Our UNIX http servers are configured to read index.html as the default homepage, so people browsing your site can simply type http://www.yourdomain.com rather than having to specify a filename, such as http://www.yourdomain.com/homepage.html

It is imperative that you have an index.html file in each directory of your website unless you want to make private things public. Directories without this file allow browsing through your files, allowing anyone to view files which are not intended for the public.

When people visit your home page, and look around they might be on a slow modem. Downloading heavier pages with lots of file and graphics might take forever at that speed, leading to loss of interest.

Download WS_FTP (Windows)

Step 1	Click on <New> Enter your login info in the appropriate fields. • The Profile Name can be anything you wish to call the site. • The Home Name/Address is the name of your Web Site (your-site.com) • Enter your assigned User ID and Password. Please note that all of this info is case-sensitive, and should be entered exactly as given. • Check the Save Pwd Box if you want your password stored by the program.
Step 2	Click on <Startup> Tab • For the Initial Remote Host Directory type HTML (all capital letters) • The Initial Local Directory should be the complete file path to the directory on your computer which contains (or will contain) your web-related files. • Click on the <Apply> button.
Step 3	Make sure you are connected to the Internet With your site selected, click on the <OK> button to connect. Next time you use WS_FTP, proceed directly to Step 3. After Cuteftp is logged-in, make sure that your main page is called index.html for UNIX users. Double-click a file in the left window to upload (put) a file up to the server, and double-click a file in the right window to download (get) it to your computer. Next, open up a web browser (eg. Netscape, Internet Explorer) and verify your site is working properly.

All home pages must reside in the directory where the ftp in your account leads to. This directory is created automatically when we generate your account. The filename usually ends with .html, but filenames ending in .htm are acceptable. It’s a good idea to stick to a simple naming convention to make things easier, and to maintain the links on your pages.

Setting up an email account in your computer is not very difficult if you have certain details. You need the incoming mail server name, the outgoing mail server name, and a unique username and password.
Steps to configure email in Outlook express (other email programs may have different options)

Checking your mails from the browser is fairly simple. Here’s how:
Suppose your website is http://www.abc.com. To check your email, type in the url http://mail.abc.com:8383 (Please note: the http:// is essential)

To change your existing password, log in to your account from the browser – like
http://mail.mywebsite.com:8383, login with the username and password you already have, and then choose the Change password option to set a new password of your choice.

You have either exceeded your mailbox storage limit. This means your mailbox is full, so you need to empty the mailbox by deleting some old and unwanted mail. If you still have the same problem with receiving or sending mail, contact us at webteam@on-lyne.com

There can be a few reasons for this. The person you are mailing might have exceeded their mailbox storage limit, their server might be in downtime, and not responding, or, possibly, the email address you typed in is invalid.

A domain name is like a tag used to identify the location of websites on the Internet. Here are some domain names you might already be familiar with:
netnation.com - on-lyne Communications
microsoft.com - Microsoft
ucla.edu - University of California at Los Angeles

Every computer that logs on to the Internet has a numeric identification – like
202.71.136.238 -- called an IP-Address. This number identifies the real world location of
the computer. Since this kind of an addressing system is difficult to remember, getting a. domain name eliminates the need to remember the IP address.

A domain name consists of two or more words separated by a period. The last word (the far right) is called a "-level domain". Here are some common -level domains and their use:

·COM
Used for commercial entities. It is the most popular -level domain. Anyone can register a .com domain.

·NET
Originally used for networking organizations such as Internet Service Providers and backbone providers. Today, anyone can register a .net domain.

·ORG
Designed for miscellaneous organizations, including non-profit groups. Today, anyone can register a .org domain.

·EDU
Four-year, accredited colleges and universities.

Country Codes
Other top-level domains include those for countries (.CA for Canada, .UK for the United Kingdom, .HK for Hong Kong, etc.), which are based on the International

Country Codes
Other -level domains include those for countries (.CA for Canada, .UK for the United Kingdom, .HK for Hong Kong, etc.), which are based on the International Standards Organization's 3166 standard for country abbreviations.

To the left of the -level domain is what is called the "second-level domain." In on-lyne.com, "on-lyne" represents a second-level domain within the -level domain of .com.

It is also possible to have a domain name in the form of something.on-lyne.com. In this case the "something" is called a "host" name or a "sub-domain". It is not necessary to register a host or sub-domain with a registry before being able to use it.

DNS stands for "Domain Name Server". It translates domain names into IP addresses that computers understand. For example, if someone wants to access on-lyne's website (www.on-lyne.com), the DNS will translate the domain into the IP address 202.71.136.238, which will allow the computer to locate on-lyne's web server.

It stands for Universal Resource Locator. Some people refer to it as a web address (although URL is not limited to the web). An example of a URL is http://www.on-lyne.com. A URL is a unique identifier, and no two websites can ever have the same URL, so it is imperative that you register your domain name before someone else snaps it up.

If the information you provide is correct, it should take less than 24 hrs to register your domain name. Please check the “who is” database at http://www.on-lyne.com/cgi-on-lyne/whois.cgi to see whether your domain name is available or already taken.

The registered domain name is the property of the organization that is on the “who is” database. We register your domain name so that it is easy to move the domain name to your favorite web hosting or ISP company, if you wish to, in the future.