FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS




What are all the files and directories in my home directory?

www................This is your web directory. Place all your web files in there.

infobots..........This is where you will need to put all your infobot text files. More Info

anonftp...........This is your anonymous ftp directory. More Info

.redirect..........This is the configuration file for mail aliases. More Info


How do I run my own CGI programs?



Put your CGI programs in the cgi-bin directory.

A special note - this does not apply to frontpage webs, follow normal cgi instructions




How do I usecgiemail, Formmail and the graphical counters?


CGIemail:This is a program that will email you the forms filled out from the web.

Here's an example -

Create a text file called "example" in the main web directory.
This is the content of the file:
    To: joe@blue.com
    Subject: example


    This is a test message.
    This is a test message.
    name: [name]
    phone: [phone]


That is the file that will be sent to joe@blue.com.
Now, cgiemail will automatically replace [name], [phone], anything
in the brackets with the corresponding user supplied info from the web
form. Also, you MUST have the To: and the Subject: line followed by
the blank line. Those three lines MUST be on the FIRST THREE lines. You
cannot change the From: address.


Page Counter: A graphical counter that you can use by placing the following line in your page:





How do I use the anonymous ftp site?

Your anonymous ftp site is completely different from your web site.

When people ftp to your domain anonymously, they will see the following
directories:

bin/ dev/ etc/ incoming/ lib/ pub/

"pub" is where you should put all your anonymously accessible files.
"incoming" is for the anonymous users to upload files.

For security the following applies