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Web Mail is back on line

All apologies for an administrative glitch.
We are now back on line and good to go

Source: Read Mail

Posted by VKN on 5/14/04 @ 1:26 pm EST



Calendar taken offline. Needs security fix.

Someone used the calendar script to download files to our server. They put server commands in the url which allowed them to download a file from another site. There were other commands issued that they used to execute the file on the server from the cgi-bin. This file allowed them to open a shell session under the our username and have access to our account.

They then uploaded a 600MB video file that was a bootleg of some movie and created links to our cgi-bin and public_html folder. They were going to use our site for file downloads.

The calendar has been taken offline until we can find a security fix. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Posted by
Webguru on 2/15/04 @ 12:55 pm EST



Ward Off Worms

Aside from installing anti-virus software, Symantec suggests these tips to guard against computer worms:

•Don't open e-mail from an unknown source.

•Only open expected e-mail attachments.

•Don't automatically open e-mail attachments.

•Don't download programs from Web sites, unless you know and trust the source.

•Update your anti-virus software at least every two weeks.

Source: Symantec

Posted by
VKN on 2/02/04 @ 10:55 am EST



To What Board Do I Post MY Message?

Please read the following descriptions and make sure that you post to the right board. Any inappropriate posts will be removed and reposted to the appropriate forum by the Forum Managers.

Forums Description:

(www.afrigeneas.com/forums.shtml/)

Main Forum (Queries & Surnames)
Forum Facilitator: Forum Team

The main message board.
For surname queries and the discussion
of general genealogical topics.


Getting Started Forum
Forum Facilitator: Denise Oliver-Velez

This is the place for those new to genealogy to ask all those questions about how to get started with their research and for our veteran genealogists to share information, knowledge and "tips" from their experiences. You may find it helpful to be familiar to be familiar with the detailed information in Guidelines for Beginners. You can probably gain a good footing and learn how to frame your questions.


Slave Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: David E. Paterson

This board is reserved for discussion of the Enslavement Period, slave genealogy, documents pertaining to slavery, and techniques for finding the last slaveowner and the first slave ancestor.

Free Persons of Color Forum
Forum Facilitator: Sandra Freeborn

This message board is the place to discuss issues pertaining to ancestors who were either born free or emancipated prior to the Civil War.


Writers Forum
Forum Facilitator: K. Wyer Lane

This forum is for those interested in writing and publishing family histories, biographies, articles, extracts, transcriptions, or any other genealogical work.


Books~Authors~Reviews
Forum Facilitator: George Geder

Got Book? What's on your reading list? The Book Club Forum is for the exploring, sharing, and dissemination of ideas through literature relative to genealogy and the Afrigeneas community. It's all here - from reviews to discussions. Enjoy.

Juniors Forum
Forum Facilitator: Edith McRae

This forum is reserved for the use of junior genealogists. Any topics related to genealogy and family history are allowed. Any other posts will be promptly removed.


Caribbean Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Alva H. Griffith

Forum-Carib covers the numerous islands of the West Indies and the countries of North, Central and South America that border on the Caribbean.


African-Native American Genealogy Forum
Forum Facilitator: Angela Walton-Raji

Hosted message board of the African-Native American Genealogy website. Discussion is strictly limited to the genealogy and history of the Oklahoma Freedmen -- the African citizens of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations. All other posts will be removed.


African American Cemeteries Forum
Forum Facilitators: B.J. Smothers and Crystal Hampton

Hosted message board of the African American Cemeteries Online website. For African American cemetery queries and for the discussion of their history, cultural significance and for preservation issues and alerts.


African Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Theresa Cherry

This forum is intended to explore our diversity, our history, our cultures, our accomplishments our needs and our resources in researching the motherland.


Canadian Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Lisa B. Lee

Following the "North Star" led us to points of freedom enroute to Canada. This Forum board will help us learn about and connect with our ancestors who reached and settled on these shores.


States Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Doll Harris-Hargrove

This forum board will help us put our heads and hearts together to focus, develop and utilize research resources in each of these United States of America. Please note that each State will be prefixed in the subject line, so post accordingly.


World Research Forum
(Multicultural & Multiracial Research)
Forum Facilitator: Volunteer Needed!

The continents of SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA and even ANTARTICA hold clues, keys, facts documents and relations in our ancestrial search. This forum is the place to discuss and combine our efforts to research these ROOTS! This is also the place for researching Multiethnic/Multicultural/Multiracial families and for discussing the difficulties in research as well as resources available and needed. A major objective would be to reduce the stigma faced too often by such heritage and to assist each of us to accept all parts of who we are.


