Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions that should answer most of your questions about personal web sites, if you don't find what you are looking for please email tech@wrkcs.net or call us, our contact information is available here. Additionally we are working out a variety of scripts and HTML examples for you to use in creating your own web site, these tools should be available soon so please check back.

1. What methods can I use to edit my site's pages?
2. How do I post my site to the web server?
3. What is a CGI script and how do I use them with my site?
4. How can I track the visitors to my page?
5. How much storage is available for my site?
6. How do I post pictures for my auctions on eBay?

• Q: What methods can I use to edit my site's pages?
  A: You can use a variety of methods to edit your site including; graphical WYSIWYG editors such as Netscape Composer (included in Netscape Communicator), Microsoft Frontpage or Frontpage Express, HoTMetaL, or Netobjects Fusion, you can also use a plain text editor like notepad or Pico (a Unix text editor). Some productivity programs like Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel or Corel Wordperfect generally support exporting their files as HTML documents that can be directly published on the world wide web.



• Q: How do I post my site to the web server?
  A: Some programs like Frontpage or Fusion have an automatic posting feature that, once set up, will take most of the work out of posting your site. If you are editing your page with a program that does not support directly posting your site you can use an FTP client like WsFTP or CuteFTP or even Windows 9x/NT/2000's built in FTP client, though you will probably prefer one of the first two options. The settings for your client are as follows;
  
  • Server Name: users.wrkcs.net
  • User Name: Your WRKCS.net Dial-up username (without the @wrkcs.net)
  • Password: Your WRKCS.net Dial-up password
  • Base Directory: /public_html/ (for Netscape use ftp://users.wrkcs.net/public_html)
  • Server Type: Unix
  • Proxy & Firewall Settings: not required for access to our web servers, though your ISP may require these settings. If you are not sure try using none for the proxy and firewall settings.


• Q: What is a CGI script and how do I use them with my site?
  A: A CGI script is a program (usually written in Perl or C) that runs on a web server and can provide services such as intelligent form handling, database support (such as maintaining a list of users or products) in conjunction with an SQL server, dynamically generates web pages based on a users requests, etc. wrkcs.net can design and program CGI scripts for just about any purpose, for more information please contact us.



• Q: How can I track the visitors to my page?
  A: You can track the visitors to your site by using a counter script. Several are available for free from various sites on the net.



• Q: How much storage is available for my site?
  A: The amount of storage available is 5MB, additional space is available for $5.00 per 5MB. Please note: If you exceed your allocated storage you will be charged for the amount of storage that is actually in use, so please remember to remove files that are no longer needed for your site.



• Q: How do I post pictures for my auctions on eBay?
  A: We recommend that you first read eBay's guide to posting pictures for your auction as it has a good tutorial on creating effective images (located at http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/phototut-1.html. After reading eBay's directions and creating your images you can refer to our eBay Image Support Guide. Please remember to remove all images from completed auctions so that you do not exceed your allocated storage and incur additional storage charges.