susandennis

I did use that URL exactly. I had not been logged onto cpanel in several weeks. But, I take your notes and will make sure the cache is squeaky clean. Good to know there is no restriction. Thanks for the info. s.

I was in Canada this week and tried to log into my Cpanel only to be rejected with confusing messages saying that I was at a different IP address. I do not think I've ever tried to log on from anywhere but home. I do not have a static IP address here so I know the Cpanel login has seen different IPs. I do not remember the exact wording but I know I had my correct username and password. It started sounding like maybe I would lock myself out forever if I tried again and my wanting to get in was critical so I abandoned the try. BUT, what is the deal? Is TotalChoiceHosting not available in Canada? Next time, what is the trick to logging in from another country? And/or overcoming this problem? (I was using my own laptop which has, of course, spent plenty of time in my Cpanel.)

Thanks. You are way more organized than I am. I appreciate the extra info.

Your security generator is a little whacked. My name is Susan Dennis and one of my accounts has a name that is a derivative of my given name. I'm not seeing much security there! And I do not want a piece of software to store my account/passwwords. I use at least 3 different computers every day. I need to keep that info in my head. A reseller account would cost me $217 a year more than the three accounts I need. Not such good news. But, thanks. At least now I know.

I have 2 total choice accounts now and I'm thinking about adding a third BUT... When I added my second one I was given an account name that I can never remember (I've had it now for something like 3 years and I still can't remember it). I asked to have it changed and was told I could not. Before I buy a third hosting account, I'd really like to know if I'm going to get stuck with another unintelligible account name... Is there any chance I could select one myself? Is it still the case that old horrible ones cannot be changed? Thanks, Susan Dennis P.S. My other two accounts now host susandennis.org and karolene.com (it's this latter than has the account name from hell)

bummer. thanks.

Rick, I can't get this beautiful idea to work properly - I'm using IE7. The test bit on your sample page gives me an error as well when I try to fill in your sample userid and password. If I click on the error icon it gives me the ever so helpful 'invalid argument' on a line that actually does not have an argument - as least as far as I can tell. Susan (my domains here on TCH are susandennis.org and karolene.com)

Thank you, Peter, that is VERY helpful - so I use tunnelinng and mysql (instead of local host). Cool. I'll find that tunneling page and upload it to my account. I haven't yet figured out the scripting things. Thought maybe I'd noodle out the database end first. This is just the clue I was missing. I really appreciate your digging this up for me! Thank you!

OK,ok, I am so very very sorry. I had no idea that listing my website would be so offensive. My post stated clearly that the question concerned susandennis.org which has been housed here for at least 3 and probably closer to 4 years. I have four websites - two are here and I'm trying to figure out how to bring in one of the others. I have removed the insulting website link.

?? I actually have two hosting accounts on TCH. The website in my signature is not hosted by you but I pointed out in my question that I wanted to use the website at www.susandennis. org which most certainly is. My two accounts are: susandennis.org (this is the one I'd prefer to use) - username of susande karolene.com - username of something I can never remember ... My bills are paid. What do you need to confirm? I don't really care if my question is answered by a staff member or not but it is kind of disconcerting to have had two acounts for nearly 3 years and not be acknowledged as part of the family!

I *think* I'm looking for a mysql client or at least a nicer front end that the one that Cpannel offers up. I'm familiar enough with Access and asp pages to know what I'm doing. On another host, I populate an Access data base, upload it and it populates an asp page there. I want to create a new database to build some specific pages but I want to do it here on my TCH account so I need to start with MySQL. And I know nothing. I poked around and found SQLyog which appears to be a nice looking GUI to MySQL (http://webyog.com). I think it is kind of just a front end that lives on my computer and connects up to TCH and wiggles the database there - as opposed to working it on the client and uploading. But, I can't figure out the correct set of whatever to get it to connect. This screenshot shows what it's asking: http://webyog.com/images/screenshots/conn_mngr.jpg. Username and password I know... but the host access and port have me stumped. What is my host access and port? (the domain is susandennis.org) Or is there a better front end to use? Or am I barking up the wrong tree all together and just need to suck it up and use the cpanel thing? Thanks... clearly I have major gaps in the old knowledge base!

Ha! Ok... here you go... 1. What is the average snowfall for Seattle... How magical is Seattle? Snowfall? Not nearly enough in my book. I live about 1/2 block from the salt water (i.e. sea level) and except for the occassional anomaly, I get maybe 3 flakes a year. BUT, I can sometimes see an inch or two on the hills out my window. Go 30 mins east and you will get much snow. Magical?? Extremely, very, absolutely. 2. "In any other division, we'd be in the playoffs, but we play in the toughest division." Ryan Franklin Yep. We have a requirement in all pitchers - you must first be a world class whiner. Jamie Moyer is the only one, really, who isn't. Pitchers are not my favorites. 3. What are your top three favorite reads? [i think you would enjoy Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan] ohhhh this one is not easy. For the very best absolutely thrilling story - John Nance (Pandora's Clock), Greg Illes (Mortal Fear), anything at all by John Gilstrap and Steven Martin Cohen's Becker's Ring. I know, that's 4 but even at that, I'm leaving out some great stuff! 4. Why have you not added your site to our Extended Family - Personal Sites? NGR (no good reason) Thumbs Up

For my money, Critcal Mass, captured it with my favorite line these days - the pastry hat one. As long as you know people, you've got a 'we'.