Military Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Bennie J. McRae, Jr.

Hosted message board of the Lest We Forget website. For anyone interested in Military History and Records (links to resources on how to obtain personnel, unit and other records plus research facilities and references) from the Revolutionary War to the present. Strictly limited to serious discussion of this topic. All other posts will be removed.


Underground Railroad Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Bennie J. McRae, Jr.

A message board for anyone interested in the history of the Underground Railroad, the vast pre-Civil War network of trails and safe houses used by enslaved people in their journey to freedom. Discussions will focus on the history, abolitionists, conductors as well as present day preservation and education efforts. This forum is strictly limited to serious discussion of the Underground Railroad. All other posts will be removed.


Reconstruction Period Research Forum
Forum Facilitator: Valencia K. Nelson

This forum is designed to understand the life, time, survival and living of those we are researching during the 1860-1880 period. We will further develop tips, tools, records and resources to document their history and our lineage.


AfriGeneas Discuss!
Forum Facilitator: Discuss Team

For the posting of any non-genealogical topic of interest to AfriGeneas members. THE place to wax grandiloquent about fun topics, controversial subjects or current events.

Getting Around the AfriGeneas Site

Posted by VKN on 1/22/04 @ 11:04 pm EST



Network Outage May Occur

Network Outage 12/19/03
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"There is a network outage that is affecting the following servers:

newaygo, charlevoix, manistee, otsego, orion, michigan and erie.

Access to these servers may be intermittent depending on the ISP that you use. The Server Status page does not report any problems because the route between the servers and the monitoring server is not affected by the problem. Please check back here for further updates."




Posted by
VKN on 12/19/03 @ 7:36 am EST



Using WebBBS Code in Forum Messages

Using WebBBS codes

You now have the ability to assign certain "smiley" and/or format codes, so that you have more control over how your message looks, without having to know or use actual HTML codes! Below, you'll find a brief explanation of how those features work.

"Smiley" Codes

If you include certain ASCII "smiley" characters (also known as "emoticons") in the subjects or bodies of your messages, they'll be automatically converted to graphics, as follows:

:):) :(:(
:O:O :D:D
;);) 8)8)
:b:b :\:\
>:(>:( ::

Formatting Codes

The following codes are available to you if you want or need to specially format your messages. (Unlike the "smiley" codes, these will work only in the bodies of your messages.) Simply put the appropriate formatting codes before and after the text you want formatted, and voila, you've moved out of the world of plain text!

[b]Bold Text[/b] =Bold Text
[i]Italic Text[/i] =Italic Text
[list][*]Item 1[*]Item 2[/list] =
  • Item 1
  • Item 2
[quote]Quoted Text[/quote] =Quoted (block-indented) Text
[code]Fixed-Width Text[/code] =
Fixed-Width Text
[center]Centered Text[/center] =Centered Text
[big]Big Text[/big] =Big Text
[small]Small Text[/small] =Small Text
[red]Red Text[/red] =Red Text

For example, the following message:

This is a [red]test[/red] of the Emergency Formatting System. This is [i]only[/i] a test. If this were real formatting, you'd need to do the following: [list][*]Read the Message[*]Memorize It[*]Destroy It[/list]

Would appear on the forum as:

This is a test of the Emergency Formatting System. This is only a test. If this were real formatting, you'd need to do the following:
  • Read the Message
  • Memorize It
  • Destroy It

Important General Tip

Never assume that your message will look the way you expect it to look! Previewing your message before you post it is always a good idea, anyway, but is even more important if you're using the above codes, since if you mis-type something, the message won't look the way you expect it to look!

Posted by
Webmaster on 8/10/03 @ 9:38 am EST



Read Email is Fixed

All is go for now. Regrets for any inconvenience.

Posted by
Webmaster on 8/06/03 @ 3:00 pm EST


AfriGeneas Read EMail Is Down

The techies are working behind the scenes to get things back in good working order. Keep a watch here for the all clear.

Posted by
Webmaster on 8/06/03 @ 9:13 am EST


What Is My Forum Password?

Cannot remember password? Password will not work? Other password problem?

Profiles are no longer required. Make a request for profile to be deleted. That will solve the password problem.

Posted by
Webmaster on 7/31/03 @ 10:01 pm EST





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