Welcome . . .

to the District 8 Advocate on the Web, an online bridge newsletter published by District 8 of the American Contract Bridge League. District 8 has 3600 members and covers portions of four states -- downstate Illinois, eastern Missouri, western Kentucky and northern Indiana.

New issues are published during the first week of even-numbered months. If you'd like to receive an email notice and link when a new issue is posted, follow the instructions below.

Email notification service:  

To join the mailing list, click here. This link will open your mail program with a new message pre-addressed to:  imailsrv@nadsl.com 
     The Subject: line will already be filled in with the word:  subscribe.  
     The message body will contain the text:  subscribe advocate TypeYourNameHere. 

Replace the TypeYourNameHere text with your full name, then send the message. You'll receive a reply that confirms your address was added to the database.

Note:  If you're using browser-based email (hotmail, yahoo, etc.) and the link doesn't work as described, open your mailer and address a new message to:  imailsrv@nadsl.com
    On the subject line, type:  subscribe
    In the body of the message, type:  subscribe advocate Your Name
        (replace Your Name with your first and last name).

This list is used only for notifying you of new issues (six times a year). It is not shared with any other organizations.

If you encounter problems with either method, you can send your subscription request directly to the editor:  kwalker@insightbb.com

Printing newsletter articles:

Right-click on the article title (the link in the Contents list) and choose "Open in new window" from the menu. You can then print the article as displayed in the new browser. If you have a pop-up blocker, you may need to override its settings by holding down the CONTROL key on your keyboard when you open the new window.

See Printing Tips for more details on the easiest ways to print newsletter pages from your browser. A condensed, printable version of the entire newsletter is also available in Adobe Acrobat format (link is at the bottom of the contents frame on the left).

Your feedback is appreciated.

Please email your comments and suggestions to the editor: kwalker@insightbb.com.  If you're having difficulty in displaying or printing any pages, it would be helpful if you could describe the exact problem and include details on how you're viewing the site (type of Internet connection, which browser you're using, the screen size of your monitor, etc.).