not required if you have NO intentions of search the paid portion of Ancestry.com. Still a requirement of user-id and password to do anything in the free portion area. And for what is worth - the boards.ancestry.com is actually located at Rootsweb in California rather than Provo, Utah. Watch the flash message at the bottom while you go further. W. David Samuelsen Barbara Prestridge wrote: > > I had to use my password for my personal Ancestry.com account to get in. > I'm sorry I haven't followed all of this. Does this mean I have to renew my > account to keep my boards going? > > Thanks, > Barbara > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nel Hatcher" <nelhatch@rapidnet.com> > To: <RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:17 AM > Subject: [RW-Help] Board Admins > > I have tried this morning to go to the special URL from the msg sent > yesterday. All that is on this page is a blue bar with the following links. > > Request Board Topic | Message Board Rules | Message Board FAQ | Message > Board Help > > I can reach a Login screen which requests username and password. I know what > my password is for my Genconnect boards, but those boards never required a > username. No matter what I try, I'm rejected. > > Where on this limited screen does it recognize me as a Board admin and not a > regular user? And what am I supposed to enter for username? > > Still not a happy camper, > Nel > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB