Well, this would be nice if it worked. Having registered I am now told that my registered email address is not recognised. If I try to re-register I am told that I am already registered. Not quite sure where to go from there. I have written to the help address, but I would imagine that by the time I get an answer then the free session will be over anyway. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Peter Amsden Argyll, Scotland > From: John Addis-Smith <genl@addisgen.com> > Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:40:20 +0100 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SoG] Free Accees to New DNB for next three days > Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:40:10 -0600 > > The new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography celebrates its first > birthday with three days free online access from 23 to 25 September. > See the website at: > http://www.oxforddnb.com/ > for further details. > > Remember that besides searching for the biography of a particular > individual you can also search for any name across all the 50,000 > biographies. > > > Cheers, John > > John Addis-Smith > Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England >
Yes Peter, I had exactly the same problem. Patricia On 24 Sep 2005, at 12:37, Peter Amsden wrote: > Well, this would be nice if it worked. Having registered I am now told > that > my registered email address is not recognised. If I try to re-register > I am > told that I am already registered. > > Not quite sure where to go from there. I have written to the help > address, > but I would imagine that by the time I get an answer then the free > session > will be over anyway. > > Has anyone else experienced this problem? > > Peter Amsden > Argyll, Scotland > > > > > >> From: John Addis-Smith <genl@addisgen.com> >> Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:40:20 +0100 >> To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SoG] Free Accees to New DNB for next three days >> Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >> Resent-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:40:10 -0600 >> >> The new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography celebrates its first >> birthday with three days‚ free online access from 23 to 25 September. >> See the website at: >> http://www.oxforddnb.com/ >> for further details. >> >> Remember that besides searching for the biography of a particular >> individual you can also search for any name across all the 50,000 >> biographies. >> >> >> Cheers, John >> >> John Addis-Smith >> Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England >> > > >
Peter Amsden <amsden@btinternet.com> wrote on Sat, 24 Sep 2005: >Well, this would be nice if it worked. Having registered I am now told >that my registered email address is not recognised. If I try to >re-register I am told that I am already registered. Registration isn't complete until you've confirmed your address by responding to the e-mail they send you immediately after you've completed the web page form. Have you been through that stage? -- Iain Archer
Yes, but in my case the "sign in" link was not live. I, too, am waiting for a reply! Joan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Amsden" <amsden@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [SoG] Free Accees to New DNB for next three days > Well, this would be nice if it worked. Having registered I am now told > that > my registered email address is not recognised. If I try to re-register I > am > told that I am already registered. > > Not quite sure where to go from there. I have written to the help address, > but I would imagine that by the time I get an answer then the free session > will be over anyway. > > Has anyone else experienced this problem? > > Peter Amsden > Argyll, Scotland > > > > > >> From: John Addis-Smith <genl@addisgen.com> >> Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:40:20 +0100 >> To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SoG] Free Accees to New DNB for next three days >> Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >> Resent-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:40:10 -0600 >> >> The new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography celebrates its first >> birthday with three days' free online access from 23 to 25 September. >> See the website at: >> http://www.oxforddnb.com/ >> for further details. >> >> Remember that besides searching for the biography of a particular >> individual you can also search for any name across all the 50,000 >> biographies. >> >> >> Cheers, John >> >> John Addis-Smith >> Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England >> > >
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Amsden" <amsden@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [SoG] Free Accees to New DNB for next three days <<Well, this would be nice if it worked. Having registered I am now told that my registered email address is not recognised. If I try to re-register I am told that I am already registered.>> <<Not quite sure where to go from there. I have written to the help address, but I would imagine that by the time I get an answer then the free session will be over anyway.>> Remember that a great many UK public library ticket holders can have free home access at any time - and not just at this weekend. Usually this involves typing the barcode (without spaces) from your reader's ticket into the appropriate signing-in box. There is a list of libraries where you can always see the online DNB free of charge on the premises at: http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/online/libraries/ Many of these libraries (but not all of them) also offer their registered members free home access. My own county library service is amongst them - I had been intending to take out a home subscription, but I now find there's no real need. AJ