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Web
Hosting Explained
Hard
Disk Storage
This is the amount of space on our server that you have available
to store your site. Every website is made up of files that are stored
on a webserver which is a computer that is permanently connected
to the Internet and broadcasts your site to your visitors. Your
hard disk storage is how much space you are allocated on the server's
hard drive.
Monthly
Transfer (also called
bandwidth)
This is the total amount of data (including graphics and HTML web
pages) which can be uploaded and downloaded from your site each
month. It is a rough estimator of how many visitors your hosting
plan can accomodate. For example, on an average size website with
a moderate amount of graphics, it has been our experience that 750
megs of transfer can accomodate well over 4,000 visitors per month.
Some web hosts claim to offer "unlimited bandwidth" which
is generally a bad thing. Not only are they likely to pack your
site on an overloaded server and connection (bandwidth costs us
money), but if you read the fine print there are always "excessive
use penalties" which are arbitrary and costly. In contrast,
we monitor bandwidth and insure your site is always fast and reliable
with no hidden charges.
Unlimited
updates via FTP
We allow you to update your site 24/7 using an FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) Client. This is a program which allows you to connect
to our server and upload your files. We recommend CuteFTP which
is both powerful and simple to use. It can be found at www.cuteftp.com.
POP3
Email Accounts
These are email accounts which can be used with your domain name.
They allow you to receive and read email via our easy web interface
or with a number of popular mail clients. This is incoming mail
only, and you should use the server of your dialup account for sending
mail (although it can still appear to come from your domain name).
Please visit our support page for more information on configuring
your email.
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