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[NICKel]

Originally posted by: theREALSiren
anyone using their builtin webpagecreator?
just wondering if you can use your own picture as the main visual image in certain layouts ...

how do you upload? or you have to do through ftp?

NO... pretty sure you can't


Does anyone know if you can use this web-creator to make multiple sites? I can only seem to make one?

 

[Lucky]

is their website _really_ slow for anyone else? It seems that since you must go through their crappy website interface just to even access webmail it's almost worthless.

 

[Lucky]

Any comments on multiple domain hosting with them? I have 4 domains, transferred two and they are up, but I don't know whether I'll incur additional charges. Just wondering if anyone else put more than 1 domain with them.

 

[gleong]

Ok, i just ordered even though i'm a webhosting newb. Something new to learn and play with

Thanks!

 

[Horsep0wer]

Originally posted by: Daud

Originally posted by: Cheetah8799
Daud, expect the DNS update to take up to 72 hours for some people. I setup an account for a client and it took about 24 hours for me to get access, while for him it took more like 36 hours.

Exactly !
Signed up late evening and bought a domain through them (to accelerate possibly things and I do not need it after selling the house), after 12h later Domain Overview showed domain ready, after 18 h WHOIS had the data. I worked on first pages and layout using their creator (had to go to Mozilla on a Mac) but was not able to publish until this morning - so 36h since sign-up, I can see my domain www.mayowoodhome.com and can finish the pages to have pages like a realtor
For now, I would say a great experience.

is that your house that's for sale on your site? if so, you don't deserve a free website.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Arrrrrgghhh...can anyone direct me to forums that I can use with this package. And preferrably any good sites that tell you step by step how to install them. (Or I guess I can read the documentation.) But I know nothing about setting it up, and I wanted to do that soon.

Thanx



KeyserSoze

 

[gleong]

Argh, everytime I try to load a page or file thru http://s89707944.onlinehome.us/, all I get is:

error 403: Forbidden!
The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it. Authorization will not help and the request SHOULD NOT be repeated.

What am I doing wrong? I can't seem to find anything in the control panel that fixes this.

edit: ok fixed, it was a .htaccess file in my directory

 

[pcNate]

A friend of mine I told about this went for it, got a domain from godaddy, and put in those nameservers that someone mentioned earlier in this thread, or in one of the other 1and1 threads, but it's not working. Have the nameservers changed, or is there some extra setting up that needs to be done on the 1and1 side?

 

[GoSharks]

you have to go through the dns thing on the 1and1 control panel. dont transfer the domain, but set it up to use the 1and1 dns servers.

 

[jimmyhaha]

nm

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: FelixTCat
Am I reading this correctly ??, Did they just add this or am I reading it wrong ?[

Thinking there had to be a catch somewhere. I signed up and went to set the "Cost Limit" to $1. Granted, they have no credit card information BUT I saw this on the "cost limit" screen:

Please note: Cost limit does not block the services or features in any way. This is a service provided to help you keep track of your spending.

If I read this correctly, they will NOT stop your hosting at the limit of $1 but continue to charge you as your bandwidth continues.

Admittedly, 5gig is a great limit BUT it doesn't look like there is a catch (other then an e-mail informing you) to keep them from running up charges against your account. I would rather they just kill access to the page until the next month.

I think I found the answer to that question - Check out this FAQ entry.

It seems to indicate, that if you don't have a CC on file with them, they will simply "freeze" your account, once you hit the transfer limit. I assume, therefore, that the "cost limit" setting for the account, only works if they do have your CC number, otherwise it is ignored for the free accounts.

This other FAQ entry mentions that they plan to require CC info after three years have passed, in order to bill you, and also has a list of accepted CCs. This would seem to imply that they don't plan on billing you via phone number, and only require that for validation of unique new free-offer signups.

PS. Offer appears to still be valid (just signed up), and in fact they now claim that it is going to expire on Jan 14th, 2004, not Dec. 31, 2003.

Edit: Ugggh. I think I've found the answer to the question of domain-name transfers AWAY from 1and1 ... not a good sign! Seems to indicate... that they flat-out refuse to point 1and1-registered domain-names to some other companies' servers/IPs.

