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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