Before we give out the passwords, we have a few more things to do to get our Archive sites
ready to begin! Also, Tom has been delayed in his return home until probably Thursday so
if you have questions, problems etc. just let Sherri or I know. We're almost done
folks! <g>
Suzanne
1. Delete all text and html files if you haven't already. (Images can stay.)
2. Download new copies of all txt and html files/pages.
3. Update links to the KYGenWeb county site(s) to the current ones - you can find them at
http://kygenweb.net/counties/selection.html or use the gateway page(s), which is
http://kygenweb.net/county-name - for Adair Co., that would be
http://kygenweb.net/adair.
4. Verify link to KY Archives at
http://usgwarchives.org/ky/kyfiles.html. Verify link to
USGenWeb Archives at
http://usgwarchives.org.
5. Verify link to the KY Footsteps archives at
http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/. Any
other KYGenWeb Special Project sites most likely need to be updated, too. The ESH
"Naming the Forgotten" Project is at
http://kykinfolk.com/esh.
6. Verify that you have your name and contact info on the TOC pages and instructions on
how to submit files on the main TOC page. If you have the state FM and AFM, verify that
they reflect Tom and Suzanne.
7. Remove any Rootsweb logos on the pages.
8. Verify that your files are set up as outlined in the Archives guidelines at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/guide2.htm (#3, about half-way down the page).
Keep the directories as they're listed or the search engine may not find the files
that are not in the correct directory. Submissions from the automated forms are
automatically put in the correct directory structure. If a folder is not present, the
auto-upload feature will create it.
9. Clean up your county file directories if needed - make sure there are no .txt files in
the archives_html directory and no images or html files in the archives_ftp directory.
This is very important. ZIP files go in the archives_html directory, but an unzipped
version should also be placed in the archives_ftp directory in the appropriate folders.
If there are files in the wrong folders on the server, please make sure to either delete
them or to let Tom, Suzanne or Sherri know and we'll delete them.
**** 10. ABSOLUTELY NO LINKS outside of the USGenWeb Archives, USGenWeb Special Project
or KYGenWeb state or county sites. (See #6 on the page above.)
11. - Update your TOC pages with any new files that have come in since the 15th of March -
the files themselves are already present on the new server, you just need to update the
TOC.
There is currently not a Daily Uploads list since some states are still being uploaded to
Rootsweb (not all of their files have been moved to the new server, it's in progress)
while others, including the KY files are being uploaded to the new server. When one gets
started, we'll put the info out.