This is the newest update from Ancestry/Rootsweb. I haven't tried the connections yet: Everyone, : : The connection problem for ancestry.com has been fixed. Ancestry : expects it will be another day maybe two before the corrected : information is globally propagated. : : You can connect use http://216.10.103.21/ to connect to ancestry.com : : http://63.92.86.187 to connect to boards.ancestry.com : : You should be aware if you are unable to use : http://boards.ancestry.com/ to reach the message boards, you may not : be able to login to the message boards. (Please don't ask.) : : Thank you for your patience during this crisis. : : : -- : : Vicki Lindsay Thauvin : RootsWeb Staff : vicki@rootsweb.com Hopefully, those who were planning to use this long weekend to search the site, will still have enough time left to make connections. Pat Connors, listowner http://www.connorsgenealogy.com