Find A Grave has become aggressive lately, at least in my area. In a couple cases [different counties], having discovered someone walking and photographing a cemetery, a regular contributor demanded that the pictures be given to Find A Grave INSTEAD of ILGenWeb. A G&H got chewed out for giving things to me. Three different people doesn't seem like a coincidence. I am not happy. And they probably would have shared the pictures IF they hadn't wanted the pictures INSTEAD of us.

Thanks Dale. This pretty well tells the story and I understand it this way. The IP address for my e-mail is owned by my home server, plateautel. It also tells me why some friends who were also on plateautel had a different phone connation than I had when I was using dial up. Apparently each phone dial up had several IP addresses to handle the connections. Now I have had a wireless connection for the past four years and I just let my server worry about the connection, The wireless is faster than my computer operates. Then my IP address for NMGenWeb.us is owned (and paid for ) by me and it never changes. My concern was that a hacker would have to have the IP number for the web server where the counties are located and should not have anything to do with the e-mail IP address. Is this correct thinking? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ CC for Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Quay, and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Grimm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 3:53 AM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > If you have high speed internet that is always on, you have a static IP - > it > is the same all of the time. > > If you have dial-up internet, your IP is different each time you connect. > > The IP address belongs to your internet service provider, and you share an > IP with others on the same ISP. > > An IP address is not a secret piece of information. Yours is in the > header > of your posting to this list. > > > Dale Grimm > OHGenWeb SC > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Kilmer > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a > static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > >> Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received >> a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does >> it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. >> >> >> Wilda Murphy, county coordinator >> http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks >> >> >> >> In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Sherri, >> >> My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. >> >> My IP address changes several times a day so I can't >> give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or >> Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. >> >> Maggie >> >> -------------- >> Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if >> you >> include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. >> Please >> send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information >> other >> than Sherri. >> >> Thanks. >> Denise >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: >> 12/28/09 02:16:00 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Mike: I do not feel comfortable with allowing anyone to copy for any reason and post any record donated to my NM State/County sites: however I have given permission for others to link to several of our tombstone, death and marriage sites for home genealogy research only. These records are donated to the XXGenWeb sites for free home use only. (I added the Home Use). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ CC for Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Quay, and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike St. Clair/ST" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:31 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Your Guidance is Requested - Cemetery Photos > Several of the counties in Idaho have gravestone photos that were > contributed long before I became SC or the current coordinator became CC > and there is nothing to identify who the photographer or the contributor > was. All we know is that the coordinator at the time the photos were > posted (we don't even know who that CC was) said they had permission to > post the photo. > > One of our coordinators has been asked for permission to upload the photos > to Find A Grave. > > Have any of you faced this situation? If so, how did you handle it? If > not, how would you handle it? > > Mike St. Clair > State Coordinator - IDGENWEB > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I feel the same way as Harold. I tell my contributors that the copyright is still theirs and even state so on my websites. Only the person who submitted the photos can give permission for their use elsewhere.   Shirley --- On Tue, 12/29/09, Harold Kilmer <[email protected]> wrote: From: Harold Kilmer <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Your Guidance is Requested - Cemetery Photos To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 12:54 PM Mike: I do not feel comfortable with allowing anyone to copy for any reason and post any record donated to my NM State/County sites: however I have given permission for others to link to several of our tombstone, death and marriage sites  for home genealogy research only.  These records are donated to the XXGenWeb sites for free home use only.  (I added the Home Use). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer,   NMGenWeb SC  http://www.nmgenweb.us/ CC for Curry,  De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Quay,  and  Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike St. Clair/ST" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:31 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Your Guidance is Requested - Cemetery Photos > Several of the counties in Idaho have gravestone photos that were > contributed long before I became SC or the current coordinator became CC > and there is nothing to identify who the photographer or the contributor > was.  All we know is that the coordinator at the time the photos were > posted (we don't even know who that CC was) said they had permission to > post the photo. > > One of our coordinators has been asked for permission to upload the photos > to Find A Grave. > > Have any of you faced this situation?  If so, how did you handle it?  If > not, how would you handle it? > > Mike St. Clair > State Coordinator - IDGENWEB > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Several of the counties in Idaho have gravestone photos that were contributed long before I became SC or the current coordinator became CC and there is nothing to identify who the photographer or the contributor was. All we know is that the coordinator at the time the photos were posted (we don't even know who that CC was) said they had permission to post the photo. One of our coordinators has been asked for permission to upload the photos to Find A Grave. Have any of you faced this situation? If so, how did you handle it? If not, how would you handle it? Mike St. Clair State Coordinator - IDGENWEB

