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  1. Can I put up a web page on NCDial.com?
  2. What would be the address of my webpage?
  3. How do I write a web page?
  4. After I get the page written how do I put it on NCDial.com?
  5. Does NCdial.com let members setup CGI scripts?
  6. Why when I go to my homepage do I get a Forbidden message?
  7. Why, when I try to see my home page do I just get a listing of the files in my directory?
  8. Which web server does NCDial.com use?
  9. Could I get my own domain name so that my web address could be www.myname.com?

1.     Q. Can I put up a webpage on NCDial.com?

A. We offer web design and hosting through our company webraptors.net.  Maintain your own site or have our award winning designer create a site for you.  We also offer dial-up packages that include web space depending upon your needs(top)

2.     Q. What would be the address of my webpage?

A. The address of your webpage would be:

http://www.ncdial.com/yourusername  or http://www.yourcompany.com  
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3.     Q. How do I write a webpage?

A. Webpages are written in HTML.  
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4.     Q. After I get the page written how do I put it on NCDial.com?

A. Web Hosting is done through our company webraptors.net (www.yourcompany.com) unless you purchase a dial-up account with web hosting space from NCdial (http://www.ncdial.com/yourcompany).  Click here take a look at the web hosting packages webraptors.net offers.  You would upload the page through FTP to the appropiate directory. See our FTP FAQ to find out more.. (top)

5.     Q. Does NCDial.com let members setup CGI scripts?

A. Yes. Contact Tech support to have your cgi-bin installed. (top)

6.     Q. Why when I go to my homepage do I get a Forbidden message?

A. Because NCDial.com is using UNIX, file access is based upon permissions. You will need an FTP program that allows you to change file permissions online. Go to the FTP FAQ to learn more. NCDial.com has set the default for you www directory to allow your pages to be seen.  
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7.     Q. Why, when I try to see my home page do I just get a listing of the files in my directory?

A. You need to rename your first or homepage to index_ie.html or index_ie.htm. NCDial.com's web server is looking for this file to send as the default page to anyone who comes to your website. If you don't have it, then you will just see the directory listing of your file(s). (top)

8.     Q. Which web server does NCDial.com use?

A. We are using the Apache web server. (top)

9.     Q. Could I get my own domain name so that my web address could be www.myname.com?

A. Absolutely!  You will need to register your domain name or contact us and we will do it for.  Registration is free and Domain names cost only $22.50 if registered through NCdial or webraptors.net(top)

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