Glossary of Terms
Anonymous FTP
Allows visitors to upload and download specified files from designated
directories without usernames or passwords. Anonymous FTP differs
from standard "FTP Access" which requires usernames and
passwords.
Autoresponders
Sends an automated e-mail response to each incoming message that
is sent to a specific address. Each e-mail address on your account
can have a different autoresponder. An example: Joe sends an e-mail
to sales@hostlane.com. The autoresponder for this e-mail address
sends a prewritten message back to Joe automatically.
CGI script
Used to supplement basic HTML to make your Web site more interactive
and functional. Hit counters, guest books, order forms, and many
other useful features can all be programmed in CGI scripts. HostLane.com
offers a free library of CGI scripts that you can use to enhance
your Web site. All of our plans come with their own local cgi-bin
directory, where you can store custom cgi scripts that you may have
written yourself or found elsewhere on the Web.
E-Xact
Used for secure processing of credit card transactions. E-Xact
works with all popular browsers in the market and other Web store
software applications.
Data Transfer per Month
Each time a Web page, image, audio, video, and other elements of
your Web site are accessed by your visitors, traffic is generated.
Your aggregate traffic is the sum of outward-bound, inward-bound,
e-mail, and anonymous FTP traffic. Your monthly traffic allowance
is calculated as 31 times the daily traffic allowance. Our daily
data transfer allowances are high enough that most of our users
stay within the limit. Traffic overage will be charged according
to the additional traffic pricing; see our additional items pricing
page.
Detailed Usage Statistic / Access to Raw Log File
HostLane.com gives you detailed graphical and tabular usage statistics
for your Web site grouped by weeks, days, and hours. Using this
information, you can track how many hits you are getting, where
those hits are coming from, which page is the most popular, how
much data transfer is occurring, and more. Access to raw log files
allows you to analyze the usage using even more sophisticated programs.
Disk Space
Everything related to your Web site is stored on disk: your regular
html files, images, multimedia files, anonymous ftp files, POP mail
messages, cgi-scripts and so on.
Domain Alias
Allows additional domain names to point to a common Web site. This
feature is useful when you want users to be able to access the same
Web site through a number of different addresses. An example: Acme
Corporation registers two domain names, A and B. It places its Web
site at A, and makes B a domain alias of A. Whenever someone types
in the address of domain B, they are automatically redirected to
domain A.
Domain Name
Computers connected to the Internet identify each other using numerical
IP addresses, which are very difficult for humans to remember. A
domain name is an easy-to-remember Internet address in plain alphabet
(such as "hostlane.com") which is translated automatically
into the IP address. A more formal definition is given by InterNIC:
"An addressing construct used for identifying and locating
computers on the Internet. Domain names provide a system of easy-to-remember
Internet addresses, which can be translated by the Domain Name System
(DNS) into the numeric addresses (Internet Protocol (IP) numbers)
used by the network. A domain name is hierarchical and often conveys
information about the type of entity using the domain name. A domain
name is simply a label that represents a domain, which is a subset
of the total domain name space."
Domain Name Registration
In order for visitors to find your Web site using the domain name
of your choice, you need to do two things. First, you need to reserve
your domain name with a domain name registrar or reseller. Second,
you need to provide this registrar or reseller with the nameserver
of your domain name, so that the IP address for your domain name
can be disseminated throughout the Internet.
HostLane.com can help with both steps. If you are not yet ready
to have a Web site but want to reserve just the name, HostLane.com
can handle this procedure for you also.
Domain names are going fast. Go to our domain registration page
to register yours!
E-mail Forwarding
When e-mail forwarding is activated, messages sent to a certain
e-mail address are forwarded to another address. For example: Joe
sends an e-mail to webmaster@yourname.com. The message is forwarded
immediately to you@your-ISP.com.
FrontPage Extension
In order for you to use all the features that come with your Microsoft®
FrontPage® 2000 WebPages editor, FrontPage Extension should
be installed for your account. You may request installation of this
feature when you place your original order. You may do so at a later
date by sending e-mail to support@hostlane.com.
FTP Access
Used to upload and download your Web site between your own computer
and the HostLane.com Web servers. You have unlimited FTP access
to your account 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, allowing you to
set up, change, or maintain your Web site at any time.
POP3 E-mail Accounts
These are your e-mail mail boxes in our server that can be accessed
directly to retrieve your mail using such programs as Eudora, Outlook
Express, and Netscape Mail. Each POP3 account has its own password
to ensure privacy. You can check your e-mail from anywhere around
the world where you have access to the Internet.
Virus Scanned E-mail
HostLane offers Symantec scanned e-mail services for your e-mail
accounts. Please contact our sales department at 360-449-5929 for
more information!
RealAudio/RealVideo
Real Networks' RealAudio/Video® system is a streaming audio/video
delivery system for the Internet. It is client-server based, meaning
both the browser and the server must have RealAudio/Video® components
for it to work. You can create and deliver streaming multimedia
content through the Internet to audiences worldwide. We include
step-by-step instructions for including RealAudio/Video® in
your Web pages.
Referrer Log
Referrer logs add extended tracking capability to your webstats
and access-log. By turning it on, you will know where your customers
are coming from. For example, you will know what keywords they typed
in to find your site and what search engine they came from. It provides
invaluable information for your marketing efforts. Referrer log
is an additional feature to your hosting plan.
Easy Store Maker
Easy Store Maker is an entry level tool to easily create an online
shopping cart system for your Web site. Log into your account to
enable Easy Store Maker today!
Shopping Cart
Keeps track of what your customers have ordered from your Internet
store. Customers add and remove items from their shopping cart,
and tallies their order when they are ready to check out. If the
customer decides to submit the order, the program e-mails the order
information to the address of your choice and sends a confirmation
to the customer.
Secure Server (SSL)
A method of ensuring that information entered through your Web
site is protected from prying eyes. Information submitted via a
secure form is transmitted in an encrypted mode. SSL is most commonly
used for credit card transactions. See "Paymentech" for
an alternative method.
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