Send Sherri your most recent IP address and she can establish a range that is allowed. You can check to see what it is by going here: http://whatismyipaddress.com/ And please do send it to her privately. You may find that if you are using a large ISP, that IP may change to a number outside the set range and you will find yourself locked out again. If so, you will have to send her your current IP address again and she will add another range for you. We are doing that in AR and it is working okay - it is a bit of a pain, but it is worth it to keep out the hackers. Betsy At 03:06 PM 12/28/2009, you wrote: >Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I >received a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP >address, does it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. > > >Wilda Murphy, county coordinator >http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > > > In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Sherri, > > My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. > > My IP address changes several times a day so I can't > give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or > Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. > > Maggie > > -------------- > Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if you > include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please > send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that > information other > than Sherri. > > Thanks. > Denise > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release > Date: 12/28/09 02:16:00 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I believe that even broadband ISP's usually give you dynamic IP addresses, not static. Here is one explanation of it: http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci520967,00.html (it does throw an ad in your face that you have to close). Wilda Murphy, county coordinator http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Grimm To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks If you have high speed internet that is always on, you have a static IP - it is the same all of the time. If you have dial-up internet, your IP is different each time you connect. The IP address belongs to your internet service provider, and you share an IP with others on the same ISP. An IP address is not a secret piece of information. Yours is in the header of your posting to this list. Dale Grimm OHGenWeb SC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Kilmer Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received > a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does > it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. > > > Wilda Murphy, county coordinator > http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > > > In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Sherri, > > My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. > > My IP address changes several times a day so I can't > give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or > Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. > > Maggie > > -------------- > Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if > you > include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please > send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information > other > than Sherri. > > Thanks. > Denise > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: > 12/28/09 02:16:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2591 - Release Date: 12/28/09 14:32:00

Harold, A static IP is one that doesn't change as you log on and off from the internet. By far, the vast majority of users will not have a static IP address, they'll have what is referred to as a dynamic IP address. The ISPs have blocks of IP addresses that get shared between users as they log on and off of the internet. The more IP addresses that a ISP has to have to meet their customer requirements, the more it costs them (the ISP). Anyone can request a static IP address from your ISP, but the cost may be higher. I know, for me, a static IP address would have an additional charge of $25.00/month on top of my basic internet access charge. A static IP address is sometimes required by software constraints - I know we've run into the requirement in/on one of the Projects that I work with because we're running a script that renames images and uploads them to a different server. Some web developers and/or projects also require them for various other reasons. For 99.99% of us a static IP address is not required for what we do. Sherri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Kilmer Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received > a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does > it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. > > > Wilda Murphy, county coordinator > http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > > > In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Sherri, > > My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. > > My IP address changes several times a day so I can't > give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or > Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. > > Maggie > > -------------- > Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if > you > include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please > send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information > other > than Sherri. > > Thanks. > Denise > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: > 12/28/09 02:16:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you have high speed internet that is always on, you have a static IP - it is the same all of the time. If you have dial-up internet, your IP is different each time you connect. The IP address belongs to your internet service provider, and you share an IP with others on the same ISP. An IP address is not a secret piece of information. Yours is in the header of your posting to this list. Dale Grimm OHGenWeb SC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Kilmer Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received > a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does > it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. > > > Wilda Murphy, county coordinator > http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > > > In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Sherri, > > My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. > > My IP address changes several times a day so I can't > give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or > Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. > > Maggie > > -------------- > Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if > you > include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please > send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information > other > than Sherri. > > Thanks. > Denise > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: > 12/28/09 02:16:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received > a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does > it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. > > > Wilda Murphy, county coordinator > http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > > > In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Sherri, > > My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. > > My IP address changes several times a day so I can't > give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or > Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. > > Maggie > > -------------- > Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if > you > include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please > send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information > other > than Sherri. > > Thanks. > Denise > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: > 12/28/09 02:16:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. Wilda Murphy, county coordinator http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Sherri, My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. My IP address changes several times a day so I can't give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. Maggie -------------- Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if you include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information other than Sherri. Thanks. Denise ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: 12/28/09 02:16:00

In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Sherri, My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. My IP address changes several times a day so I can't give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. Maggie -------------- Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if you include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information other than Sherri. Thanks. Denise

