Hi everyone, I just found one of my sites up on Rootsweb.  I was glad to see it, so I went to the reclaim page and gave it my current email address.  But it is not the same email address that I had when I created the page in 1999.  The page is for the Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society & Museums, Inc., an all-volunteer charity. The web site is quite large, consisting mostly of historical and genealogical information about Surry County, VA that I have added over the last 19 years. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/ I've been the web master since 1999.  I have the original email with original password, host name, etc. and my email address at that time. My email addresses have changed many times since then.   I'm afraid the regular system for reclaiming web pages might not work for this one, as it is so old and so many things have changed over the years.  And to add to the difficulties, my house was struck by lightning in July, toasting my main computer, so I've lost some emails. At this point, I need guidance about what evidence I need to provide, and how to provide it, to reclaim the web site for the Surry County, VA Historical Society. The Officers and Board of Trustees of the Society can provide verification, if that is needed.  Frankly, I don't know what to do. Can someone help me? Eve S. Gregory Webmaster, Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society and Museums, Inc. On 8/15/2018 4:00 AM, freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Send FREEPAGES-HELP mailing list submissions to > freepages-help@rootsweb.com > > To subscribe via email send a message with subject subscribe and body > subscribe to freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe via email send a message with subject unsubscribe and > body unsubscribe to freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > freepages-help-owner@rootsweb.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of FREEPAGES-HELP digest..." > > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. > ***FREEPAGES HELP & FAQ*** > <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/fpindex.html> > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Notes to Neil (Charles Carothers) > 2. Re: Kompozer (Billie Walsh) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:46:49 -0500 > From: Charles Carothers <csquared71@gmail.com> > Subject: [FreeHelp]Notes to Neil > To: Freepages Help <freepages-help@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <CAGmaTgzUBYX=BXWsCcKUN12M8bZV=xQJijgZA2uF4YmYF9QK_g@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Neil, > > Just a few random thoughts that might be helpful. > > There may be a way inside Filezilla to launch Kompozer for a file (or with > any editor of choice), but I never do it that way. I use the editor to edit > and Filezilla to upload. Period. They are two separate software packages > and are not related in any way I am aware of. Keeping that concept in mind > is important. > > The left pane in Filezilla represents your local copy of your site > directories and files on your local hard drive on your local computer. Left > == Local. That's really important too. Always, always, always edit only > your local files. If you don't know where they are, but can open them in > Kompozer I understand that it will show you where they are. Make a note of > that so you will always know where they are. If you can open them with > Kompozer, then you are ready to edit them as you desire. If not, find them > first. Once you find them, drawing a macro level sketch of your local > directory structure is not a bad idea. You could note the entire path to > your highest level directory on that same piece of paper - surely wouldn't > hurt. At the risk of confusing you further, here is the entire path to the > highest level directory where I work most of the time. > D:\0ACCStuff\CCDoc\BLITestWebSite\public_html. Please remember that is only > an example. Your path will definitely be different!!! It will start with a > drive letter, usually C: or D: are the two most likely values I think. The > most important thing to note about that path is that public_html is the > name of the highest level directory on both my local hard drive and the > remote host. Making that so has saved me no end of confusion. > > File Explorer is a great tool for finding things. I think unfortunately > microsoft does not show it on the home screen by default. (Another of their > poor decisions.) If it is not visible, click on Start and find it. Right > click on it and select Send To Desktop or Pin To Taskbar, whichever is > available. (It's been almost 2 years since I did that, and I've forgotten > the details.) As I sit here looking at my windows-10 screen, the icon for > it is sitting in the taskbar just to the right of the calculator. But your > view will almost certainly be different. Then use it to find the file you > want to edit. Right click on it and select Open With - Kompozer. > > When you are done editing the file and want to send it to your site, save > it, fire up Filezilla, navigate until you an see the file you just edited > in the local pane, make sure the remote/right-hand pane is showing the same > directory, right click on the file in the left pane and select Upload. If > it asks for permission, allow it. > > Open your browser and go to your web site. View the page associated with > the file you just edited and uploaded. If you are me, see what you did > wrong and go back to the edit step to try to correct it. Repeat the entire > edit/save/upload/check process until you are happy with the results. Only > you are the judge of the suitability of your web site. Others may express > differing opinions, but you are The Man as far as your web site is > concerned. And isn't that great! At times, I must confess it seems almost > magical. :-) > > And that, in probably too many words, describes my work flow for > maintaining the site below my signature. Are there exceptions to many of my > statements above? You betcha!!! But from what you've said so far, my > perception is that you need to get this basic sequence ingrained. Once > you've done that, then you can branch out if you so desire. > > And above all, "Never ever quit!" (OK, that's the mantra of my favorite > baseball team.) But I think it's good advice here too. > > Best regards, > > -- Eve S. Gregory, Webmaster Prince George County, Virginia VAGenweb --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Hi Eve, I'm the one you need to give evidence to :-) Yours was more than convincing and the old address was obviously yours. I've updated your account. Here are the instructions. First, you will need to reset your password. Go to: https://useraccount.rootsweb.com/websites/requestChangePassword And enter the email address you believe is connected to the account. If you don't receive the email, check your spam folder. Click on the link and follow the steps to reset your password. Passwords must be between 10 and 32 characters long, and must contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one of the following special characters: _ ! @ # ( ) DO NOT use the * or & characters!!! You must click the box to accept the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement. Once you have done that, you can access your site. We do not support fileman any longer, and will not be bringing it back. You may use