PLEASE help I am stuck. An error occurred while processing this form: /home/usr/local/apache/cgi-bin/local/mailmerge.cgi: Specified log file 'home0001/can/nsdigby/public_html/obituaries/signed.htm' does not exist. It must already be created and writable. Everything was working great then it stopped. Yes the page signed.htm is writeable. Not working Obituaries form http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/obituaries/postaquery.htm writeable page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/obituaries/signed.htm template http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/obituaries/template.htm THIS WORKS: Researchers form http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/researchers/postaquery.htm writeable page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/researchers/signed.htm template http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/researchers/template.htm CathyLee Digby Genweb Coordinator digbycountyns@hotmail.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/ CAN-NS-DIGBY-L@rootsweb.com

Hi I had to have my Windows restored. I lost my website info. I've put it all back together but can't get the info to reload properly.. The 2 are under "Public". According to my notes, my file chain is 'Web/home0001/usa/nm/nmsodar' into Public. When I do it that way the website doesn't show online. It comes up under 'nmsodar/nmsodar'. Could someone please let me know if my chain is correct, if my address in my FTP is correct- if not- where have I gone wrong. I want to get back online. Huge Thank You Anita in NM

Hi Gayle, hope this helps. Good Luck! http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/wizards/index.html -- L. L. Scott, IBSSG - NW Florida L. L. Scott's Virtual Office: http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ Peace: http://home.att.net/~llscott2000/Peace/index.htm

When using properties in Windows 98, does the "files" number take in the files that are in sub directories, or just the parent directory? In other words, if I read there are xx subdirectories and xx files, is this giving me the number of files in the main directory plus the sub directories, or must I add them to the total? Cleadie B. -- Cleadie B. Barnett cleadie@yahoo.com Queens Co GenWeb = http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbqueens/ St Andrews Parish GenWeb = http://www.rootsweb.com/~stan/

I have recently been allocated a new site at Rootsweb, and in the process I got two confirmations of the site, plus two that I had been subbed to this list in D mode. Since I was already subbed to this list in L mode, do I have to do anything to combine these two/three, or does the list compare e-mail addresses and combine them into one mailing? Cleadie B. -- Cleadie B. Barnett cleadie@yahoo.com Queens Co GenWeb = http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbqueens/ St Andrews Parish GenWeb = http://www.rootsweb.com/~stan/

Go here and click on what you're looking for http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/graphicsmain.html Laurie ----- Original Message ----- From: <GailLynn29@aol.com> To: <RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:50 AM Subject: [RW-Help] RootsWeb-Help > Hello, all. I'm a brand new website builder and I don't know much. How do I > put the rootsweb logo on my page? How do I put a counter on my page? Thanks > in advance for any help you can give. > Gail McCormick > www.rootsweb.com/~sdbrook2/Index.htm > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >

Hello, all. I'm a brand new website builder and I don't know much. How do I put the rootsweb logo on my page? How do I put a counter on my page? Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Gail McCormick www.rootsweb.com/~sdbrook2/Index.htm

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong with the animated gifs? I found one I adored, and right-clicked Save Image As. I got only one frame of it. :( This has happened before, but it's not consistent...sometimes I actually GET the ani! (g) Clues welcomed. Cheryl *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal (Singhals@erols.com) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://www.capaccess.org/com/troop763/ http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/blyton/772/ (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

At 07:16 PM 10/29/01 -0600, I wrote: >Your particular behaviour, however, is not pertinent to unix systems. >Rather, it's the usual interpretation of a trailing / in a URL and the way >in which the HTTP protocol dictates that a web server is to create a --- should say 'web broswer' -- >complete URL from a URL fragment in the href=" " portion of an anchor tag.

