Update on RootsWeb Problems

[Jan Meisels Allen janmallen@att.net]

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On December 23 I sent a posting on an alert-security for RootsWeb. On January 9
RootsWeb updated their alert. It will be several months before most of RootsWeb
is back up. They will begin by bringing portions of the website back in a
read-only state. That means those who use RootsWeb will have access to content
but will be unable to load new content. Ancestry, the owner of RootsWeb, is
doing this to protect the user while providing use of the content. This is an
interim step.

To read more including how they plan to bring back hosted websites,
familytrees/worldconnect; archived mailing lists and more see:
http://rootsweb.com/

I have no affiliation with RootsWeb or Ancestry and am posting this solely
for the information of the reader.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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