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wildfire · 06-13-2006, 11:48 PM

I want to learn ftp and for some reason, it's very extremely difficult for me.

I understand basic html and can create a simple website with text and graphics, and tables, but the only html editor I've ever worked with is the one at Geocities.

I'm trying to learn ftp by using the existing Microsoft Front Page 4.0 that came with Win XP when I bought the disk. I signed up for a free hosting service that doesn't have the easy editor like Geocities does, so I can practice learning there.

My goal right now is to get something up on my new website, even if it's just a one simple word. When I click to "publish" in Front Page, it does ask me for the server, and I'm pretty positive I have the right one, but it tells me that the server disconnected me every time. It never asks me for a password to get onto my site, which I think is suspicious. I can't find a place in Front Page to enter my site's password, either in the program itself or on the Front Page website, which tells a lot about all the stuff you can do in Front Page, but nothing about ftp.

I'm not against downloading a freeware program to learn the basics on, but the few mentions about ftp in the tutorials seem to indicate that some editors aren't compatible with some host sites. How can I find out which one I should be using if Front Page isn't enough for me? I'm afraid I'll download and learn one that's obsolete or something.

Anyone?????

06-13-2006, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
wildfire Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	FTP questions, help needed I want to learn ftp and for some reason, it's very extremely difficult for me. I understand basic html and can create a simple website with text and graphics, and tables, but the only html editor I've ever worked with is the one at Geocities. I'm trying to learn ftp by using the existing Microsoft Front Page 4.0 that came with Win XP when I bought the disk. I signed up for a free hosting service that doesn't have the easy editor like Geocities does, so I can practice learning there. My goal right now is to get something up on my new website, even if it's just a one simple word. When I click to "publish" in Front Page, it does ask me for the server, and I'm pretty positive I have the right one, but it tells me that the server disconnected me every time. It never asks me for a password to get onto my site, which I think is suspicious. I can't find a place in Front Page to enter my site's password, either in the program itself or on the Front Page website, which tells a lot about all the stuff you can do in Front Page, but nothing about ftp. I'm not against downloading a freeware program to learn the basics on, but the few mentions about ftp in the tutorials seem to indicate that some editors aren't compatible with some host sites. How can I find out which one I should be using if Front Page isn't enough for me? I'm afraid I'll download and learn one that's obsolete or something. Anyone?????