At 12:47 PM 10/29/01 -0500, Bagnall, Clark wrote: >This gotcha would seem to be an artifact of UNIX/Linux-based web servers. >Does anyone know the technical info on the hardware/software configuration >for RootsWeb's server machines? The HTTP headers coming back say Apache >1.3.12 (Unix) for the web server. I couldn't find anything on the help >pages. Do they not publish this info? RootsWeb's web servers run on the Linux operating system. I *think* all of them are currently on Red Hat 6.2, but they may have been upgraded. The HTTP server is Apache -- which ever release was in the Red Hat distribution, I presume. Your particular behaviour, however, is not pertinent to unix systems. Rather, it's the usual interpretation of a trailing / in a URL and the way in which the HTTP protocol dictates that a web server is to create a complete URL from a URL fragment in the href=" " portion of an anchor tag. Regards, Elsi

At 02:08 AM 10/29/01 -0700, melgwy@btinternet.com wrote: >Hi. I have had a web-site on Rootsweb for some time - the URL is >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jeremiah - and I now want to point one of my >registered domain names to it. I need to specify the DNS server names, and I >cannot find anything in the FAQs giving this information. Could you help, >please? That's because RootsWeb does not offer domain parking. You can place your domain name at one of the established services. They'll supply the DNS names & then redirect the domain name to your RootsWeb account. Regards, Elsi

This gotcha would seem to be an artifact of UNIX/Linux-based web servers. Does anyone know the technical info on the hardware/software configuration for RootsWeb's server machines? The HTTP headers coming back say Apache 1.3.12 (Unix) for the web server. I couldn't find anything on the help pages. Do they not publish this info? Clark -----Original Message----- From: Susan Taylor [mailto:SGTaylor1@att.net] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 1:11 AM To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Images not showing up Sue!!!!! Found your problem!!! After seeing someone responding that they can't see the pics and then your latest message, I tried it all again. This time I directly clicked on your link in the message: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/index.html/ Surprise, surprise no images! Needless to say I was buffaloed for saw them all earlier as I reported to you. Thennnnn I fooled around and found that front slash (/) at the end, after html, is the culprit. If you use the address without it: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/index.html or http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/ all works fine. That last slash is messing it up. I causes it to look for the images in a folder titled index.html for a slash more or less represents a folder and with it following html it doesn't know where to look. My pages all work the same also. For instances my town of Plymouth page works with either of the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/ If the following is used with the ending slash: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/index.htm/ It acts likes yours did - no images. For my Plymouth County page it is either: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/index.htm or http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/ with a final slash: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/index.htm/ no images. --- Susan SGTAYLOR1@att.net My Genealogy Website - sgt http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/ - --------------------------------------------- USGW Mansfield, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/mansfield.html USGW New London, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/newlondon.html USGW Norwich, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/norwich.html USGW Windham, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/windham.html USGW Coordinator Plymouth Co., MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/ USGW Plymouth, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/ *********************************************************

