This type of database app could be developed with Cold Fusion or set up as
an ASP. Both solutions would require hosting/serving on an NT box. What
platform is the page currently on? Doing this with Perl CGI would be a
serious drag.
 
David Johnson
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy J. Scarlett <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: SHA Website
 
 
>Mary Ellen is BRILLIANT!  Some thoughts to consider, however...
>
>1.  The TPQs will have to be specific to geography.  The Aussies will have
>different TPQs than Americans in many cases, I suspect.  I also suspect
>that we in the Basin will have some variation from the seaboard areas...
>
>2.  Who is going to maintain updates?  If I were to discover a textual or
>arch record source that changes a TPQ, who would I tell?
>
>3.  How will we resolve debates on the validity or confidence level?
>
>4.  How big are we willing to grow this resource?  (And, how will it be
>paid for?).  e.g. will we add ceramic marks?  Pictures of little hubners
>and do-dads to aid identification?
>
>5.  Could we make the lists searchable?
>
>I think this is a very interesting idea.  Perhaps we could pow-wow about
>it in Salt Lake?  An informal meeting after papers one afternoon?
>
>My best,
>Tim