The
SPICEISLE.COM Publishing FAQ |
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| Introduction |
If you're one of our
Internet customers, we at Cable & Wireless Grenada
Limited have made it very easy for you to publish your web pages on the internet.
We've created www.spiceisle.com especially for
this purpose. You can upload your pages to this server via FTP (the method used by most
web-page creation programs) or by configuring your PC to be part of the spiceisle.com
network, or by using Microsoft
FrontPage. This service is provided free of charge to our Internet
customers. |
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| How do I start? |
Well, the
first thing to do is to get us to create a web folder for you on the server! To so do,
please fill out the form below:
Once we've confirmed the details you submitted about your
account, a web folder will then be created for you on the server. The internet
address of the web folder will be as follows:
http://www.spiceisle.com/<your e-mail address>/
e.g.
http://www.spiceisle.com/brian/
Once the web folder is created, you will be notified
via e-mail. The notification message will contain the username and password that you
will need to use to upload any files to your web folder. |
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| How do I update my web folder? |
When you've
got your new web folder, you can copy files to it via FTP or MS FrontPage. Note:
While we provide support for FTP and MS FrontPage only, most web publishing programs
support the use of FTP for uploading web pages. FTP:
To copy the files to your web folder via FTP, you'll need to use your
Internet login username, and the password assigned to you for accessing your web folder.
Enter ftp.spiceisle.com when prompted for the name
of the FTP server provided above, then enter your username and password when
prompted. .
Microsoft FrontPage:
If you have a copy of Microsoft FrontPage you can use it to edit your web page on www.spiceisle.com. To do so, select
"File..Open FrontPage web...". When the "Getting Started" dialog
box is displayed, click on the "More Webs.." icon. When the "Open FrontPage
Web" dialog box is displayed, enter www.spiceisle.com.,
then click on the "List Webs" button. Once the list of available webs is
displayed, select your own from the list - the name of your web should match the name of
your directory. Finally, when prompted for a username and password, enter your
Cable & Wireless logon name and password assigned to you.
Web Folders:
If you've got Internet Explorer v5 or above installed on your PC, you can
easily create a pointer on your PC that connects directly to your web folder. To do
so, select "My Computer..Web Folders", then "Add Web Folder".
When prompted for the location, enter the address of your web folder, e.g. http://www.spiceisle.com/brian , then enter your
username and password when prompted. A new folder that points to your web folder on
spiceisle.com will then be created under "Web Folders". You can then copy
files to and from this folder just like you would for any folder on your PC's disk drive. |
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| What about virtual domains? |
Yes, we can
host your domain for you, if you are one of our Internet customers. To host your
domain with us, you will need to do two things: Register
Your Domain
Choose a domain name if you don't have one already (e.g. briansplace.com),
then register it using one of the domain registries on the Internet (e.g. www.networksolutions.com). When prompted for
DNS information, please enter the following data:
Primary DNS: dns1.spiceisle.com (205.214.207.99)
Secondary DNS: dns2.spiceisle.com (205.214.207.89).
Contact Us
Contact us by filling out the form below:
Once we've confirmed the details you submitted about your
account, a web site will then be created for you on the server. The internet address
of the web site will be as follows:
http://www.yourdomain.com
e.g.
http://www.briansplace.com.
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| How do I update my web folder? |
When you've
got your new website, you can copy files to it via FTP or MS FrontPage. Note:
While we provide support for FTP and MS FrontPage only, most web publishing programs
support the use of FTP for uploading web pages. FTP:
To copy the files to your web site via FTP, you'll need to use your
Cable & Wireless
Internet login username (starts with "gnd..."), and the password assigned to you
for accessing your web folder. Enter ftp.yourdomain.com
when prompted for the name of the FTP server provided above, then enter your
username and password when prompted. .
Microsoft FrontPage:
If you have a copy of Microsoft FrontPage you can use it to edit your web site on our
server. To do so, select "File..Open FrontPage web...". When the
"Getting Started" dialog box is displayed, click on the "More Webs.."
icon. When the "Open FrontPage Web" dialog box is displayed, enter
wwww.yourdomain.com., then click on the "List Webs" button. Once the list
of available webs is displayed, select "Root Web" from the list. Finally, when
prompted for a username and password, enter your Internet logon name and the password
assigned to you.
Web Folders:
If you've got Internet Explorer v5 or above installed on your PC, you can
easily create a pointer on your PC that connects directly to your web folder. To do
so, select "My Computer..Web Folders", then "Add Web Folder".
When prompted for the location, enter the address of your web folder, e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com, , then enter your username
and password when prompted. A new folder that points to your web folder on spiceisle.com
will then be created under "Web Folders". You can then copy files to and
from this folder just like you would for any folder on your PC's disk drive. |
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| Can I stream files from my web folder? |
Yes, Windows
Media streaming is automatically offered off of
www.spiceisle.com. To stream a
particular file, store the file in your web folder and provide a link to the
file. If the link is in the correct format, the file will be
automatically streamed if a visitor accesses it using your link.
For example, let's say that your web folder on
www.spiceisle.com is called "brian",
and you'd like to stream a file called "test.wmv". The HTTP link to
your file should be "http://www.spiceisle.com/brian/test.wmv",
and the streaming link to your file should be "mms://wmedia.spiceisle.com/brian/test.wmv".
If you've got a virtual domain hosted on the SPICEISLE.COM
server and you'd like to use streaming services, please contact the
webmaster, at
webmaster@spiceisle.com. |
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| How long will my pages remain on the
server? |
Web folders
hosted under the spiceisle.com domain will remain on the server unless one
of the following conditions arises:
- The owner's Internet account is cancelled.
- The web folder remains unused for three months after
its creation.
Virtual domains hosted on our web server will remain on
the server unless one of the following conditions arises:
- The owner's Internet account is cancelled.
- The virtual domain remains unused for three months
after its creation.
- The domain record for the virtual domain has expired,
or no longer exists.
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| I need more help! |
For further
assistance with publishing your site, please contact the webmaster, at webmaster@spiceisle.com. |
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