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Glossary of Terms
What is it? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Access logs
Access logs record data about who visits your site. The logs include
information such as the referrer, IP address, and type of browser.
You can specify the number of days logs are kept before they are
deleted. Offered in Standard, Professional.
Add-ons
Yahoo! Web Hosting offers interactive features like guestbook,
counters, and stock quotes, which are simple to add to your web
site. Offered in all packages - Starter, Standard, Professional.
Backups and restores
A snapshot is a record of your web site at a particular point in
time. Hourly, daily, and weekly snapshots are taken of your web
site. You have the option of restoring files from any of these
snapshots. Snapshots are kept for 30 days before being recycled.
Offered in Standard, Professional.
Yahoo! Business Mail
Yahoo! Business Mail is included with Web Hosting Standard (25
separate email accounts) and Web Hosting Professional (35 separate
email accounts). Each account comes with 25 MB of storage and the
web interface is ad-free. With Yahoo! Business Mail, you can also
use your favorite email program (such as Outlook® or Eudora®) via
SMTP and POP. Web Hosting Starter offers Personal Address email
accounts.
Calendars
Web-based, multi-user calendars are a great way to share information
and promote events or appearances. Plus, you can let visitors to
your site schedule appointments with you during times you make
available. Available in Standard, Professional.
Content Management System
Allows you to create a highly-customizable web portal with message
boards, polls, articles and dozens of other additions. Available in
Standard, Professional.
Data transfer (bandwidth)
Whenever a visitor comes to your site, data is sent from our web
servers to your visitor's computer. This data can be composed of web
pages, images, movies, sound files, programs, compressed files, or
anything else on your site that can be viewed or downloaded by
visitors. All this requested data added together equals your total
data transfer. The more visitors you have, the higher data transfer
limit you'll need. You can always buy additional data transfer as
your site grows. Offered in all packages - Starter, Standard,
Professional.
Default delivery
Allows you to collect mis-addressed messages (e.g., wrongname@your-name.com)
and have them delivered to a specific email account like you@your-name.com.
Offered in Standard, Professional.
Disk space for storing files
Your web site consists of text, graphics, sound, or video files that
occupy disk space on a server. If you already have this data on your
computer, check the combined size of those files to help you select
a hosting package with enough or more disk space. You can always buy
additional disk space as your site grows. Offered in all packages -
Starter, Standard, Professional.
Domain name
A domain name is also called a web address. Like a memorable street
address, it can help people find you online. You can register your
own name, your company's name, key words to describe your business,
or even a short phrase - whatever will make your web address easy to
remember for your friends or customers. Once your domain is
registered, you can build a public web site at your own web address
(e.g., www.my-domain.com) and create a personalized email address
(e.g., me@my-domain.com). Offered in all packages - Starter,
Standard, Professional.
Email accounts
Create multiple email accounts for yourself, friends and associates
with your own domain name, such as you@your-name.com, business@your-name.com,
and family@your-name.com. Web Hosting Standard and Web Hosting
Professional include Yahoo! Business Mail, featuring Default
Delivery. The Web Hosting Starter package provides email for your
domain name through Yahoo! Personal Address.
Email forms
Email forms are used to let site visitors contact you directly from
your website. Email forms are easy to setup and require minimal HTML
programming skills. Available in all packages - Starter, Standard
and Professional.
Email Marketing Tools
Campaigner email marketing tools allow you to create, send and
measure permission-based email campaigns. Create basic or advanced
campaigns in HTML or text, send them to a targeted permission-based
list, and view online reports. Offered in all packages - Starter,
Standard, Professional.
Email forwards
Email forwards enable you to have email messages redirected to a
specific email account. For example, you can set up the email
account sales@your-name.com to forward all messages to your account
you@your-name.com. These forwards can be added or deleted at any
time. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
Email storage
When you receive email, the messages occupy disk space on a server.
The more email you get, the more storage space you need. Yahoo! Web
Hosting packages offer different amounts of email storage space.
Packages that include multiple email accounts give you an amount of
storage for each account. Offered in all packages -Starter,
Standard, Professional.
Email tagline suppression
To ensure the professional appearance of your business email,
Business Mail email messages do not include advertising taglines.
Recipients see only your unique email address (chiefwidget@widgetdesigns.com)
and the custom email signature you create. Offered in Standard,
Professional.
Error pages
You can create personalized error pages to end visitor confusion and
direct people to new pages. A "404 not found" page is displayed when
a visitor tries to view a page that doesn't exist or has been moved.
