Phil:
Well, I may just have to try that, and see what happens.
Maybe I'll find out what others are cautioning me about, or maybe it'll work
just fine.
73 from Tom behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page
> Yes, Tom,
>
> That will work.
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page
>
>
>> Thanks, Phil. ... This is very helpful.
>>
>> But, now I have to go back to a very elementary question.
>>
>> I thought you could just save a Word file in HTML format, right from
>> Microsoft Word, and just import it into your personal web site.
>>
>> In fact, I just checked my version of Microsoft word, and, under files of
>> type in the "save option", I have options like XML, single web page, and
> web
>> page.
>>
>> Am I missing something here?
>>
>> Maybe this is more complicated than I thought it would be.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page
>>
>>
>> > Tom,
>> >
>> > Learning the HTML coding is a lot more trouble than it is worth. There
>> > are
>> > programs to do the coding for you automatically. However, unless you
>> > go
>> > to
>> > a server that sells you an account that allows you a web control panel
>> > where
>> > it does everything for you and you just fill in the blanks, you will
> first
>> > need both a domain name, which is the www address, and those run
> anywhere
>> > from 10 to 30 dollars a year, mine runs 10.95 per year and I own three
>> > active domain names, and you'll need a server where the html files are
>> > stored. When that happens, a universal hidden address is assigned to
> your
>> > server provider where the html files are stored for your website and
> then,
>> > when anyone types in your URL, or website address, they are routed
>> > directly
>> > to your site. So your domain name is unique to you and you alone
>> > worldwide.
>> > Now, of course, there are many dot addresses to pick from such but when
> I
>> > started many years ago, I only could pick from dot com, dot org, or dot
>> > net.
>> > You've likely heard that now they are going to just words for domain
>> > names,
>> > without a dot com for example, and just the word, or website name, will
>> > take
>> > a
>> > person to their site. A website provider, where you files in html are
>> > stored, will run you any where from 5 dollars a month on up. I pay
> about
>> > 30
>> > dollars a month but many servers offer 5 and 10 dollar a month storage
>> > service with maybe 50 to 100 megabytes and that is a ton of storage
> space.
>> > I use 300 megs of storage and only use a fraction of it because nearly
> all
>> > I
>> > have are text files and text takes up very little space on a server's
> hard
>> > drive. Graphics, lots of graphics, and big graphics, as well as audio
>> > files, take up many megabytes of storage but now a days, you can buy
>> > gigabytes of storage space. There are many places selling domain
>> > names.
>> > I
>> > use buydomains.com but most internet web providers have special offers
> and
>> > can register a domain name for less money. Many providers of storage
>> > space
>> > also are website designers and charge flat rates to build a website to
>> > your
>> > specifications. It all depends upon how much money one wishes to
>> > spend.
>> > I
>> > think my provider.
>> >
>> > www.liquidneon.com
>> >
>> > who I have used for years, has many of these services but he is one of
>> > thousands and thousands of providers all over the world. You can even
> use
>> > offshore providers. Many of those are used, for example, by people who
>> > want
>> > to spam or do business in, shall we say, less than an honest manner.
>> > If
>> > you
>> > did a google search for web providers, you'd find millions of hits.
>> > The
>> > best way is going with your own provider you are using now, call and
>> > ask
>> > about their web services, or with one a friend has used for awhile.
> Then,
>> > too, I use an FTP client piece of software called Cute FTP to transfer
> my
>> > html files from my hard drive to my web provider. I used to do it all
> in
>> > FTP, that is in UNIX, by hand but now there is even windows based
> software
>> > for all that work. So the field is wide open for whatever you want to
>> > spend
>> > and how involved you want to get.
>> >
>> > Phil.
>> > K0NX
>> >
>>
>>
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