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Password
Protected Web Directory
Netscape or Internet Explorer
Using Netscape or Internet Explorer, you can
create secure
directories and add users and passwords. The
admin page is very
simple to use. Just avoid adding groups or
users with spaces in their
names as this produces errors.
FrontPage
Note for Front Page users: The password
administration script works poorly on FrontPage for sites. You will
still receive it installed by default but we cannot provide any
support if you choose to use it. Below are some guidelines you
should follow. It is very important that any directory you are
trying to protect be world readable and Writable. This
is done by the following Unix command: chmod 777 directory-name. The
main directory and any subdirectories will need to be changed in
this way.
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Setting up Your Own "404:File Not Found" Error
Page
A file already exists in the html directory of
your server. It's called missing.html. You can edit it to your liking,
or create your own. As long as it's called missing.html and it's in
your root html directory, the server will display it whenever someone
tries to access a page on your domain that does not exist.
Long File Names
There is no limitation for the length of file names on
the server. However, only names containing from 3-16 letters are legal
for email accounts, FTP accounts, and Telnet accounts.
Zip/Unzip Files
This Unix program is compatible with the zip
program for DOS and Windows. To zip files, first have the files
uploaded to your server, then log into your account with Telnet.
Navigate to the directory where the files are that you want to
zip.
(for instance by typing cd www then cd sounds).
Then type: zip myzip file1 file2
file3
This puts the files "file1",
"file2", and "file3" into a new zip archive
called
"myzip.zip".
On the other hand, if you had the
archive"myzip.zip" and wanted to get back the files, you
would type: unzip myzip
Typing zip or unzip by itself will give you a
usage summary, showing nearly all the options available.
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Other Programs
Java Chat
We provide a selection of Java Chat programs for use
on your domain. Extra charges
apply for use of this feature. See our fee schedule
for pricing. If you have applied for
basic Java Chat, look on your website for a chat
directory. It will already be configured
for your server. To join the chat, with your browser,
go to:
http://www.yourdomainname.org/chat
The page can be customized, but leave all the tags
alone that have to do with
<APPLET CODE>.
These rooms are capable of up to 20 users at one time.
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Real
Audio/Real Video
Real Audio or Real Audio/Video is available on
request. Real Audio is a real time audio transmission/player system. A
digital audio stream is transmitted from the server over the Internet
to the destination and played immediately, rather than being stored to
disk first and then played.
Each audio/video clip requires two files: a
metafile with extension .ram, and the digital audio clip
itself, with extension .ra or .rm.
The .ram file holds one or more lines of ASCII
text, each of which references the .ra file
to be played when the .ram file is accessed by the
browser. Entries in .ram files have the form:
pnm://machinename.host4u.net/yourdomain/name-of-clip.ra
or
rtsp://machinename.host4u.net/yourdomain/name-of-clip.ra
The .ram file may be placed anywhere in your
html directory. The binary clips MUST be uploaded to the 'realaudio'
subdirectory, which is located in your html directory. When you access
the .ram file through a web browser (http://yourdomainname.org/yourfile.ram)
it will tell the server where to look for the clip, and if you have
RealPlayer installed on your computer, the Realaudio/video clip should
start playing right away.
Important: In order to use the G2 features
such as multi-rate SureStream and Slide Presentations (.smi), You must
use rtsp:// in the .ram file. The metafiles (.ram) must be uploaded in
ASCII mode while the clips (.ra or .rm) must be uploaded in BINARY
mode.
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Majordomo
If you wish to to have a Majordomo listserver
activated, email us and tell us the name you would like, be sure to
check with sales for pricing. Make sure it has a different name than
the name of your domain. For instance if your domain is fredhappy.com,
you might want to ask for fredhappydomo.
Once we have set up your Majordomo listserver,
you can get help by sending email to
majordomo@yourdomainname.org.
On the first line of your email, just type the word HELP.
You will be sent a general help file. If you want more detailed
instructions on using Majordomo, email to:
Domo@safe-order.net For full
instructions
Another great resource for Majordomo
information is:
http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/majordomo.manual.txt
PHP3
PHP3 is a 3rd party scripting engine. Please
Note: We do not provide support for PHP3. We have
added it for users that our already familiar with it. To use
PHP3 on your domain just end the php pagewith .php3 rather than .html
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Microsoft
FrontPage
Microsoft FrontPage is a WYSIWYG "WARNING!!! IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU MAKE SUBDIRECTORYS AND NOT STORE ALL FILES IN
THE html directory. FOR EXAMPLE ALL IMAGES CAN GO IN A IMAGE OR
GRAPHICS SUBDIRECTORY. (what you see is what you get) web building
program. If you use, or plan to use FrontPage to build and manage your
website you must be sure to indicate this when opening your account.
