Thanks, mark.

This is all very helpful, and I'll let you know if I find anything helpful 
about free or low-cost hosting.

Also, stay tuned to the list.

73 from tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page


> Hi Tom,
>     I used MS Word saved the files as single web pages and had no 
> problems.
> My websites ran just fine and no complaints from any one about any thing
> accept when I forgot to spell check. Smile. O, sometimes I would forget to
> get the colors right but you learn what people like for colors and just 
> run
> with that combination. I was using a free web host until they stopped 
> giving
> free web hosting. Then my sites went away. I am still looking for low cost
> blind friendly web hosting.
>
> God bless,
> Mark
> -- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon
> Clear, 37.0°F Wind:Calm
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:57 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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