Instead of a generic "page not found" message, you can tell visitors
where an old page has moved and how to find the new content. A "401
authorization required" page is only displayed if you have set up a
password-protected area for your site and a visitor enters the wrong
login information. A custom error message can help visitors enter
the correct login information. Offered in all packages -Starter,
Standard, Professional.
File Manager
The File Manager is a web-based tool that allows you to create,
edit, copy, rename, and delete HTML files. File Manager also
provides information about your disk space usage, and it links to
other useful tools and popular features such as add-ons and Site
Statistics. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard,
Professional.
FrontPage®
Microsoft® FrontPage®, is a software program for creating and
managing web pages. You can work exclusively in the familiar Office®
interface without having to program, or take direct control of your
HTML code. FrontPage 2002 supports collaborative web authoring and
more. All Yahoo! Web Hosting packages support FrontPage 2002®
-Starter, Standard, Professional.
Multi-user FTP for putting files on the server
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a convenient, easy way
to send multiple or large files across the Internet. It is a very
useful tool for building and editing your web site. Mutli-User FTP
gives you the ability to assign permissions to someone else to FTP
pages to your site or you can even restrict it to a specific
directory. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
Gigabyte
A byte is the smallest unit of data measurement in computers. The
following conversions give you an idea of how big a gigabyte is:
1000 Bytes (B) = 1 Kilobyte (KB)
1000 Kilobytes (KB) = 1 Megabyte (MB)
1000 Megabytes (MB) = 1 Gigabyte (GB)
Yahoo! Web Hosting uses gigabytes to measure data transfer.
Guestbook
A guestbook gives your visitors a way to leave messages, comments or
feedback. Site visitors can also view other guestbook entries.
Integration with Yahoo! Mail inbox
Send and receive email from any computer in the world through the
Yahoo! Mail web interface. You can still use your own domain name,
but you don't have to worry about configuring a new email client if
you don't want to. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard,
Professional.
Megabyte
A byte is the smallest unit of data measurement in computers. The
following conversions give you an idea of how big a megabyte is:
1000 Bytes (B) = 1 Kilobyte (KB)
1000 Kilobytes (KB) = 1 Megabyte (MB)
1000 Megabytes (MB) = 1 Gigabyte (GB)
Yahoo! Web Hosting uses megabytes to measure disk space.
Monthly service fee
Yahoo! Web Hosting packages are offered for a low monthly fee,
conveniently charged to your Yahoo! Wallet - a free service that
securely stores your credit card information so shopping online is
safer, easier, and faster. You don't need to write a check each
month because Wallet pays your bill automatically.
Online Help site
Yahoo! Web Hosting features an extensive online Help area where you
can read instructions for getting started and see answers to
frequently asked questions. Offered in all packages -Starter,
Standard, Professional.
One-time setup fee
In addition to a monthly service fee, Yahoo! Web Hosting packages
require a one-time fee to set up your account. This fee will be
charged to your Yahoo! Wallet - a free service that securely stores
your credit card information so shopping online is safer, easier,
and faster.
Page Builder
Yahoo! PageBuilder is a free, full-featured web page building
program. You don't need to know HTML or how to draw — just use
PageBuilder to drag and drop elements into your page, choose colors
and clip art, and create a personalized, interactive web site.
PageBuilder runs in web browsers capable of supporting Java, such as
Netscape® Navigator® and Microsoft Internet Explorer®. Offered in
all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
Page Wizards
Yahoo! PageWizards help you quickly choose and personalize templates
to create a stylish web page. PageWizards take you step-by-step
through the process of adding text and images to your page. Offered
in all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
Password-protected user accounts
Password protection allows you to control who can view your site or
various areas within it. For instance, you may want to create a
special area for photos or other information that you want only your
family to see. You can place all these photos and web pages in a
folder (called a subdirectory on a web site) and give your family
members usernames and passwords so they can view the special area.
You could also create a subdomain, such as family.mydomain.com, that
can only be accessed by entering a password you provide to the user.
Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
Perl
Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed
for text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks
including web development, GUI development, and more. Offered in
Standard, Professional.
Personal Address
The Web Hosting Starter package comes with Yahoo! Personal Address
to match. With Personal Address, you get up to 10 addresses to match
your domain, such as you@yourbusiness.com. Personal Address is also
integrated with your current Yahoo! Mail account, so it's incredibly
easy to use.
