Just FYI, I recently discovered that if I hit the "refresh" button when I get the 404 error, SOMETIMES the page will show up. It doesn't always work, but it does often enough to make it worth a try.... Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Johnston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] Tishomingo website on US GenWeb > Judy, > > Everyone is frustrated when the 'ole HTTP 404 error comes up. It is a > totally non-descriptive error which doesn't say anything about the possible > causes of the trouble. When you see HTTP 404 please think about the > following, then try again later. > > To get a page off the internet, anybody's page, a free page such as the US > Gen Web site, or a subscription site page such as you might expect from a > subscription to Ancestry.com's Census Database, that page must come off a > computer (called a server) and pass through many other computers (servers, > routers, etc.) sometimes criss-crossing the USA enroute to your trusty > computer! Any breakdowns along the way may cause that dreadful 404 message. > The longer the error lasts the bigger the chance it is serious problem but > most don't last long. Sometimes websites have to go down for maintenance, > and few annouce it in advance. Come to think of it, who would they announce > it to? Anyway, just realize that a few HTTP 404 error pages are the price > you pay for a "free" internet. > > Dave Johnston > Researching Cunningham, Finch, Sauls in Northeast Mississippi > (Tishomingo/Prentiss/Alcorn Cos) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bobbie Wilson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:18 PM > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] Tishomingo website on US GenWeb > > > > HI > > I went right to theme try the email address below. > > Bobbie Brewer Wilson > > Tishomingo County MS > > http://www.freedom2000net.com/genealogy/tishom/index.html > > Alcorn County MS > > http://www.freedom2000net.com/userpages/genealogy/Alcorn/index.html > > Prentiss County, Mississippi > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~msprenti/index.html > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 1:33 PM > > Subject: [MSTISHOM-L] Tishomingo website on US GenWeb > > > > > > > What is up with the Tishomingo website? For days now I've been getting > > the > > > HTTP 404 Error, page can't be found. > > > Judy > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > > =========================================================== > > > If you need to, you can contact the list owner at; > > > [email protected] > > > > > > --- > > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by DataNet] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by DataNet] > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > =========================================================== > If you need to, you can contact the list owner at; > [email protected] > > >