Sherri, My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. My IP address changes several times a day so I can't give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. Maggie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:59 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks ********************** PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL APPLICABLE PROJECT LISTS ********************* Over the past few days sites that are hosted on theusgenweb.org (including the state projects for WIGenWeb, MEGenWeb, MTGenWeb, DCGenWeb) were once again visited by hackers. The bottom line of what they did was to go in and overwrite the index pages that belonged to the USGenWeb sites with a generic page that indicated that the sites were never set up. For the most part, only the index pages of the sites were involved. The immediate action that I took was to disable all ftp access yesterday (that's how the hackers got in to make their changes) until we could get a hold on things. All sites have been cleaned and the original index pages uploaded from backup copies. Passwords once again will be changed for all accounts. In order to receive the new passwords to the accounts, the CCs/SCs need to do a complete virus scan and malware scan of their computers. We'll need an email documenting that this has been done. In addition, everyone will need to send me their IP address (please send to [email protected]). To find the IP address, go to http://whatismyip.com. The page will open up and the IP address will be shown in large numbers at the top of the page. If you know whether you have a static IP address, please also include that info. (For those not familiar with this, a static IP address is one that never changes, even when you turn off your computer and restart it. Should you discover any continuing (or other) problems with any involved sites, please be sure to report them. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My IP address is currently 68.35.217.153. I assume it is dynamic, as it comes from Comcast.net. My computer is scanned for viruses and malware every night and is currently clean. Wilda Murphy, county coordinator http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Sherri To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:59 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks ********************** PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL APPLICABLE PROJECT LISTS ********************* Over the past few days sites that are hosted on theusgenweb.org (including the state projects for WIGenWeb, MEGenWeb, MTGenWeb, DCGenWeb) were once again visited by hackers. The bottom line of what they did was to go in and overwrite the index pages that belonged to the USGenWeb sites with a generic page that indicated that the sites were never set up. For the most part, only the index pages of the sites were involved. The immediate action that I took was to disable all ftp access yesterday (that's how the hackers got in to make their changes) until we could get a hold on things. All sites have been cleaned and the original index pages uploaded from backup copies. Passwords once again will be changed for all accounts. In order to receive the new passwords to the accounts, the CCs/SCs need to do a complete virus scan and malware scan of their computers. We'll need an email documenting that this has been done. In addition, everyone will need to send me their IP address (please send to [email protected]). To find the IP address, go to http://whatismyip.com. The page will open up and the IP address will be shown in large numbers at the top of the page. If you know whether you have a static IP address, please also include that info. (For those not familiar with this, a static IP address is one that never changes, even when you turn off your computer and restart it. Should you discover any continuing (or other) problems with any involved sites, please be sure to report them. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.121/2589 - Release Date: 12/27/09 04:18:00

********************** PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL APPLICABLE PROJECT LISTS ********************* Over the past few days sites that are hosted on theusgenweb.org (including the state projects for WIGenWeb, MEGenWeb, MTGenWeb, DCGenWeb) were once again visited by hackers. The bottom line of what they did was to go in and overwrite the index pages that belonged to the USGenWeb sites with a generic page that indicated that the sites were never set up. For the most part, only the index pages of the sites were involved. The immediate action that I took was to disable all ftp access yesterday (that's how the hackers got in to make their changes) until we could get a hold on things. All sites have been cleaned and the original index pages uploaded from backup copies. Passwords once again will be changed for all accounts. In order to receive the new passwords to the accounts, the CCs/SCs need to do a complete virus scan and malware scan of their computers. We'll need an email documenting that this has been done. In addition, everyone will need to send me their IP address (please send to [email protected]). To find the IP address, go to http://whatismyip.com. The page will open up and the IP address will be shown in large numbers at the top of the page. If you know whether you have a static IP address, please also include that info. (For those not familiar with this, a static IP address is one that never changes, even when you turn off your computer and restart it. Should you discover any continuing (or other) problems with any involved sites, please be sure to report them. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php

If any SEMA SCs or ASCs has items that they feel need to be addressed or included in the revise of the current CC and SC Guidelines documents, please send me your suggestions. Les Shockey SEMA SC Rep

For the record, the discussion of the purpose of the CC Guidelines Committee has been opened on ABCHAT at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/USGENWEB-ALL/2009-12/126154613 7. The AB is going to be defining the expectations that we have for the final product that they come up with so they can begin their work after the first of the year. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php

Welcome and congratulations to you all! Also Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Diane NCGenWeb SC NCGenWeb CC NCGenWeb Special Projects MOGenWeb Special Projects -------Original Message------- From: Sherri Date: 12/12/2009 3:29:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [STATE-COORD] New State Coordinators - AK and AL We have a couple of states that have just recently held elections for the position of State Coordinator. Vikki Gray has been elected as the State Coordinator of the AKGenWeb Project. For the ALGenWeb Project, Ann Allen Geoghegan is the new State Coordinator and Jeff Kemp is joining her as the Assistant State Coordinator. Warm welcomes to all of you! Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php

Does anyone have a working email address for Debi? I'm trying to contact her and the one I have is no good. Thanks, Sherri

Welcome Vikki Gray, Ann Allen Geoghegan and Jeff Kemp. This is a good way to start a new year. Merry Christmas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:29 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] New State Coordinators - AK and AL > We have a couple of states that have just recently held elections for the > position of State Coordinator. Vikki Gray has been elected as the State > Coordinator of the AKGenWeb Project. For the ALGenWeb Project, Ann Allen > Geoghegan is the new State Coordinator and Jeff Kemp is joining her as the > Assistant State Coordinator. > > Warm welcomes to all of you! > > Sherri Bradley > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Project > Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org > Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >