Viewing a new site
DNS information for your new domain does not resolve immediately,
When your DNS information for your new domain is resolved, you can go directly to
the actual domain by entering the following URL in the Address field of your Internet
browser: http://domain_name.com/.
Previewing Web page content
To preview Web page content:
In the Address field of your Internet browser, enter the following URL:
http://YOUR-IP-NUMBER/~Your_UserName
where:
Your_UserName and YOUR-IP-NUMBER see in the setup e-mail.
You must place all documents in the public_html directory of your webspace or they won't be visible to the web. If you would like to upload files before your domain gets transferred substitute the IP number or the specified IP # for the host
name in your ftp program.
What information and server paths do I need to run a CGI script?
cgi-bin path = /home/username/public_html/cgi-bin
http path = /home/username/public_html
cgi url = http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/yourscript.cgi
path to Perl = /usr/bin/perl
path to sendmail = /usr/lib/sendmail
path to the date program = /bin/date
Directory to upload files = public_html
Accessing the Control Panel
You can access your control panel by going to http://YOUR-IP-NUMBER/cpanel/ or http://yoursite.com/cpanel/
Substitute the name of your website for "yoursite.com" Use your ftp username and password to access your control panel.
Steps to follow once you can login.
Login to Cpanel and providing your username / password.
Set up your e-mail forwarding by settin a "Catch All Address" under the e-mail menu. This will route "anything@yoursite.com" to any e-mail address you choose.
Set up any specific e-mail accounts or forwards you will need. If you need address1@yoursites.com to go to a different e-mail address than address2@yoursite.com set up those forwards, or set them up as POP e-mail accounts.
If you will be using FrontPage to design your site click on the "FrontPage Extensions" link in the Site Management section of Cpanel. This will allow you to connect to your site with FrontPage once your domain is resolving to your web space. (NOTE: FrontPage extensions will NOT work until your site is fully active on our servers)
Design and upload your site.
More info:
Instructions on setting up your e-mail within Netscape or Outlook Express are located here: Netscape | Outlook Express
