All of our bridge web sites in ACBL, District 21, Units 499, 500 and 501 have switched from Tripod.com to Bridgeforyou.com. This allow us to eliminate advertising and have increased storage space. The money already being paid by Units 499, 500 and 501 to remove popup ads on our Unit Web sites, pays for this.

These changes will result:

1. Bridge Players will now connect to the new BRIDGEFORYOU web sites, instead of TRIPOD web sites.
2. Directors will upload using a free FTP program
3. One site's password will change as they now need to be 6-8 characters long.
4. There will no advertising on any BRIDGEFORYOU.COM bridge web sites.
5. Websites will have much more space to work with so they have room for current results archives and pictures if they choose.
6. Units 499, 500 and 501 web sites are the only ones affected.

Bridge Players will access Units 499, 500 and 501 web sites by using their internet browser and typing in the web site name, for example http://tbc.bridgeforyou.com.

At this writing July 16, 2007, all of units 499, 500 and 501 web sites have converted to the bridgeforyou.com.

List of Web Sites

1. Unit 499 - Diablo Valley http://unit499.bridgeforyou.com
   • The Bridge Center http://tbc.bridgeforyou.com
   • Judy Lowe's Bridge Clubs http://julialowe.bridgeforyou.com
   • Carol Griffin's Newplicate Bridge Club http://caroltgriffin.bridgeforyou.com
   • Brentwood & Discovery Bay Bridge Clubs http://brentwooddiscovery.bridgeforyou.com
2. Unit 500 - Southern Alameda County http://unit500.bridgeforyou.com
   • Ashland Bridge Club http://ashlandbc.bridgeforyou.com
   • Jim Solomon's Bridge Clubs http://jimsolomon.bridgeforyou.com
   • Terry Terzian's Games http://terryterz.bridgeforyou.com
   • Tri-City Bridge Club (Fremont) http://tricity.bridgeforyou.com
3. Unit 501 -Livermore Valley including Livermore and Pleasanton Bridge Clubs http://unit501.bridgeforyou.com
4. http://directors.bridgeforyou.com - Information for Bridge Directors

1. Put game file diskette in drive A:
2. Double click on the Filezilla Icon (to start Filezilla)
3. Maximize the Filezilla Window (click on double squares middle button, between minimize and exit)
4. Click File | Site Manager
5. Click on TBC (under My FTP sites)
6. Click on Connect
7. Wait until connect is successful in Remote Site (web site) Filezilla window
8. In the Remote Site, click on the proper folder (e.g. mon-eve)
9. Double click on the Navigate to A: in Local Site (your hard disk) window and locate the game file to upload (i.e. 070527A.TXT)
10. Double click that game file to transfer the file to the web site.
11. Wait till the upload completes and verify you see the game file in the remote site.
12. Test that the link works on the web site
13. Click File | Exit to exit the Filezilla program

1. Download & install the free FTP Program Filezilla from http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/. Or for convenience, you can download it from this web site. To download from this web site, (right click on "download it") and left click on "Save Target As", then select a location on your computer.
2. Launch the downloaded file (FileZilla_2_2_30a_setup.exe) and install using all the default prompts.

How you add an FTP Sites

First you should remove unwanted FTP Site Entries

1. Double click on the Filezilla Icon (to start Filezilla)
2. Maximize the Filezilla Window (click on double squares middle button, between minimize and exit)
3. Click File | Site Manager
4. Click on the entry in My FTP Sites you want to delete to highlight it.
5. Click on the Delete button
6. Verify that the entry is gone
7. Repeat as necessary.
8. Click File | Exit to exit the Filezilla program

Then you should add the new FTP Site

1. Double click on the Filezilla Icon (to start Filezilla)
2. Maximize the Filezilla Window (click on double squares middle button, between minimize and exit)
3. Click File | Site Manager
4. Click on New Site which should produce a highlighted "New FTP site" that you can over type
5. (click the FTP site and press the F2 key to edit
6. In the highlighted new site, type "TBC"
7. In the Host Field type "bridgeforyou.com" (omit the quotes).
8. Where it says "Normal", click on the circular click in the circle next to it.
9. In the User field, type "tbc" (omit the quotes).
10. In the Password field, type the password (provided separately) and make sure the upper/lower case letters are typed properly.
11. Click Save and Exit
12. Click File | Exit to exit the Filezilla program
    
13. Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When I put a second diskette in drive A:, the files aren't displayed. How do I see the files?

A: Click somewhere on the left window (drive A:) and then click on View | Refresh.

Q: How do I delete an FTP Site I accidentally set up?

A: Launch Filezilla. Click File | Site Manager. Click once on the site you want to remove so that it's highlighted under "My FTP Sites". Click Delete. This does not delete files on the web site, it only removes the listing.

Q: There's not enough room in the left hand window.

A: Enlarge the window to full screen by double clicking on the menu bar (blue bar on the top of the Filezilla window).

Q: Which window shows my hard drive local and which shows the web site?

A: The left window is your local drive. Using it is very similar to using Windows Explorer. The right window is your web site. You have to have clicked on Connect with one of your FTP Sites before any files or folder show up.

Updated 7/19/07

Email Bill George