Congratulations on the new version of the site. I sympathize with the
upgrade problems and the pitfalls of multitasking...

Best wishes,

José

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:34 AM, G Thomas Watters <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> The short answer: the Mussel Gallery is not available. Plus, the computer
> identified as http://128.146.250.63/bivalves/ no longer exists, having been
> hacked into by some nice person. And the University has drastically
> increased its security after some bozo left a laptop with the personal
> records of thousands of employees in his car - which was stolen.
>
> The long answer: When Microsoft dumped FrontPage, in which our original site
> was written, the University's site licenses expired and it was now illegal
> to continue using Front Page. I was required to discontinue the site or
> recreate it in a new webpage software. This really isn't my job and I have
> much better things to do than teach myself a new software package. But I
> did, and the site is now on line in Adobe Dreamweaver - no small task I
> assure you. However, converting the Gallery portion requires a HUGE effort,
> which is only about 1/3 of the way complete. So it will eventually return
> but only when I have spare time (ha!) to work on it.
>
> Your best bet is always to "come in through the front door" - the opening
> screen to the entire site, which will then point you to where you want to
> go, tell you what is and isn't available, and have the updated links.
> Linking to a page buried some layers deep always carries the danger of not
> going anywhere when major upgrades are carried out.
>
>
>
>
> At 09:10 AM 10/12/2009, you wrote:
>
> I'd swear I used to search the Ohio State database
> (successfully) for unionid info, but the link on the
> Freshwater Mussel page doesn't seem to work these
> days.  Does anyone know if the link changed, or if it
> is temporarily/permanently disabled?
>
> Here's the link that doesn't work:
>
> http://128.146.250.63/bivalves/
>
> It's linked from this page, which is one of the most
> useful freshwater mussel pages anywhere, although it's
> hard to find with a search engine, and not many of the
> sites associated with the unionids link to it:
>
> http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/gallery/index.htm
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Don
>
> G. Thomas Watters, PhD
> Curator of Molluscs
> Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
> The Ohio State University
> Museum of Biological Diversity
> 1315 Kinnear Road
> Columbus, OH 43212  USA
> v: 614-292-6170
> f: 614-292-7774
>
> "The world is my oyster except for months with an "R" in them" - Firesign
> Theatre
>
> "When deciding between two competing theories, always go with the one that
> doesn't involve a magic spell"
> - Emo Philips on Evolution vs. Intelligent Design
>
> Visit the Division of Molluscs at:
> www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/OSUM2
>
>
> "Let me take you, baby, down to the riverbed
> Gotta show you something go right to your head" - Spirit
>
> So join the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society at:
>
> http://ellipse.inhs.uiuc.edu/FMCS/
>
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