As someone who routinely hires people from websites and buys stuff from websites, I can tell you that I put way more stock into what the 'about' page than any pronouns. I want to know who the person or people are behind the service or product. And I want complete information about where they are physically located and how to get a hold of them. It helps, too, if I can find out some personal stuff - like hobbies, interests, etc. Often, I am only interested in 'small potatoes.' So truth counts. Just last week I needed a quick a dirty illustration for a technical paper. I did not want a 'we' place, I wanted a one person operation. Someone who was hungry and ready to move on a dime. But, regardless of what need I have or what's on the rest of the site, if the 'about' page isn't complete, I pretty much move on. I don't think the 'I' or 'we' thing is a deal breaker. My 2 sense

Not at all out of range for some of my prankster friends but this guy wouldn't have the foggiest idea of how to do that. He was so mortified that I couldn't see his stuff and so grateful when a fix was found.

Mystery solved. My ISP suggested we change my IP address which we did and voila! all the links work just as they should. Wild.

I understand about the directory listing not being accessible (I only really included those two links as further evidence.) It really shouldn't be. But whereas you can see the images just fine, I cannot at all. When I point my browers to http://www.wonderboymi.com/vwaffle/4003.jpg for instance, I get the Forbidden, access denied message... in both IE and in Netscape. Don't get broken images in any webpages anywhere else. This is making me crazy. Any clues? Any ideas where to start looking for clues?

I've got the oddest problem and I'm hoping that someone here might have a clue to how/where I can start to look for a solution. I can get to none of the jpg's at my friend's website. Three examples are: http://www.wonderboymi.com/vwaffle/4091.jpg http://www.wonderboymi.com/vwaffle/4003.jpg http://www.wonderboymi.com/vwaffle/3967.jpg On my home computer - DSL, WindowsXP Pro, no other problems of any kind that I know about, the above URLs all give me the message like "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /vwaffle/4091.jpg on this server." Doesn't matter if I'm using IE6 or Netscape 7.1. I get the same thing if I also try http://www.wonderboymi.com/vwaffle http://www.wonderboymi.com I cannot find any other soul who gets this error AND even my work computer can see the images with no problem. So it's got to be something on my computer (XP Pro) or my access. I've tried disabling Norton Anti-Virus protection, I've tried disabling the firewall. I've run three different spyware killers. Nothing works. (I'm not using any router - staight DSL wire from phone jack to net card.) Anyone have any clues or even an idea of where I can start looking?

SWEET! Yesterday, I needed an workable SMTP option from work and I none of my personal email accounts worked. I was afraid I'd be stuck using hotmail... Read this just now, changed the one on TCH to port 26 and it sailed right through! Thanks!!

Why wouldn't a simple hyperlink in Excel work? I must be missing something.

It is somehow really comforting to know that my ScreenSavers 'family' is as cool as I would like them to be. I am way too old and too female to even know someone in their target audience and yet I am totally addicted. I love 'em all.

If you change a directory name or a file name WITHIN Front Page, Front Page will take care of all of the references for you. Depending on what you do, it might pop up a box and ask you if you want it to fix the links. Otherwise, it will just do it for you. Front Page gets a lotta whacks from 'real programmers' but for something like this (and many other tricks) it's a lifesaver!

Well, you did a great job! As one of the 40 million watching I would have never suspected there was all that action going on under your tongue. I watch nearly every Screen Savers and your segment was one of the best guest ones. Plus, it's very cool to be part of the family that kept your site up. That rarely happens on The Screen Savers. The minute someone mentions a website, that site goes down immediately. So your kudos are well placed. Good luck in the contest!!! And keep us posted. p.s. So... what was it like??? How about giving us some inside skippy?

Mitzibear, You were so right! My domain name finally got here and I went to Blogger to try and update my blog and lo and behold it worked perfectly the first time!!! And much faster than with my old host. Thank you for posting your question. I might never have even tried it. S. Rock Sign

Wow! Excellent!! Blogger's support people said it couldn't be done without SFTP. TCH said it couldn't help. And here you just went and did it fine and dandy!! I have used Blogger for my knitting blog. Guess maybe there is hope that I can start using it again as soon as my domain name gets reconciled. Thank you so much for posting your success. I'm excited to try it myself. I'm thinking that your diet is going to be every bit as successful!! Good luck with it, too!