Well, there's good news and there's bad news - Bad news first - The Gen-Connect Query System http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/HINTS/index.html will be down from midnight, Saturday, September 5, 1998, for about 8 hours. Good news - The whole system is being upgraded, not just a patch, but a re-write of the program that runs the system. It will be bigger and better than ever and will include these Visitor Toys: ------------------- Separate entry fields for subject and surnames ..... allows more descriptive subjects (non-surname words won't matter) Main page of each board displays the list of surnames for each query, in addition to the subject .... allows for more surnames to be entered 'Print' option now expanded to include the entire thread (user's option) Surname page will be auto-generated, and auto-updated weekly (more frequently with admin intervention), and will now be alphabetized and hotlinked to the query in which it appears. Cookie support expanded to include "date ranges". Faster, sleeker search engine. Multiple-word surnames supported - including the capability of searching for them. New search options added to the Global Search ..... soundex (enhanced over previous version), partial word match, whole word match, wildcard searching. ---------- Anyone who tries the system during the down time will get a message that the system is being upgraded. Hopefully not too many people will try this in the wee, small hours of the morning! They've been working on the changes for several months, so it should be terrific! And don't worry - any queries you've already entered will still be there. If you haven't posted a query yet, be sure to do so, at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Harrison Gail