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From: Amy Leone <>
Subject: RE: [PANORTHU-L] GenConnect
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:31:02 -0400


Just a note from a computer nerd - a gateway is a general term that refers
to allowing access to data that is in a different format. For example, if I
am running against one type of database, but I want data from another type
of database without actually logging on to the other database, I would need
a gateway from my current database to the other.

Amy Leone

> -----Original Message-----
> From:Tony Rebuck [SMTP:]
> Sent:Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:10 AM
> To:
> Subject:[PANORTHU-L] GenConnect
>
> I have been asked to explain GenConnect and gatewaying.
> At the bottom of the Northumberland Conty GebWeb page,
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/ there are links to the GenConnect
> Boards. There are a Query, Obits, Pensions, Bios, Deeds, Wills, and
> Bibles link. This is where you can go to post items to share with other
> people. The Query board is for general questions and answers while the
> other boards are to post the specific items. Only the actual obit
> should be posted on the Obit board etc.
> Gatewaying is a method, made available to us by Rootsweb, to
> automatically send items posted on the GenConnect boards to the various
> mail lists. This is an optional item and can be sent only to those mail
> lists hosted on Rootsweb. Since the Panorthu mailing list is hosted at
> Rootsweb we have elected to gateway the GenConnect boards to the mailing
> list. You should have started to receive these listings.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Tony

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