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From: "Michael Hymer" <>
Subject: RE: [FreeHelp] What part of file name shows to public
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:01:24 -0400
In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20050930212504.01ce1780@imap.1and1.com>


-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Geary [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:29 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] What part of file name shows to public



>****************
>On my personal computer, the computer company "named" my main directory as
>"valued customer" so that shows in the C pathway on all my files.
>
>In publishing webpages, how much of the root directory of a personal
computer
>is shown or can be seen by the public? If I've named a webpage
"abcdef.htm"
>will the public JUST be able to see abcdef.htm or will they be able
>to see the
>entire path to where my web pages sit on my computer. (If the public can
see
>the entire path, is there a way to rename that "valued customer" part? The
>computer company said no, it is there unless I wipe my harddrive
>clean & reload
>everything.)
*************

None of the files in the root directory of your computer show up in
your address or URL with the exception of the actual file name you
are uploading. So your url or address to the file is going to be
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~yoursitename/yourfilename.html
The url will change with the name of the file. Be very careful when
thinking about wiping your hard drive clean and reloading everything.

pat

******To further clarify:
Once you 'publish' your web pages they exist on the Rootsweb
server where they are accessed from the internet. The only path
anyone will see is the directory structure there not on your PC.

As for an FTP client,Try Smart FTP. It's listed on the page Pat
referred you to. I use and recommend it.
MH


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