And if the inevitable time comes, most likely in three years' time... Here's how to cancel your account on their service.

 

[Fenix793]

Originally posted by: Daud

Exactly !
Signed up late evening and bought a domain through them (to accelerate possibly things and I do not need it after selling the house), after 12h later Domain Overview showed domain ready, after 18 h WHOIS had the data. I worked on first pages and layout using their creator (had to go to Mozilla on a Mac) but was not able to publish until this morning - so 36h since sign-up, I can see my domain www.mayowoodhome.com and can finish the pages to have pages like a realtor
For now, I would say a great experience.

Wow only $379k for that house? In my old town a house like that would run easily $750+

 

[GoatHerderEd]

Originally posted by: ianbergman
you guys are right... clicking submit and having the phone ring before I could even take my hand off the mouse. that's spooky.

I second that.

 

[GoatHerderEd]

All of you asking about forums, I love pbpbb . I just applied for an accoung, but after reading the posts on how slow, maybe from Germany, the sites are that are hosted on 1and1. who knows if ill even use this server, I already pay for one from alterahosting.com. bumb for a good deal though.

 

[RotJ]

Originally posted by: sonyboy851
All of you asking about forums, I love pbpbb . I just applied for an accoung, but after reading the posts on how slow, maybe from Germany, the sites are that are hosted on 1and1. who knows if ill even use this server, I already pay for one from alterahosting.com. bumb for a good deal though.

The sites themselves don't seem to be that slow. It's the administration pages at admin.1and1.com that are extremely slow. When I look at my DUmeter graph of my downloads and uploads, I'm always constantly uploading when I'm on admin.1and1.com. Does anyone know what they're doing with this?

 

[cjoconn22]

Thanks so much for this deal, i've been setting stuff up off and on since yesterday, and its all working flawlessly. I registered a domain at rackshack.com (which has actually changed names now). I transferred it over to 1and1.com, i even have a mail address hosted at their server which also works flawlessly through outlook.

I also tested out some free gallery software, and its working great. Very easy to use too. Check it out at

http://cjoconn22.com/gallery

thx again op, 3 years of hosting and a domain for $5+tax

this is worth way more than that even if i'm going to use it mainly for hosting pics for ebay

 

[Hummercash]

hey RossMAN, i could have sworn that you used to have a little 'review' of about 5 different hosting companies in your sig... or maybe it was in a post? either way, is there any chance you can PM me that list of the 5 or so hosts that YOU use. hope you read this


.//chris

 

[kitkit201]

What's going on? I signed up 24 hours ago, and gave them my accesscode from a phonecall I got from them, used it on the web and now I dont get anything? what is the next step anyways or am I missing something..

 

[chuck2002]

Just got my account working. :beer:
I want to forward a subdomain to this account and have not been successful.
I want to point http://pics.cruizerforum.com to s90109048.onlinehome.us
I have setup the alias in Register.com's admin interface, but I get a page not found. Does an alias take time to propigate the internet? Do I need to tweak something on the 1&1 side?
Thx

 

[Mephistokur]

An alias takes just as long as a domain to propigate. Your DNS servers still have to notify the masters, and they have to notify everyone else.

 

[chuck2002]

Thanks, Mephistokur.

 

[kitkit201]

I'm not sure if this has been answered yet, but in my control panel, I registered a dns transfer

well you can go to my website: http://nanopanda.tk and it has the 1and1 heade,r meaning that it has worked, but on my contorl panel it says:

nanopanda.tk No 1&1 name servers set yet Web space

Where do I set the name server? On TK or 1and1? I been search last night and couldn't find anyplace, can someone point me the right directrion?

Also to update my post above, you must call their customer service #, it's toll free, and ask for ur username and password if they dont send it to you like me. They said their servers were down ..

 

[PCPETE]

hey, i wanted to sign up for this. But, do they spam you or ask for a credit card number? Me and my dad were a little timid b4 signing up. lol

 

[Peetoeng]

I could log in with ssh, but not secured ftp. Any pointer on how I use secured ftp?
TIA.

 

[chuck2002]

No credit card number needed. SPAM maybe. I just signed up, so couldn't tell ya.