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Frequently
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to answer as many questions as we could think
of, but there are so many that we must have
missed a few. To get in touch with us, e-mail
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Q:
What server software
are you running? |
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A:
We use RedHat 7.0
on our linux servers and windows 2000 on our
NT servers. |
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Q:
Can I access
my domain address with or without the "www"? |
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A:
Yes, you will
be able to access the domain address with or
without the "www" in front of the
domain name. Example: [http://www.your-name.com]
or [http://your-name.com] is acceptable, whichever
you prefer. |
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Q:
Can I transfer
existing domain name to your servers? |
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Yes, You can
directly transfer your domains through http://www.spaceforhost.com/domains.html
and click the Domain Transfer link and follow
the instructions. Transfer will take ONE Week
time along with a ONE YEAR FREE Renewal. |
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Q:
How long does
it take before my domain name is active? |
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A:
Once the InterNIC
announces that your domain name has been registered
(or transferred, if applicable), it usually
takes about 72-hours before it is active. All
Internet providers must update their records
(DNS tables) to reflect the new site's location. |
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Q:
How long does
a domain name registration last for? |
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For A: com
.net or .org it is for the period you choose
1-10 years.. |
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Q:
Can I use my
hosting account for commercial purposes ? |
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Yes, you can
use your account for commercial purposes. The
World Wide Web has become the most efficient
and cost-effective means of making information
available to the users of the Internet community
and we encourage our customers to utilise such
an enormous medium. |
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Q:
What is the
bandwidth allocation on your hosting accounts? |
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A:
We offer unlimited
bandwidth for each of the user accounts. Don't
worry about the traffic. Go ahead with your
site promotion activities. |
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Q:
Which FTP software
do you recommend? |
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A:
We recommend
Cute FTP, or WS_FTP. You can download either
one of these from http://www.download.com/ |
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Q:
Do your hosting
accounts support SSI? |
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A:
Yes this is
turned on by default. |
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Q:
Do you support
PHP and ASP? |
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A:
Yes, our servers
supports PHP scripts. File extension of PHP
scripts should be ".php", and our
Windows 2000 server supports ASP scripts, file
extension of ASP script should be ".asp".
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Q:
Do you support
FrontPage 2000 server extensions? |
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Yes,
This is available free for all Linux hosting
accounts. |
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Q:
Where is Perl
located on the server? and what is the Perl
extension? |
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A:
Perl
can be found at /usr/bin/perl (linux), All perl
files should have extension ".pl"
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Q:
Where
is Sendmail located? |
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A:
Sendmail
can be found at /usr/lib/sendmail (linux) |