FrontPage requires special "extensions" installed on the
server. If you do not have a FrontPage Account, you will need to
contact us to have your account modified before your FrontPage Web
will work.
Publishing
Your FrontPage Web
After you have built your web pages on your
computer, you will be ready to publish them. Basically, this just
means that you will upload them to our server. Once this is done,
your pages will be viewable from the web. However, you must do
this in the following manner. Warning: FrontPage Account
holders should never use FTP to transfer files as it can
damage the FrontPage extensions.
1. Launch FrontPage Explorer and open the
web you’ve created on your computer.
2. From the menu at the top of the
window, select File, then Publish
3. A) If this is the first time you
publish to our server, select More Webs and enter the
location you want to publish your FrontPage web to. (www.yourdomainname.org)
Hit Return (Enter) on your keyboard.
B) If you have
published to the server before, your "Destination
Web Server" (www.yourdomainname.org) will appear
in the Publish window.
IMPORTANT: Use www.yourdomainname.org
as the Destination Web Server to publish to our server.
Leave the "Destination Web Name" blank.
4. You will be asked for your USERNAME
and PASSWORD. This is your domain's User ID and your FrontPage
Password (which may be different than your regular Telnet/FTP/POP
password). If you're not sure what it is or if you aren't allowed
past this point, you'll need to contact us for a new FrontPage
password.
5. You can watch the progression of
the upload by looking at the bottom left corner of FrontPage
Explorer.
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Open Your
Published Web
Once your FrontPage Web is published and online, you
will need to access it to make updates and changes. Be sure that you
are connected to the internet before attempting to open your web on
our server.
1. Open FrontPage Explorer and choose File
> Open FrontPage Web.
2. You can now choose to open a previously
created web on your PC or your web on our server.
3. Highlight the appropriate web or type in
the web address (www.yourdomainname.org) and click OK.
4. Enter your Username and FrontPage
Password if required.
5. Make modifications and recalculate links
if needed. (See your FrontPage Manual for info on when it's
necessary to recalculate links.)
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Troubleshooting Common Problems with FP98
The following are common problems and solutions
encountered with using FrontPage and FrontPage98. If you are having
a problem not listed here, please feel free to contact support for
help.
Getting error - "Root Web Busy"
FTP or Telnet to your site and remove the
"service.lck" file in /www/_vti_pvt. This usually
happens when a FrontPage session is interrupted before completion.
Server timing out when publishing
large sites.
This difficulty arises when the uploading
link times out in the process of copying the web to our server.
The only suggestion Microsoft has offered so far is to break the
main web into a group of sub webs on
your PC, then upload these
individually. If this problem persists for you, please
contact support.
Getting Error - "Front Page
Extensions not Installed"
We often see this error being reported even when
the extensions have been installed. If you get this error,
please contact support and we'll make sure the extensions are
installed and repair them if necessary.
NOTE: The extensions are easily
corrupted. Please use only FrontPage Explorer to update your
web site on the server. Never use FTP.
I published but my web's not there!
This will happen when the "Destination Web
Name" is filled in when publishing to our server. This
box should be left blank. If you put any other name in this
box it will create a subdirectory off of your root web and copy
all of your files into it. Your site will exist under a
subdirectory instead of at the top level /www where it should be.
My counter, bbs, guestbook, etc isn't
working.
These problems are generally due to
incorrect permissions on either the directory, file(s) or cgi
script(s) that are associated with them. Please don't change
the permissions of your files or directories unless you have a
specific reason for doing so and you know what effect it will have
on your site.
My forms won't work through the Secure
Server.
The call to a cgi script using the Secure
Server must not be within a webbot. Use a normal cgi call in
your html script for Secure Server calls.
My search bot doesn't return any
results.
The /html directory must be world readable AND you
need to recalculate links BEFORE publishing (or after editing
directly on the server). If it still doesn't work: FTP
to the server and go to the /www/_vti_txt/default.wti
directory. Delete any files that begin with "ALL.".
Don't delete any other files. Then using Windows Explorer,
do the same thing on your PC. Recalculate links, test
locally with your browser and publish.
FP starts the Web Publishing Wizard
when I try to publish.
Cancel the operation and contact support to
have the FP extensions installed/repaired.
Why is my page renamed on the server
when I publish?
The "Default Document" of your web
is automatically renamed by the server to what is required by the
configuration of the server. For example, if you've named
the main page "index.html", it may be renamed
"default.html". Just check
the links to your main page to make sure they refer to it the same
way.
NOTE: If you are using FrontPage,
you should NEVER use regular FTP to upload your files. This will
damage the extensions. Stick with one or the other all the time.
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