Hosting FAQ's

GENERAL

Can I host adult content on your servers?

Do you support CGI, Real Audio and Real Video?

Can I have a public FTP server?

Can I sublease or give away portions of my web space to others?

How can you offer UNLIMITED web space and bandwidth; what are the restrictions?

DOMAIN NAME

Who owns the Domain Name when I register with APSIS?

What does the fee cover?

What if someone has a Trademark on a name used in my Domain Name?

How long will it take to register my new Domain Name?

How long before the world can connect to my Domain Name?

What is the process to signup or transfer a domain to APSIS?

Where can I get more information on Domain Names and related resources?

EMAIL

What are POP3 Mail Server Settings?

So what are SMTP Server Settings?

How about Email Forwarding?

And Email Aliasing?

What's this about a Form Email CGI Script?

I need to know more about your No Tolerance SPAM Policy.

CGI

What is CGI?

How do I get to CGI access?

How do I go about using my CGI scripts?

What language does my CGI scripts need to be in?

Where can I get some CGI programmes to use on my site?

What is the difference between CGI and JAVA?

Why am I getting a "Premature end of Script Header" or other errors?

My script is asking for a baseurl or basdir; what are they?

My script needs to know where 'sendmail' is.

What scripts are available in the public cgi-bin directory?

I still need help, where can I get it?

GENERAL

1. Can I host adult content on your servers?
The APSIS Concept Ltd. expressly forbids the storage of, dissemination of, linking to, or any form of association with adult content on our servers - chiefly because of a moral stance, but also because of their huge popularity and very high demand on storage and bandwidth. Please review our policies.

2. Do you support CGI, Real Audio and Real Video?
Yes, users are given their own cgi-bin directory in which they can upload and run their own cgi scripts. We have provided a CGI FAQ for more information on using cgi scripts. Real Audio and Real Video are available for a small monthly fee.

3. Can I have a public FTP server?
APSIS does not allow public FTP servers for security reasons. We only provide a private FTP for maintaining your web site. As an alternative we suggest offering files directly from your web site.

4. Can I sublease or give away portions of my web space to others?
APSIS does not allow subleasing your www.yourcompany.com domain name (as in www.yourcompany.com/client), or free web space given to other clients. We are offering very competitive rates, which should appeal to anyone who needs web space. Also, we must put a restriction on subleasing because of the obvious abuse that could occur with our unlimited storage and bandwidth policies.

5. How can you offer UNLIMITED web space and bandwidth; what are the restrictions?
We've gone out of our minds!!!!!!

Actually, not yet; our findings are that a majority of people are not going to need a great deal of storage or bandwidth (the average web site is only 1 - 2 Mb).

In the long run it becomes mutually beneficial for all parties - people with small web sites are not over-charged and people with large web sites get a lot for their money; both see the benefits of our high-speed connections. There are restrictions however; please refer to our policies.

DOMAIN NAME

1. Who owns the Domain Name when I register with APSIS?
You are the rightful owner of your domain. We will do the actual registering of your domain when you sign up for an account with us. You will be registered with Internic as the Administrative and Billing Contact and we will be listed as the Technical Contact for the domain.

2. What does the fee cover?
The fee covers your right to the domain. The cost is $30 for each year to keep the domain registered to you.

3. What if someone has a Trademark on a name used in my Domain Name?
Internic will register almost any name that is not already taken. It is up to the person registering the domain to be sure they are not infringing on anyone else's trademark by either using their exact name or close similarities.

4. How long will it take to register my new Domain Name?
Depending on the amount of traffic Internic is currently dealing with, your site may be registered as early as that same day up to a week after submission.

5. How long before the world can connect to my Domain Name?
Your domain name should be available within a couple of days after Internic has confirmed the registration of your domain. Please be patient since updates to different parts of the world may take longer than others.

6. What is the process to signup or transfer a domain to APSIS?
Signing up with APSIS is easy, just fill out our online signup form and we will take care of the rest, such as registering your domain and sending you confirmation when your account is ready. If you are transferring a domain we will submit a transfer request to Internic for you. About a day or two after you have signed up, Internic will send you a Domain Transfer Agreement. Just reply to Internic giving them permission to transfer your domain and a couple days later your domain will be transferred. All domains are registered with APSIS as the technical contact and the customer as the billing and administrative contact.

7. Where can I get more information on Domain Names and related resources?
If you would like more information on Domain Names or how the Internet structure works go to InterNIC's home page at http://rs.internic.net

EMAIL

1. What are POP3 Mail Server Settings?
Your POP mail server controls the incoming mail to your local machine (computer) from which you'll access your email.