This is way beyond my ability to help or understand. I hope some of the experts here can help Betty out. Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [RW-Help] RW access problems - a continuation Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 08:32:34 -0600 From: "Betty Baker" <shadywood@worldnet.att.net> To: "Valorie Zimmerman" <valoriez@zimres.net> References: <3BDA435C.2A5750B6@zimres.net> <006a01c15ee9$bc1072b0$44bffea9@betty> <3BDB4D34.BEA5F485@zimres.net> Valorie, I was just copying that part of the message where they were talking about a traceroute. I work for a communication company (Williams Communications) and they had indicated that there had been a major fiber cut in Dallas the first part of the week. But normally that stuff gets fixed in a hurry. I'm using AT& T and Office 2000. Right now, I can bring up the .html pages, but none of the ftp pages such as: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/co/dolores/peel.txt The title bar says res"//c:winnt\system32\shdoclc.dll/dnserror.htm#ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/u sgenweb/co/dolores - Microsoft Internet explorer.. Then there is a message that web sites require 128-bit encryption (which I do have). Is there anyone we can contact, that would help get this fixed? I understand the problem, but am not having any trouble working with my sites that are not on Rootsweb. Thanks for your help. Betty Tracing route to rootsweb.com [63.92.80.33] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 200 ms 190 ms 211 ms 199.69.137.90 2 230 ms 210 ms 191 ms 199.69.137.81 3 200 ms 190 ms 201 ms gbr6-p54.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.253.113] 4 200 ms 190 ms 201 ms gbr4-p90.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.5.86] 5 190 ms 220 ms 191 ms ggr1-p370.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.123.16.245] 6 200 ms 190 ms 201 ms ATM3-0.BR3.DFW9.ALTER.NET [204.255.168.53] 7 200 ms 200 ms 201 ms 0.so-1-3-0.XL1.DFW9.ALTER.NET [152.63.99.210] 8 190 ms 200 ms 201 ms 0.so-0-0-0.TL1.DFW9.ALTER.NET [152.63.0.193] 9 230 ms 240 ms 241 ms 0.so-4-0-0.TL1.SLT4.ALTER.NET [152.63.2.38] 10 240 ms 241 ms 230 ms 0.so-0-1-0.XR1.SLT4.ALTER.NET [152.63.1.209] 11 250 ms 241 ms 240 ms 187.ATM7-0.GW3.SLT4.ALTER.NET [152.63.90.85] 12 * * * Request timed out. 13 * * * Request timed out. 14 * * * Request timed out. 15 * * * Request timed out. 16 * * 250 ms www.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.33] Trace complete. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valorie Zimmerman" <valoriez@zimres.net> To: "Betty Baker" <shadywood@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [RW-Help] RW access problems - a continuation Betty Baker wrote: > > How do you get a traceroute? That all depends on what operating system you have. With Win95, you just click on DOS, and type "tracert rootsweb.com" at the DOS prompt (no quote marks). With Win98/2000/ME, I think they are all the same: from the start menu, select Run..., and then type in "tracert rootsweb.com" in the box. Once the box pops up, select, copy and paste into an email. I thought one of your listers had sent you a traceroute? > I've got tons of uploads to do, and am getting further behind as well as > frustrated. I have tried all different times of the day and middle of the > night. You are not alone, Betty. People all over the Internet are getting pretty steamed. Unfortunately, Rootsweb can't do much if the problem is outside their door! But all the extra information will help the techs put pressure on alter.net, etc. Valorie -- I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. - Booker T. Washington

Hi, Yes, there are many ways to accomplish this depending on what software and hardware are available to you. I can give examples but the best solution for you will depend on your specific environment. For example, it is possible to use a data dictionary in association with the archives database. The data dictionary can be used to further remove messages automatically from the database. Depending on the operating system, shell scripts can accomplish the same thing. Of course it is always easier to prevent a problem than to fix one so systematic reviews of the existing filters are always a good practice. The difficult part comes in choosing what to include/exclude from the data dictionary so that the baby does not go out with the bath water :-) Cheers Elsi wrote: > At 04:39 PM 10/28/01 EST, McStumped@aol.com wrote: > >I would like to find out if there is any way to remove spam that has > bypassed > >the Rootsweb filters and is now in the archives of a list. I have been > unable > >to find a way to do this through the admin page, and am not even sure if > this > >is possible. Can someone tell me yes or no, and if so, how to accomplish > this. > > Yes, it is possible if the message is offensive enough to warrant the extra > work to remove it. > > 1. Find the offending message in the list archives. > > 2. Send a note to listmaster@rootsweb.com and give her the list name, date > of the posting, and enough information to locate the message in the > archives. (The URL returned from a search of the list is not good enough > since these change every night when the archives are reindexed.) > > There's no guarantee that it will be removed -- the decision is up to the > listmaster. > > Regards, > Elsi > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

