| Access logs for seeing who visits your site |
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Access logs record data about who visits your site. The logs include information such as the referrer, IP address, and type of browser. You can specify the number of days logs are kept before they are deleted. Offered in all packages.
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| Backups and restores |
| A snapshot is a record of your web site at a particular point in time. Hourly, daily, and weekly snapshots are taken of your web site. You have the option of restoring files from any of these snapshots. Snapshots are kept for 30 days before being recycled. Offered in all packages.
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| Bulletin Board |
| An open -source bulletin board package that allows you to add an electronic message center or community forum to your site.
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| Calendars |
| Web-based, multi-user calendars are a great way to share information and promote events or appearances. Plus, you can let visitors to your site schedule appointments with you during times you make available.
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| Content Management System |
| Allows you to create a highly-customizable web portal with message boards, polls, articles and dozens of other additions.
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| Database |
| All Web Hosting plans support MySQL, a popular open-source database. You can create personalized content for returning web site visitors based on profiles stored in your database.
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| Data Transfer (Bandwidth) |
| When a visitor views your site, the text, pictures, and other files that make up your web pages are transmitted to your visitor's computer. Data transfer is a measure of the total amount of information your visitors view each month.
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| Default Delivery |
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Allows you to collect mis-addressed messages (e.g., wrongname@your-name.com) and have them delivered to a specific email account like you@your-name.com.
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| Disk Space |
| Disk space is space you rent on the Internet to store all your web site's content. Web Hosting now offers unlimited disk space.
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| Domain Name |
| A domain name is also called a web address. Like a memorable street address, it can help people find you online. You can register your own name, your company's name, key words to describe your business, or even a short phrase - whatever will make your web address easy to remember for your friends or customers. Once your domain is registered, you can build a public web site at your own web address (e.g., www.my-domain.com) and create a personalized email address (e.g., me@my-domain.com). Offered in all packages.
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| Domain Locking |
| Domain locking is a security feature that prevents your domain name from being transferred to another domain registrar and ensures that no one can modify your name servers without your permission. When you sign up for a domain name, your domain is automatically locked.
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| Email Addresses |
| An online address you can use to send and receive email, such as pat_smith@widgetdesigns.com. The Web Hosting plan includes 1,000 email addresses, advanced virus and spam protection, and the ability to access email using applications like Microsoft Outlook.
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| Email Forms |
| Email forms are used to let site visitors contact you directly from your website. Email forms are easy to setup and require minimal HTML programming skills. Available in all packages.
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| Email Marketing Tools |
| Campaigner email marketing tools allow you to create, send and measure permission-based email campaigns. Create basic or advanced campaigns in HTML or text, send them to a targeted permission-based list, and view online reports.
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| Email Forwards |
| Email forwards enable you to have email messages redirected to a specific email account. For example, you can set up the email account sales@your-name.com to forward all messages to your account you@your-name.com. These forwards can be added or deleted at any time.
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| Email Storage |
| When you receive email, the messages occupy disk space on a server.
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| Email Tagline Suppression |
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To ensure the Professional appearance of your business email, Business Mail email messages do not include advertising taglines. Recipients see only your unique email address (chiefwidget@widgetdesigns.com) and the custom email signature you create.
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| Error Pages |
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You can create personalized error pages to end visitor confusion and direct people to new pages. A "404 not found" page is displayed when a visitor tries to view a page that doesn't exist or has been moved. Instead of a generic "page not found" message, you can tell visitors where an old page has moved and how to find the new content. A "401 authorization required" page is only displayed if you have set up a password-protected area for your site and a visitor enters the wrong login information. A custom error message can help visitors enter the correct login information. Offered in all packages.
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| File Manager
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| The File Manager is a web-based tool that allows you to create, edit, copy, rename, and delete HTML files. File Manager also provides information about your disk space usage, and it links to other useful tools and popular features such as add-ons and Site Statistics. Offered in all packages.
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| FrontPage® |
| Microsoft® FrontPage® is a software program for creating and managing web pages. You can work exclusively in the familiar Office® interface without having to program, or take direct control of your HTML code. FrontPage supports collaborative web authoring and more.
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| Multi-user FTP for putting files on the server |
| FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a convenient, easy way to send multiple or large files across the Internet. It is a very useful tool for building and editing your web site. Multi-User FTP gives you the ability to assign permissions to someone else to FTP pages to your site or you can even restrict it to a specific directory.
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| Guestbook |
| A guestbook gives your visitors a way to leave messages, comments or feedback. Site visitors can also view other guestbook entries.
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| Page Wizards
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| Page Wizards help you quickly choose and personalize templates to create a stylish web page. PageWizards take you step-by-step through the process of adding text and images to your page.
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| Password-protected user accounts |
| Password protection allows you to control who can view your site or various areas within it. For instance, you may want to create a special area for documents or other information that you want only your employees to see. You can place all these documents and web pages in a folder (called a subdirectory on a web site) and give your employees member usernames and passwords so they can view the special area. You could also create a subdomain, such as sales.domain.com, that can only be accessed by entering a password you provide to the user.
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| PayPal
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| PayPal is a payment method that allows you to sell individual products or accept donations on your web site. To display a PayPal "Buy Now" or "Donate Now" button, you simply sign up for PayPal, complete a form, and paste PayPal's HTML code into a page of your site. Please note: PayPal enables customers to make one payment at a time and does not include shopping cart functionality.
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| Perl |
| Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks including web development, GUI development, and more.
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| Personalized Domain Name |
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A domain name is also called a web address. Like a memorable street address, a unique domain name allows people to find you easily online.
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| PHP / MySQL |
| PHP is a widely used, general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. PHP allows you to write many of the same functions as C and Perl, such as connecting to a database or reading and writing files. MySQL® is considered the most popular open source database in the world. Fast and powerful, it is perfect for high-traffic, heavy-load sites. Using PHP scripting to read and write to your MySQL database gives you ultimate control of your site.
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| POP and SMTP email access |
| You can send and receive your you@your-name.com email from your favorite email program (such as Outlook or Eudora) via POP and SMTP. SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a protocol for sending email messages between servers over the Internet. Post Office Protocol (POP) is a protocol used to retrieve email from a mail server.
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| Priority Email
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| If you have a question or need help, the priority email form sends it directly to our Customer Care associates for prompt follow-up and resolution.
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| Scripting |
| All Web Hosting plans include support for the advanced scripting tools PHP and Perl. You can use these tools to develop a data-driven site or create advanced applications on your pages.
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