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    Comrades,
    What with the potential loss of so many good articles, threads, and pieces of information stored on the old site, I thought I would offer up one simple step that will help "recover" some of your data.
    If you decide to post research information, documentation, etc, I suggest that, rather than type it directly into the message box in this forum, that you use your word program, or whatever writing program you use, to lay it out first. save it to your hard drive, then copy and paste it onto the forum. That way, if it's lost in the ether here, you can always go back and copy it again from your files and repost it.
    Some of you may do this already. I've done it for some things, but not for everything. I suggest that folks consider using this for important responses, articles, data, etc. It's saved me on a few times.
    Respects,
    Tim Kindred
    Medical Mess
    Solar Star Lodge #14
    Bath, Maine

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    Re: Suggestion for saving data...

    Well, I do have some good news on this front. Glenn's servers were up this morning and I was able to get a backup from the old database. It's on my harddrive and should be all 3 years worth of postings here.

    Insert huge sigh of relief *HERE*.

    We're not out of the woods yet though. I sell bandaids for a living... I don't do php programming so, I'm trying to figure out how to import the data, etc. My ultimate goals are that we retain ALL posts from the old forum and the new one and retain the new forum software. I'm working my way through those issues as work and family allow.

    Bear with me a bit longer and perhaps I'll be able to give us all a nice early Christmas present in a few days.
    Paul Calloway
    Proudest Member of the Tar Water Mess
    Proud Member of the GHTI
    Member, Civil War Preservation Trust
    Wayne #25, F&AM

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