:: Terms Glossary ::
Active
Server Pages (ASP)
Active Server Pages: A Microsoft-invented programming environment
that allows Web developers to create server-side scripted templates that
generate dynamic, interactive applications. Embedded ASP codes in standard
HTML can achieve a range of possibilities, from Web content customized
to a user's individual tastes or a complex database application that may
access legacy data from a mainframe.
ASP Mail
AspMail allows you to send SMTP mail directly from a Web page
ASP Upload
AspUpload enables an ASP application to capture, save and process
files uploaded to the Web server with a browser. It allows you to add
file upload functionality to your Web application in as little as 2 lines
of ASP script.
CGI bin
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a protocol that allows a Web page to
run a program on a Web server. Forms, counters, and guestbooks are common
examples of CGI programs.
You will have access to your own cgi-local bin in which you may place
your own custom CGI scripts. We offer several pre-written scripts, available
free for your use.
Customer MIME type Support
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions: The standard for attaching
non-text files (such as graphics, spreadsheets, word processor documents,
sound files, etc.) to email messages.
CyberCash
CyberCash is an add-on module to Mercantec Softcart. It is a powerful
platform that allows merchants to accept payments over the Internet with
real time or batch processing with a minimum of software. You must first
obtain an Internet Merchant Account from your financial institution, then
ADD ON the Cybercash component.
Data Traffic (Transfer)
Any outward-bound traffic from your Web site is considered data transfer.
For example, each time an HTML file, image, or other element on your Web
page is loaded, data transfer is generated.
Disk Space
Disk space refers to the amount of server disk storage your account
is allocated. This space is used to store your html files, graphics, audio
clips, POP mail messages, and all other files that make up your Web site.
Each of our shared servers includes a specified allotment of disk storage
space, but additional space can be purchased for any account.
Domain Pointers
Domain name pointers resolve to the root level of your shared server
just like your original domain name. Additional domain pointers are an
excellent way to drive more traffic to your Web site! (Additional domain
names cannot point to a subdirectory of your shared server.)
eMail Auto Responders
Autoresponders may be used to send automated responses to incoming eMail
sent to a specific address. For example, an autoresponder could be used
to send a standard message and collateral to persons addressing pricelist@yourdomain.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol; method used to upload our Web site files to
your shared server. You have unlimited access to your shared server via
FTP 24-hours a day to set up and maintain your Web site. You can work
on HTML documents, graphics, and scripts locally, then upload files to
your Web site when ready.
Full Tape Backup
Comprehensive backups of your data. In the event of permanent data loss,
a restoration may occur that will recover your lost files.
Mail Forwarders
When you sign up for your hosting plan, you'll receive a domain email
account (you@yourname.com). You might also have an email address provided
by your local ISP. With mail forwarding, all email addressed to you@yourname.com
will be sent to your "real" email address. Additional mail forwarding
options include the ability to forward different yourname.com email to
specific addresses on the Internet. For example, email addressed to webmaster@yourname.com
could forward to your "real" email address (provided by your
ISP), while sales@yourname.com could forward to a different email address.
Mailing List
A group discussion conducted through email messages, specific to a topic
or common interest. When a message is sent to a mailing list, each list
subscriber receives a copy.
Microsoft® FrontPage® 2000/2002 Extensions
FrontPage
is a WYSIWYG Web page editor by Microsoft. In order to use FrontPage to
create and maintain your Web site, your hosting service must install "extensions"
(CGI programs that provide the server side implementation of FrontPage)
for your account. SBC offers FrontPage 2000 extensions for UNIX hosting
accounts and FrontPage 2002 extensions for Windows 2000.
MS Access Database
Microsoft Access is the best selling database in the world since it comes
bundled in Microsoft Office. Powerful and fully compatible with ASP scripting,
this feature is available on NT shared servers only. Once you have requested
an Access DB, you must also supply us with the DSN name you will be using.
MS Access databases typically service individuals and small groups (10-20
users) with no more than one to five megabytes of data, which could easily
be processed on the desktop. Otherwise Microsoft SQL Server, which can
support thousands of users with terabytes of information, and provides
other enterprise-level database capabilities.
