

Welcome to AOSoft WorldWide
If you have not already done so, you may begin uploading files to your site. The
process by which files are transferred to the server is called File Transport Protocol (FTP). Internet
providers such as AOL, Compuserve, and Prodigy may have a built-in FTP interface. If you
have a PPP internet account and need FTP software, you can download a program for either
the PC or Mac from the current AOSoft Questions &
Answers page. Customers with Microsoft FrontPage® extensions installed on their sites
should use only the FrontPage
publishing feature to transfer files.
The following information is contained within your account activation notice and is needed
to connect to the site via FTP: user ID, password and FTP host name. When you connect to
the web server, you will connect directly to the root or "home" directory of
your account. You will see several system folders such as bin, cgi-local, etc, and stats
which are landmarks suggesting a successful connection.
You can transfer files directly to the "htdocs" directory and/or create
subdirectories under htdocs. The only system directory that you may need to use is
cgi-local; this directory is reserved for custom scripts. To make your home page load
automatically, name the HTML document "index.htm" or "index.html" in
lowercase and upload it to the htdocs directory of your account. Be sure to upload HTML
documents in ASCII mode and images in BINARY mode. This page will be replaced
automatically when you upload your index file, so rename this file or print it for future
reference. More detailed instructions are also available.
You can use your web based Control Panel to view stats, set mail forwarding options,
change your password and more. You access your Control Panel by typing in your
domain name and placing /stats/ after the domain name URL. Enter
your User Name and Password issued you in the Welcome Email.
Please refer any questions to support@aosoft.com.
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