Personalized domain name
A domain name is also called a web address. Like a memorable street
address, a unique domain name allows people to find you easily
online. Yahoo! Web Hosting offers a personalized domain name that
includes:
· Your domain name (e.g., www.your-name.com).
· Matching email accounts (e.g., you@your-name.com, business@your-name.com).
· Matching subdomains (e.g., photos.your-name.com,
music.your-name.com).
Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
PHP/MySQL
PHP is a widely-used, general-purpose scripting language that is
especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
PHP allows you to do many of the same functions as C and PERL -
connecting to a database, reading and writing files, etc. MySQL® is
considered the most popular open source database in the world. Fast
and powerful, it is perfect for high-traffic, heavy-load sites.
Using PHP scripting to read and write to your MySQL database gives
you ultimate control of your site. Offered in Standard,
Professional.
POP and SMTP email access
You can send and receive your you@your-name.com email from your
favorite email program (such as Outlook or Eudora) via POP and SMTP.
SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a protocol for sending
email messages between servers over the Internet. Post Office
Protocol (POP) is a protocol used to retrieve email from a mail
server. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard, Professional.
Priority Email
If you have a question or need help, the priority email form sends
it directly to our Customer Care associates for prompt follow-up and
resolution. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard,
Professional.
Remote loading of your files on another web site
Remote loading is linking to or accessing your Yahoo! Web Hosting
account files from a location other than your Yahoo! Web Hosting
site, such as an auction site. In other words, you can host all of
your images on Yahoo! Web Hosting, then reference these images from
any web site. Offered in all packages -Starter, Standard,
Professional.
Security
Offered in all packages - Starter, Standard, Professional:
Password-protected accounts for the users you choose.
Raw access logs to see who visits your site.
Regular site backups to easily restore your site in an emergency.
Search
You can place a customized search engine on your site so visitors
can easily search for information on your site. You can customize
the search box as well as the results page. Offered in all packages
- Starter, Standard, Professional.
SiteBuilder
Our free, easy-to-use site building application makes it easy to
create a web site that looks like it was designed by a professional
— with or without HTML code. Yahoo! SiteBuilder features more than
330 web site templates that you can customize using drag-and-drop
tools. With our new Site Creation Wizard, you can build a complete
site fast. You can easily create tables to display information,
build custom web site navigation buttons, and use free images and
dynamic content modules to enhance your site. Plus you can now
create an even more compelling web site with audio and video files
directly embedded in your pages. Offered in all packages - Starter,
Standard, Professional.
Site Wizards
SiteWizards enable you to create a professional, multi-page web site
without any HTML coding. There are 20 business-oriented designs,
including generic product or service templates, that let you publish
a professional-looking site quickly. Pages can be customized further
using other tools, such as File Manager or Page Builder. Offered in
all packages - Starter, Standard, Professional.
SSL - Secure Socket Layer
SSL is an accepted standard for transferring information securely
across the Internet. It encrypts data passed between the server and
the browser, so that unauthorized parties cannot interpret
sensitive, confidential or personal information, such as a phone
number or address. Offered in Standard, Professional.
Subdomains
A subdomain is also known as a "third-level" domain and is a great
way to create memorable web addresses for various areas of your
site. For instance, Yahoo! uses subdomains for its services, such as
mail.yahoo.com and music.yahoo.com. Offered in all packages -
Starter, Standard, Professional.
Surveys
Create interactive surveys, polls, or feedback forms for your web
site. Part of Communication Tools package that helps learn more
about your customers. Available in Standard, Professional.
Tools
All Web Hosting packages give you free, web-based tools to help you
design and manage your web site:
Use Yahoo! PageWizards to quickly customize templates and create
stylish web pages.
For more advanced design, use Yahoo! PageBuilder to create a web
site even if you don't know HTML.
With File Manager, you can create, edit, copy, rename, and delete
your HTML files, as well as see your disk space usage and site
statistics.
Use Yahoo! SiteWizards to create a professional, multi-page web site
without any HTML coding.
Toll-free 24/7 phone support
Toll-free technical phone support is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. Offered in all packages- Starter, Standard,
Professional.
Vacation responders
All your email accounts can be set up to automatically respond to
incoming messages. This is a good feature to use if you're on
vacation, if you don't check your mail frequently, or if you would
like to create an automated response to frequently asked questions,
such as pricing or hours of operation. Offered in all packages -
Starter, Standard, Professional.
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