WORLDGenWeb~USGenWeb~INGenWeb~GENCONNECT SYSTEM UPGRADE!
We're preparing for the latest upgrade to the GenConnect System.
There's a few things you need to know about this upgrade .....
The entire GenConnect system will be upgraded starting at midnight on
Saturday September 5, 1998. This will require that we shut the system
down. The reason is twofold ..... it's not just a patch .... it's a
re-write of the program that runs the system. Also, the Global Search
engine has been revamped and mega-enhanced, which will require a total
rebuild. No new postings can be allowed during this rebuilding
period. Downtime is estimated to be 8 hours max (yep .... it's a huge
system now!).
Anyone attempting to use the system during this downtime will be given
notice that it's being upgraded .... no-one will be left in the dark.
Below are some of the new features that the latest version (1.10) will
contain.
This is the most exciting version of genbbs yet, and we're thrilled to
be bringing it into production.
Once again ..... the upgrade will begin at midnight on Saturday, Sep
5, and should take no more than 8 hours. There will be no official
notice once the conversion is completed. The new version will be in
effect for all to see, and will serve as notice.
Our goal is to keep improving it to meet the needs of our visitors and
admins. This is just the latest improvement, and we've all anxiously
awaited this moment.
Happy Hunting!!!!
The GenConnect Team ..... Randy, Pam and Nancy
List of new GenConnect Features:
Visitor Toys:
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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.
Sam Cline
Morgan County Council ~
http://www.scican.net/government/mc-gov/councilm.html
Morgan County Indiana Historian - IHB/IHS ~
http://www2.ihs1830.org/ihs1830/cohist.htm
Indiana Genealogical Society ~
http://www.indgensoc.org/
HoosierWeb ~
http://www.hoosierweb.org
The candle light will always be gleaming through the sycamores.
The latch string is always out.