At 04:39 PM 10/28/01 EST, McStumped@aol.com wrote: >I would like to find out if there is any way to remove spam that has bypassed >the Rootsweb filters and is now in the archives of a list. I have been unable >to find a way to do this through the admin page, and am not even sure if this >is possible. Can someone tell me yes or no, and if so, how to accomplish this. Yes, it is possible if the message is offensive enough to warrant the extra work to remove it. 1. Find the offending message in the list archives. 2. Send a note to listmaster@rootsweb.com and give her the list name, date of the posting, and enough information to locate the message in the archives. (The URL returned from a search of the list is not good enough since these change every night when the archives are reindexed.) There's no guarantee that it will be removed -- the decision is up to the listmaster. Regards, Elsi

At 11:01 AM 10/28/01 -0600, SYoungquist wrote: > >How do you find the administer to a mail list? > >IABuchanan-L has been subscribed to two times with no result of a >confirmation message. I suspect that is because the list name is being mis-spelled. It's IABuchan-L -- the county lists use only the first 6 characters of the county name. Regards, Elsi

I would like to find out if there is any way to remove spam that has bypassed the Rootsweb filters and is now in the archives of a list. I have been unable to find a way to do this through the admin page, and am not even sure if this is possible. Can someone tell me yes or no, and if so, how to accomplish this. Elaine Martin TXGenWeb Gregg County List Admin.

In a message dated 10/28/01 12:07:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, youngqui@interl.net writes: > How do you find the administer to a mail list? > > IABuchanan-L has been subscribed to two times with no result of a > confirmation message. > > This is being sent by me for a friend. Sally- You can contact the administrator of any RootsWeb mailing list by writing to: LISTNAME-admin@rootsweb.com substituting the actual list name for the word LISTNAME above. Perhaps the subscription attempt failed because the actual list name for the Iowa Buchanon County list is: IABUCHAN-L@rootsweb.com Try sending the subscription attempt to: IABUCHAN-L-request@rootsweb.com If you still have a problem subscribing contact the list admin at: IABUCHAN-admin@rootsweb.com Best of luck! Joan

How do you find the administer to a mail list? IABuchanan-L has been subscribed to two times with no result of a confirmation message. This is being sent by me for a friend. Sally

Sue!!!!! Found your problem!!! After seeing someone responding that they can't see the pics and then your latest message, I tried it all again. This time I directly clicked on your link in the message: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/index.html/ Surprise, surprise no images! Needless to say I was buffaloed for saw them all earlier as I reported to you. Thennnnn I fooled around and found that front slash (/) at the end, after html, is the culprit. If you use the address without it: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/index.html or http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/ all works fine. That last slash is messing it up. I causes it to look for the images in a folder titled index.html for a slash more or less represents a folder and with it following html it doesn't know where to look. My pages all work the same also. For instances my town of Plymouth page works with either of the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/ If the following is used with the ending slash: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/index.htm/ It acts likes yours did - no images. For my Plymouth County page it is either: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/index.htm or http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/ with a final slash: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/index.htm/ no images. --- Susan SGTAYLOR1@att.net My Genealogy Website - sgt http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/ ----------------------------------------------- USGW Mansfield, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/mansfield.html USGW New London, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/newlondon.html USGW Norwich, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/norwich.html USGW Windham, CT - http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/windham.html USGW Coordinator Plymouth Co., MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/ USGW Plymouth, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/ ********************************************************* At 11:21 PM 10/27/01 -0400, OSUZANNA57@aol.com wrote: >Okay.....thanks to all for your help and suggestions. I am VERY confused now >tho. After hearing that Susan had gotten the images to show up on Netscape >and IE, I tried it out. I can see them using either one. But evidently, >some of you cannot. Looking at the page in my AOL browser, however, which is >what I used first to look at the page cuz it's my ISP, I still cannot see >them. My code looks okay to me for directing the browser to the right place >to get the images, but for some reason, it isn't working consistently in IE, >Netscape, or at all on AOL. grrrrr Is there somewhere I can contact a >Rootsweb admin to help me out with this? I don't think it's just an AOL >problem since not everyone can get the pics with IE or Netscape. Any ideas? >Sue > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtrutlan/index.html/ > > > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog