It is possible to attach an image to a message posted on a rootsweb message board, but in this case that would mean checking four boards. The cheapest myfamily site is $29.95 (US) per year for a site with 100mb of storage for image, sound, and text files. Essentially unlimited storage of gedcoms (displayed with their rather funky program), family recipes, and such. The more storage you want, the higher the annual price, up to $209.75 for a site with 905mb. There are also yahoo groups - sponsored by yahoo.com, that allow storage of up to 30 mb for free. Info posted to the rootsweb message boards can be found by search engines. The myfamily option and the yahoo groups require membership in order to view any contents. Jackari2@aol.com wrote: >As we can't display images on the mailing list, I did wonder if, for items >such as this, listers could upload images to the internet that anyone could view >for a period, rather like Marsha's Myfamily.com site. Looking at that, I see >that a unique Myfamily.com site can be set up for a limited duration for free >and there are two other permanent options on a subscription basis. > >Are there other alternatives known to anyone? If not, and someone has not >used up the free webspace afforded by their service provider, an alternative >might be to use that, assuming a password could be made available and that >listers could then upload to the webiste direct, rather than having to send to the >host which would rather defest the object of the exercise. > >bfn > >Alan > > >============================== >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 > > -- *Marsha L. Ensminger __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
I hadn't thought of Yahoo!Groups before, talk about a major blonde moment!!!! I'm a moderator of the Genealogy4Dummies group Alan, and Marsha (?) is right ... you can upload files, photos, anything to Yahoo!Groups sites for free!!! If you've got enough on your plate handling the site and mailing list, let me know and if you want I can organise a Yahoo!Groups Knibbs list. It could be set up just for uploading photos and files and special notification goes out to all list members when they're uploaded. If you don't want to use Yahoo!Groups, I'll check out my cPanel to see whether I can accommodate what you need. Since I've never done it before, I might have to email ION Hosting and ask them for some advice. Take care, Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: MarshaEnsminger@netscape.net To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Richard NIBBS It is possible to attach an image to a message posted on a rootsweb message board, but in this case that would mean checking four boards. The cheapest myfamily site is $29.95 (US) per year for a site with 100mb of storage for image, sound, and text files. Essentially unlimited storage of gedcoms (displayed with their rather funky program), family recipes, and such. The more storage you want, the higher the annual price, up to $209.75 for a site with 905mb. There are also yahoo groups - sponsored by yahoo.com, that allow storage of up to 30 mb for free. Info posted to the rootsweb message boards can be found by search engines. The myfamily option and the yahoo groups require membership in order to view any contents. Jackari2@aol.com wrote: >As we can't display images on the mailing list, I did wonder if, for items >such as this, listers could upload images to the internet that anyone could view >for a period, rather like Marsha's Myfamily.com site. Looking at that, I see >that a unique Myfamily.com site can be set up for a limited duration for free >and there are two other permanent options on a subscription basis. > >Are there other alternatives known to anyone? If not, and someone has not >used up the free webspace afforded by their service provider, an alternative >might be to use that, assuming a password could be made available and that >listers could then upload to the webiste direct, rather than having to send to the >host which would rather defest the object of the exercise. > >bfn > >Alan > > >============================== >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 > > -- *Marsha L. Ensminger __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp ============================== 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