Technical

Creating your Site FAQ

1. What page is loaded when I go to http://www.your-domain.com?
   
2. My site looks good on my hard drive, but after uploading it the images are missing and the links are broken?
   
3. How do I fix it if I didn't name the first file index.html?
   
4. How do I prevent web surfers from viewing the contents of my subdirectories?
   
5. How do I use your stock graphics in my pages?
   
6. How do I create an image map?
   
7. How do I edit my files while they are on the server?
   
8. What is an appropriate file size for HTML files?
   
9. What file types does my Virtual Webserver support?
   
10. What are MIME types?
    

Unix FAQ

1. How do I change my Password?
   
2. Is index.html a different file from INDEX.HTML?
   
3. How do get online help for a UNIX command?
   
4. How do I edit my files while they are on the server?
   
5. How do I list my files & directories?
   
6. How do I change directories?
   
7. How do I make directories?
   
8. How do I remove directories?
   
9. How do I copy files & directories?
   
10. How do I move (rename) files?
    
11. How do I remove files?
    
12. How do I search within files?
    
13. How do I change file and directory permissions?
    
14. How do I back up files & directories?
    
15. How do I compress & uncompress files & directories?
    

CGI Scripting FAQ

1. How do I install a counter in my page?
   
2. How do I setup Java Chat, Email form (order form) & Autoresponders?
   
3. My CGI script doesn't work? (Binary, ASCII & Permissons)
   
4. What are forms and CGI's?
   
5. Does NETNATION offer any stock CGI scripts?
   
6. How do I implement custom scripts?
   
7. Where do I put my CGI scripts?
   
8. How to use forms with our mailer?
   
9. How to use the stock search engine?
   
10. How to use the stock guestbook?
    
11. How to use the random image generator?
    
12. What are environment variables?

Secure Server (SSL) FAQ

1. What is a secure WWW server?
   
2. How do I setup SSL?
   
3. How safe is a secure server?
   
4. With SSL installed in my account is all order form information encrypted?
   
5. How do I process Secure Credit Card Transactions?
   
6. Why does a warning message appear in Netscape 3?

Uploading/FTP FAQ

1. What do I need to do to get my files onto your web server?
   
2. How do I login and upload my files with FTP?
   
3. How do I use CuteFTP?
   
4. How do I use WS_FTP?
   
5. How do I use Fetch for Macintosh?
   
6. How do I upload my files using the Netscape Communicator or Netscape Gold HTML editor?
   
7. Where do I put my files?
   
8. How do I make directories, list contents and navigate in them?
   
9. Will I have unlimited access to update my pages ?
   
10. How do I test my links?
    
11. Where do I put files that I want to make available for anonymous FTP?

Microsoft® FrontPage® 98 Technical FAQ

1. I want to use FrontPage. How do I set it up for my account?
   
2. I am running into a lot of problems with the FrontPage extensions. I am editing the files on my computer and then uploading them through FTP. What am I doing wrong?
   
3. There are a bunch of weird files and directories in my account. Can I delete them?
   
4. My FrontPage Web Site is generating error messages and cannot find certain pages. How do I fix this?
   
5. I already have the files for my site in a directory on my hard disk. How do I upload them? With an FTP program?
   
6. How do I publish my FrontPage Web Site to my NetNation account?
   
7. How do I add a FrontPage counter to a Web Page?
   
8. I am trying to preview my page in FrontPage and instead of a Hit Counter I see the words [Hit Counter]. What is wrong?

Telnet FAQ

1. What is Telnet?
2. How Do I Log into My Account with Telnet?
3. What Can I do with Telnet?

Real Audio/Video Streaming FAQ

1. What is HTTP Streaming?
2. What is the difference between HTTP Streaming & RealServer?
3. How do I setup streaming Real Audio/Video using RealServer?
4. How do I setup HTTP streaming Real Audio?