MS Media Player
MS Media Player is a multimedia application for streaming audio. You may
only have a maximum of 20MB of space designated for your MS Media Player
files. SBC's WebHosting.Com platform supports 10 concurrent threads per
server for streaming audio. We recommend that you switch to a dedicated
server if the above specifications do not suit your needs.
MS SQL 7.0 Database
High-end performance database application for NT servers, for large and
complicated back-end integration of database files.
MySQL Database
A UNIX based SQL database (see above), very easy to use!
MS Visual InterDev 6.0
A tool commonly used for database integration on NT servers.
ODBC Data Sources
ODBC is a standard for accessing different database systems. There
are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack
contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve
databases.
Office Server Extensions
The Microsoft Office Server Extensions feature allows you to use publishing,
collaboration, and document management capabilities on a Web server from
within Office 2000, Windows Explorer, and your Web browser. Front the
Office Server Extensions start page, you can find, view, and manage folders
on a Web server, collaborate on documents, manage subscriptions to documents
on a Web server, and get Help for Web server features and other product
information about Office.
Password Protected Pages
Protect your Web pages with groups of password and user ID combinations.
PHP4
PHP is an open-source, server-side HTML embedded scripting language
used to create dynamic Web pages. A dynamic Web page is a page that interacts
with the user, so that each user visiting the page sees customized information.
PHP is freely available and used primarily on Linux (UNIX) Web servers,
and as an alternative to Microsoft's Active Server Pages technology. As
with ASP, the PHP script is embedded within a Web page along with its
HTML. Before the page resolves, the Web server calls PHP to interpret
and perform the operations called for in the PHP script. An HTML page
with PHP script is typically given a file name suffix of ".php,"
".php4," or ".phtml."
POP3 eMail
Post Office Protocol - or - Point Of Presence: Post Office Protocol
is a method of retrieving email from a server. Point Of Presence is a
telephone number that provides dial-up Internet access. Each of our hosting
packages comes with unique POP3 eMail accounts, in addition to eMail forwarding.
You have the option to retrieve eMail directly from POP3 mailboxes on
the mail server using an eMail program such as Eudora. Your POP eMail
accounts can be instantly created from the Web control panel included
with all shared server packages. Each of our shared servers includes a
specific number of POP3 eMail boxes, but additional boxes can be purchased
for any account in 5 account increments for a cost of $1/eMail per month.
Raw Log Files
For statistical analysis, you may download for compiling on your local
machine.
Real Media (Real Audio / Video)
We provide full support for RealMedia™ technology from RealNetworks™
to stream audio and video from your site. Streaming is beneficial for
audio and video because it reduces wait times for viewing files.
Server Side Includes
Add the convenience and flexibility of embedding CGI capability into your
Web pages.
Shockwave
A multimedia application by MacroMedia for dynamic online visual presentations.
Shopping Cart
Add the convenience and power of our integrated shopping cart system for
eCommerce Web hosting!
SSL Encryption
Secure Sockets Layer: A protocol designed by Netscape to enable encrypted
communications across the Internet. It provides privacy, authentication,
and message integrity. SSL is often used in communications between browsers
and servers. A URL that begins with "https" is a clue that an
SSL connection will be used on the Web site. During an SSL connection,
each side sends a Security Certificate to the other. Both sides then encrypt
what they send, ensuring that only the intended recipient can decode it.
Urchin
The hosting industry standard in Web traffic reporting, Urchin is Ameritech's
preferred Web statistics and log analysis tool. Designed to provide critical
insight into your Web site's user activity, the sophisticated reporting
and easy-to-use, browser-based interface allow you to get the traffic
data you need to optimize your site.
The fast-loading, intuitive and in-depth reports provide you flexible
date range and multilingual functionality. Built-in help sections link
to more detailed descriptions and there is no software to download.
VBScript
Visual Basic Scripting on NT shared Web hosting servers.
Web Mail
A method used to access e-mail messages through a web browser using HTTP.
You can conveniently access your domain email from any browser around
the world!
Web-Based Control Panel
An administration utility accessed via any Web browser for instant control
and complete management of your Web site. Allows the easy setup of mailboxes,
aliases, password protection, statistical reporting, FTP through your
Web browser to your account, and much more!
Windows Media
Microsoft® Windows Media™, a set of digital media components
and features for personal computers and consumer appliances
Zone File Editor
Gives customer ability to update A name, C name an MX records online,
via customer control panel.
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