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A good domain name is worth more than a year of web site charges. Thanks Rob, I'll give it a try and check back if I have any problems.

If I resell a site to a customer, can I register my customer as the owner, but recieve billing to me? paul

Thanks, that worked great. I should have seen it. One more question. What is the difference between using "public_html/" and "www/" as the Host Directory?

I am not new to dreamweaver. I manage a munber of sites on other hosts. I recently recommended that a client host his site here (with me as the web master). I have read all the instructions on connection using dreamweaver and even created my own ftp account all to no avail. I'm still not able to connect (I have no problem connecting to my sites on other hosts). thanks, paul Dreamweaver remote settings: ACCESS: FTP FTP Host: ftp.truecraftmasonry.com/ Host Directory: public_html/ Login: ********** Password: ********** Passive FTP: (both checked and unchecked) Use firewall: (unchecked)

After reading the thread titled *curious* in this forum it seems I'm not the only one confused. It might be less confusing if The Web Hosting Acceptable Use Policy were amended to read something like: "You may not park a domain that is directed to a sub-domain on your account". This seems to be more in line with what you are telling me as it applies regardless of whether you are providing hosting services to "other" people or are just using the sub-domain for yourself. Thanks, paul

Thanks for the reply. The domain transfer and parking sound straightforward. I'm still not clear on the sub-domains though. The TOS doesn't mention sub-domains at all. The Web Hosting Acceptable Use Policy states: "You may not conduct hostee or offer free web hosting to people based on your sub-domains." Should I understand this (along with your reply: "You cannot however purchase another domain name and point it to a sub-domain of your account.") to mean that I can provide sub-domains for use to others as long as long as I don’t park another domain name and point it to a sub-domain on my account? Other than this restriction, it seems I can anything with a sub-domain that I can do with a "top level" domain, including let other people publish multiple unrelated subjects on it, as long as it remains a recognizable sub-domain URL. I’m not sure I believe this is what TotalChoice intended, but would be happy if this is the case. Please let me know if my understanding is correct. Otherwise please let me know any other restrictions per my previous post. I'm asking because I spoke to someone that seemed to have a problem with this issue on TotalChoice. I'd rather get my information direct instead of second hand though. Thanks, paul

I have a customer looking for a new host for his business site and I have a few questions. I would like to get him a new host and new domain, which seems straightforward. I also want to transfer and park his existing domain and point it at the new domain, which seems do-able, but the process isn't quite as clear. Can you give me a little more info on how to do this? I'm also interested in your sub-domain policy. All I've seen is a statement saying you can't give someone free hosting as a sub-domain. I saw a post stating that it was OK to host family member's sites as sub-domains. On the other hand I saw a post by someone who said they hosted a site to a friend as a sub-domain for their band, which didn't seem to be a problem. What about a single person involved in more than one related or unrelated business? What about a group or club involved in related hobbies that wants to host a number of sites under a single domain, such as a site about different types of pets? I can understand that you don't want people reselling their host resources without a reseller's account; on the other hand they are purchasing these resources at your price and should be able to use them reasonable. They should also have a clear understanding of how they can use them. Most companies will not want to purchase a sub-domain to save a very few bucks when they can have their own domain, so this policy seems directed at friends looking to fully utilize their resources. In a business there may be more than one person that has reason to put up a site for that business (such as different departments). I've known many companies that encourage employees to host their own personal home page. I understand this is usually with larger self-hosted company sites, but even a small company should be able to do this if they feel it benefits their business. What about a small business where the owner wants to host his own personal or family site under the business domain? The use of sub-domains versus the use of directories seems somewhat subtle. Can you please clarify your policy and intent in regards to sub-domains? I know this sub-domain question is quite involved, but as a tech consultant I need to be able to address my customers needs and have ready answers. I don’t want to direct them into an unworkable solution making me look uninformed and maybe requiring costly redesign and rework. Thanks, paul webmaster http://frontrange4u.com

I have a customer that is looking to move his site and change his domain name. He also wants to keep the old domain name for a while because of search engine listings and external links. What is the best way of doing that? Can he sign up for a new site and domain and than transfer the existing domain and park it pointing to the new site? I also noticed while reading through the older postings on the forum that when asked about help desk response time; MikeH replied (in Switching Hosts) "Help desk tickets are replied to ASAP. certainly quicker than 6 days". My current host guarantees a reply (not a resolution) in 15 minutes and they have been good to their word. Can you give me a better idea than "quicker than 6 days". thanks, paul

Thanks Bill, The JSP issue isn't necessarily a show stopper. Even though I'd really like it I don't have JSP now. You have some other things I could really use like MySQL 4 and upgradeable host packages and reseller packages. ICDSoft is only offering MySQL 3.2, though I've asked them to upgrade they claim version 4 isn't ready for prime time yet. When I asked them about getting more space, they replied "Isn't 333meg enough for you?". They have a point as I haven't used that up yet, but it bothers me that there is no upgrade path if I need it. I changes the way I look at future prospects. They do provide Python which I'm interested in, but haven't used yet. I didn't see that on your list. There may be other things I haven't determined yet. All told you are very comparable, but the MySQL 4 is an important factor. If ICDSoft won't upgrade soon, that may make me move, or I may host a single site just to try it out.

I have a number of sites that are currently hosted with ICDSoft. ICDSoft is very good, but they do have a few gaps in their services that you may provide support for. Do you support JSP (Java Server Pages) and domain parking?