the quote incorrectly. The quote does not mention the email notification service. I believe it may be referring to an older system which actually sent an email to the user. I never used it too much so I may be miss remembering the feature but the quote is definitely missing the phrase "email notification". I've searched for some method of turning the email notification off/on but haven't been successful. BJ On 2/27/2014 2:45 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Dennis > > This is very odd don't you think > > Ancestry say they have stopped the email service > > Quote "This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection > Service, which has been discontinued." > > So how come some are still getting them as emails yet others (most) are not? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 27/02/2014 19:57, [email protected] wrote: >> Hi, Nivard, >> >> I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, >> informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. The most >> recent was Feb. 16. >> >> Dennis > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes, not a Rootsweb board. The odd message I get is usually from someone asking if I have more information that can be shared. Rosemary On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 4:53 PM, DaveA <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you sure that these emails are not comming fron a Rootsweb board? > > Sent from my Kindle Fire > In God We Trust > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ahhhhhh......Great work around to a tricky problem. I had thought of the excluding Private facts but forgot about using Data Options to change the facts for all individuals to Private. Duhh! Thanks for the response. BJ On 2/27/2014 10:06 AM, Rosemary Jones wrote: > First, make a complete backup of your file. > > Work with this backup file to ensure you don't mess up the primary file. > Restore this backup file giving it a new name. Working with this new file > ... > > Then go to Edit > Manage Facts. > > For each fact that you want to EXCLUDE from the GEDCOM highlight the fact > and click "Data Options". This will bring up a list of all occurrences of > the fact in your file. Click on "Check All" and then Mark Each Selected > Fact Private and then OK. > > Do this for every fact you don't want in the GEDCOM. Time consuming, > tedious, and error prone. Hence using the backup. > > At the end of this, File > Export > Gedcom 5.5 format and make sure you > have NOT selected the "Include Private Facts". Review what you have set in > the other buttons. Then OK. > > This, in theory, should do what you want. Try it with a subset of people. > Afterwards import the GEDCOM into FTM 2014 as another new file and check to > see this is what you wanted. > > Rosemary > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Jim Hoke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Using FTM 2014, is it possible to create an FTM file that only has a >> limited >> number of facts in it, such as those related to each individual's name, >> birth date, and death date? That is, I would like to create a subset >> version of my FTM database in which all facts beside such things as name, >> birth date, and death date have been removed. I can't figure out a way to >> do this in FTM and haven't been able to find a GEDCOM editor providing such >> a capability. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Rosemary, they're talking about notification by email that tells you to look at your Ancestry.com inbox. Judy in Ocala On Feb 27, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Rosemary Jones <[email protected]> wrote: So do I. I always look at the mail icon to see if the number has changed. Rosemary > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, Nivard, > > I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, > informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. The most > recent was Feb. 16. > > Dennis > > > > In a message dated 2/27/2014 12:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Barry > > 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did > not know what they were talking about > > 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my > question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal > inbox or to their Ancestry inbox > > I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their > Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into > their personal email system) > > I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list > > I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry > the day before that they had a message waiting for them > > I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a > message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) > > I have a small tree on Ancestry > > Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour > Family Tree 1 > > Send me a message and lets see what I get > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >> On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: >> On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: >> >>> Note in particular :- >>> >>> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, >>> which has been discontinued.* >>> >>> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message >>> received March 2013 >> >> If this is really the case, then >> >> 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell >> me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from >> ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my > e-mail. >> >> and >> >> 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving >> these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one >> person. >> >> --Barry Finkel >> Chicago > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, I understand. I get a message to tell me to look in the mailbox. I don't know how delayed it can be or whether it always gets to me but I have seen them. Rosemary On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Judy in Ocala <[email protected]> wrote: > Rosemary, they're talking about notification by email that tells you to > look at your Ancestry.com inbox. > > Judy in Ocala > > On Feb 27, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Rosemary Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > So do I. I always look at the mail icon to see if the number has changed. > > Rosemary > > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, Nivard, > > > > I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, > > informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. The > most > > recent was Feb. 16. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > In a message dated 2/27/2014 12:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hi Barry > > > > 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did > > not know what they were talking about > > > > 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my > > question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal > > inbox or to their Ancestry inbox > > > > I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their > > Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into > > their personal email system) > > > > I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general > list > > > > I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry > > the day before that they had a message waiting for them > > > > I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a > > message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) > > > > I have a small tree on Ancestry > > > > Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour > > Family Tree 1 > > > > Send me a message and lets see what I get > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: > >> On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: > >> > >>> Note in particular :- > >>> > >>> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection > Service, > >>> which has been discontinued.* > >>> > >>> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message > >>> received March 2013 > >> > >> If this is really the case, then > >> > >> 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell > >> me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from > >> ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my > > e-mail. > >> > >> and > >> > >> 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving > >> these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one > >> person. > >> > >> --Barry Finkel > >> Chicago > > ********************************** > > List information page > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > > > Version 2008 - 2012 > > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject > > and the body of the message > > > > ********************************** > > List information page > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > > > Version 2008 - 2012 > > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi, Nivard, I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. The most recent was Feb. 16. Dennis In a message dated 2/27/2014 12:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Barry 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did not know what they were talking about 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal inbox or to their Ancestry inbox I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into their personal email system) I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry the day before that they had a message waiting for them I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) I have a small tree on Ancestry Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour Family Tree 1 Send me a message and lets see what I get Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: > On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: > >> Note in particular :- >> >> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, >> which has been discontinued.* >> >> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message >> received March 2013 > > If this is really the case, then > > 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell > me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from > ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my e-mail. > > and > > 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving > these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one > person. > > --Barry Finkel > Chicago ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Are you sure that these emails are not comming fron a Rootsweb board? Sent from my Kindle Fire In God We Trust