When setting up your account in Microsoft Outlook™, Outlook Express™, Eudora or any other email client, you will be required to input this information. Your POP mail server setting will be your domain. For example: if you're email address is: info@yourdomain.com then you're POP server is: mail.yourdomain.com

2. So what are SMTP Server Settings?
Conversely, your SMTP server will oversee outgoing mail (also in your email client). APSIS asks that members please use their current ISP's SMTP server for checking email. This refers to the service that is providing your Internet connection. In the event that you cannot use your ISP's SMTP server, please contact us.

3. How about Email Forwarding?
Email forwarding refers to actually forwarding your email to an existing POP account outside of your domain. For example: webmaster@yourdomain.com can be forwarded to youraccount@yourisp.com

4. And Email Aliasing?
Email aliasing refers to redirecting multiple email addresses to one of your POP accounts. For example: sales@yourdomain.com and info@yourdomain.com can both be checked at webmaster@yourdomain.com This feature allows you to offer many different email addresses yet maintain incoming mail through a single account.

5. What's this about a Form Email CGI Script?
The "FormMail" script is a script created by Matt Wright that will email the contents of any form to an email address you specify. The quickest way to get started is to insert the following code into your script:

6. I need to know more about your No Tolerance SPAM Policy
APSIS strictly prohibits all types of SPAM. This includes harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages. Forging of header information is also not permitted. APSIS does not allow unsolicited mail. This includes "Spamming" and "Bulk Mail" sent to persons who have otherwise not requested to receive such mail.

Please review our policies...

CGI

1. What is CGI?
CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface. CGI programmes are run on the web server to enhance the abilities of web pages, thus making them less static. Example CGI programs are counters, email forms, and shopping cart programmes.

2. How do I get to CGI access?
Your cgi access has already been activated once your account is set up.

3. How do I go about using my CGI scripts?
To start using your cgi access, put your scripts in your /cgi-bin directory located in your home directory. You may also use subdirectories that branch off of your cgi-bin directory if you need. To call your script from a browser or an html page, use the following syntax: http://yourname.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap// refers to the login name you use to upload your site.

4. What language do my CGI scripts need to be in?
Our servers currently supports scripts written for Perl 5.0.1.

5. Where can I get some CGI programs to use on my site?
The CGI RESOURCE INDEX has over 1500 cgi resources. They are located at http://www.cgi-resources.com/. APSIS can also provide form and cgi functionality for your pages at a nominal cost.

6. What is the difference between CGI and JAVA?
CGI is a scripting language that is run locally on the server and uses the servers' resources to run your programme. Java is a programming language that runs on almost any platform. Java is either embedded as a script in the web page itself or it is a compiled programme that is downloaded and run locally on the users computer.

7. Why am I getting a "Premature end of Script Header" or other errors?
The major error you will see when calling your script will be the infamous "Premature end of Script Header" error. To fix this, check the following: - Make sure that you are calling Perl correctly (#!/usr/local/bin/perl) many times scripts call it with a (!#/usr/bin/perl). You will find this line usually at the very top of your script. - Be sure that you uploaded your cgi script(s) in ASCII mode, NOT binary. CGI scripts are text files that need to be uploaded in ASCII format.

8. My script is asking for a baseurl or basdir; what are they?
Many scripts need to know the working directory, (the directory that your script executes in) or the URL of your script. BASEDIR On APSIS, your base directory is /usr/local/www/htdocs//cgi-bin/ For example, if your login name is "someone" then you would insert the following into your web page or script: /usr/local/www/htdocs/someone/cgi-bin/ BASEURL The base URL usually refers to the URL to your website e.g. http://www.apsisjamaica.com/ However, sometime there is a CGIURL that will refer to the URL through which your cgi is accessed. E.g. http://www.apsisjamaica.com/cgi- bin/cgiwrap/ /script.here

9. My script needs to know where sendmail is.
Sendmail is located at /usr/lib/sendmail

10. What scripts are available in the public cgi-bin directory?
We currently have a "FormMail" script, which will send you the contents of any form to you in email. We also have a counter script that will display a count of how many visitors come to your site. The counter has many nice features and can also display the date and time if you wish. Finally, we have installed an Excite™ search engine that you can use to allow visitors to search your website.

11. I still need help, where can I get it?
Just email webmaster@apsisjamaica.com if you would like help with your scripts or search engine. Please include your domain name in this email and a detailed description of your problem.

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