any FTP client to access the site that supports the current version of SFTP. This short video will show you how to use FileZilla to access your site. https://www.ancestry.com/academy/course/connect-rootsweb-filezilla The host you will be connecting to is: sftp://sitesuser.rootsweb.com You can find your site using two different URLs https://www.rootsweb.com/~sitename or https://sites.rootsweb.com/~sitename Your RootsWeb Team On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 8:57 AM, Eve Gregory <pgva368@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just found one of my sites up on Rootsweb. I was glad to see it, so I > went to the reclaim page and gave it my current email address. But it > is not the same email address that I had when I created the page in > 1999. The page is for the Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society & > Museums, Inc., an all-volunteer charity. The web site is quite large, > consisting mostly of historical and genealogical information about Surry > County, VA that I have added over the last 19 years. > > http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/ > > I've been the web master since 1999. I have the original email with > original password, host name, etc. and my email address at that time. My > email addresses have changed many times since then. I'm afraid the > regular system for reclaiming web pages might not work for this one, as > it is so old and so many things have changed over the years. And to add > to the difficulties, my house was struck by lightning in July, toasting > my main computer, so I've lost some emails. > > At this point, I need guidance about what evidence I need to provide, > and how to provide it, to reclaim the web site for the Surry County, VA > Historical Society. The Officers and Board of Trustees of the Society > can provide verification, if that is needed. Frankly, I don't know what > to do. Can someone help me? > > Eve S. Gregory > > Webmaster, Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society and Museums, Inc. > > On 8/15/2018 4:00 AM, freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Send FREEPAGES-HELP mailing list submissions to > > freepages-help@rootsweb.com > > > > To subscribe via email send a message with subject subscribe and body > > subscribe to freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com > > > > To unsubscribe via email send a message with subject unsubscribe and > > body unsubscribe to freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > freepages-help-owner@rootsweb.com > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of FREEPAGES-HELP digest..." > > > > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to > which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. > Remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > ***FREEPAGES HELP & FAQ*** > > <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/fpindex.html> > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Notes to Neil (Charles Carothers) > > 2. Re: Kompozer (Billie Walsh) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:46:49 -0500 > > From: Charles Carothers <csquared71@gmail.com> > > Subject: [FreeHelp]Notes to Neil > > To: Freepages Help <freepages-help@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: > > <CAGmaTgzUBYX=BXWsCcKUN12M8bZV=xQJijgZA2uF4Y > mYF9QK_g@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Hi Neil, > > > > Just a few random thoughts that might be helpful. > > > > There may be a way inside Filezilla to launch Kompozer for a file (or > with > > any editor of choice), but I never do it that way. I use the editor to > edit > > and Filezilla to upload. Period. They are two separate software packages > > and are not related in any way I am aware of. Keeping that concept in > mind > > is important. > > > > The left pane in Filezilla represents your local copy of your site > > directories and files on your local hard drive on your local computer. > Left > > == Local. That's really important too. Always, always, always edit only > > your local files. If you don't know where they are, but can open them in > > Kompozer I understand that it will show you where they are. Make a note > of > > that so you will always know where they are. If you can open them with > > Kompozer, then you are ready to edit them as you desire. If not, find > them > > first. Once you find them, drawing a macro level sketch of your local > > directory structure is not a bad idea. You could note the entire path to > > your highest level directory on that same piece of paper - surely > wouldn't > > hurt. At the risk of confusing you further, here is the entire path to > the > > highest level directory where I work most of the time. > > D:\0ACCStuff\CCDoc\BLITestWebSite\public_html. Please remember that is > only > > an example. Your path will definitely be different!!! It will start with > a > > drive letter, usually C: or D: are the two most likely values I think. > The > > most important thing to note about that path is that public_html is the > > name of the highest level directory on both my local hard drive and the > > remote host. Making that so has saved me no end of confusion. > > > > File Explorer is a great tool for finding things. I think unfortunately > > microsoft does not show it on the home screen by default. (Another of > their > > poor decisions.) If it is not visible, click on Start and find it. Right > > click on it and select Send To Desktop or Pin To Taskbar, whichever is > > available. (It's been almost 2 years since I did that, and I've forgotten > > the details.) As I sit here looking at my windows-10 screen, the icon for > > it is sitting in the taskbar just to the right of the calculator. But > your > > view will almost certainly be different. Then use it to find the file you > > want to edit. Right click on it and select Open With - Kompozer. > > > > When you are done editing the file and want to send it to your site, save > > it, fire up Filezilla, navigate until you an see the file you just edited > > in the local pane, make sure the remote/right-hand pane is showing the > same > > directory, right click on the file in the left pane and select Upload. If > > it asks for permission, allow it. > > > > Open your browser and go to your web site. View the page associated with > > the file you just edited and uploaded. If you are me, see what you did > > wrong and go back to the edit step to try to correct it. Repeat the > entire > > edit/save/upload/check process until you are happy with the results. Only > > you are the judge of the suitability of your web site. Others may express > > differing opinions, but you are The Man as far as your web site is > > concerned. And isn't that great! At times, I must confess it seems almost > > magical. :-) > > > > And that, in probably too many words, describes my work flow for > > maintaining the site below my signature. Are there exceptions to many of > my > > statements above? You betcha!!! But from what you've said so far, my > > perception is that you need to get this basic sequence ingrained. Once > > you've done that, then you can branch out if you so desire. > > > > And above all, "Never ever quit!" (OK, that's the mantra of my favorite > > baseball team.) But I think it's good advice here too. > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > -- > Eve S. 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