Hi, Barry, I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. Dennis In a message dated 2/27/2014 12:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Barry 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did not know what they were talking about 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal inbox or to their Ancestry inbox I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into their personal email system) I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry the day before that they had a message waiting for them I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) I have a small tree on Ancestry Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour Family Tree 1 Send me a message and lets see what I get Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: > On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: > >> Note in particular :- >> >> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, >> which has been discontinued.* >> >> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message >> received March 2013 > > If this is really the case, then > > 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell > me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from > ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my e-mail. > > and > > 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving > these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one > person. > > --Barry Finkel > Chicago ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

So do I. I always look at the mail icon to see if the number has changed. Rosemary On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Nivard, > > I still get messages from Ancestry.com, addressed to my personal email, > informing me that an individual has left a message for me online. The most > recent was Feb. 16. > > Dennis > > > > In a message dated 2/27/2014 12:59:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Barry > > 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did > not know what they were talking about > > 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my > question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal > inbox or to their Ancestry inbox > > I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their > Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into > their personal email system) > > I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list > > I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry > the day before that they had a message waiting for them > > I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a > message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) > > I have a small tree on Ancestry > > Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour > Family Tree 1 > > Send me a message and lets see what I get > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: > > On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: > > > >> Note in particular :- > >> > >> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, > >> which has been discontinued.* > >> > >> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message > >> received March 2013 > > > > If this is really the case, then > > > > 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell > > me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from > > ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my > e-mail. > > > > and > > > > 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving > > these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one > > person. > > > > --Barry Finkel > > Chicago > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Jim, Hopefully others have answered you, but I'll offer one suggestion. You can Mark Any FACT as Private. Those FACTs should NOT be included in the Export of that file to a GEDCOM. For example, I mark, by default, any Address, Social Security Numbers, and others (FACTs) as Private. They are NOT seen in my Ancestry Member Tree.   Russ ___________________________ Mailto:[email protected] ________________________________ From: Jim Hoke <[email protected]> To: FTM-TECH mailing list submission <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:01 PM Subject: [FTM-TECH] Creating a filtered GEDCOM file Using FTM 2014, is it possible to create an FTM file that only has a limited number of facts in it, such as those related to each individual's name, birth date, and death date?  That is, I would like to create a subset version of my FTM database in which all facts beside such things as name, birth date, and death date have been removed.  I can't figure out a way to do this in FTM and haven't been able to find a GEDCOM editor providing such a capability.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks, Jim ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I keep a separate email address just for genealogy and I archive ALL messages. The last email notification I received about a new Member Connect message was in July 203. But there are two more messages in my Ancestry inbox since then that I got no notification of. Judy in Ocala > On Feb 27, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Barry > > 1) the person you spoke to did not understand the question posed or did > not know what they were talking about > > 2) the person who said they had email alerts has not come back to my > question which was are they meaning an email alert to their personal > inbox or to their Ancestry inbox > > I would like to see confirmation but suspect they meant to their > Ancestry inbox (ie they did not receive an email from Ancestry into > their personal email system) > > I posted an enquiry about the message system on another more general list > > I had one reply saying they had received an email alert from Ancestry > the day before that they had a message waiting for them > > I asked them to clarify what sort of message (I wondered if it was a > message from Ancestry rather than a message from a user) > > I have a small tree on Ancestry > > Try a search in trees for a Benjamin SEYMOUR b1774 tree name Seymour > Family Tree 1 > > Send me a message and lets see what I get > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >> On 27/02/2014 17:25, Barry S. Finkel wrote: >> On 2/27/2014 2:00 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote in reply, in part: >> >>> Note in particular :- >>> >>> *This feature replaced the email-based Ancestry.com Connection Service, >>> which has been discontinued.* >>> >>> The date of the last update 26th February 2013 fits in with my message >>> received March 2013 >> >> If this is really the case, then >> >> 1) Why did my last e-mail communication with ancestry support tell >> me that it was my spam filter that was discarding the mail sent from >> ancestry? I will follow-up with the person who replied to my e-mail. >> >> and >> >> 2) How come at least one person on this list claims to be receiving >> these notifications still. I will run a private test with this one >> person. >> >> --Barry Finkel >> Chicago > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

First, make a complete backup of your file. Work with this backup file to ensure you don't mess up the primary file. Restore this backup file giving it a new name. Working with this new file ... Then go to Edit > Manage Facts. For each fact that you want to EXCLUDE from the GEDCOM highlight the fact and click "Data Options". This will bring up a list of all occurrences of the fact in your file. Click on "Check All" and then Mark Each Selected Fact Private and then OK. Do this for every fact you don't want in the GEDCOM. Time consuming, tedious, and error prone. Hence using the backup. At the end of this, File > Export > Gedcom 5.5 format and make sure you have NOT selected the "Include Private Facts". Review what you have set in the other buttons. Then OK. This, in theory, should do what you want. Try it with a subset of people. Afterwards import the GEDCOM into FTM 2014 as another new file and check to see this is what you wanted. Rosemary On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Jim Hoke <[email protected]> wrote: > Using FTM 2014, is it possible to create an FTM file that only has a > limited > number of facts in it, such as those related to each individual's name, > birth date, and death date? That is, I would like to create a subset > version of my FTM database in which all facts beside such things as name, > birth date, and death date have been removed. I can't figure out a way to > do this in FTM and haven't been able to find a GEDCOM editor providing such > a capability. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Jim > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >