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Help Manual - Part Five |
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- Tour
of the WebControl Panel
- Screenshots
of the WebControl Panel
Our innovative
PlusMail WebControl panel allows you to control your web presence from
a web browser. This virtually eliminates the need for Novice
Users to learn and use FTP and Telnet. The more familiar interface of
the web browser, combined with point and click simplicity, makes the
PlusMail WebControl panel an extremely user-friendly web management
system.
The PlusMail
WebControl panel is included in all 50, 100, 150 & 300 MB accounts. Your
PlusMail WebControl panel will be personalized for you with your
domain name and weekly website traffic stats. To access the one on
your domain go to:
http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/plusmail
NOTE:
Due to the unique security requirement of the administration
system, you must have your browser set to allow cookies. This, in
conjunction with a number of hidden verification systems, assures that
you are the only user allowed to access these features on your domain.
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT: Do
NOT use the "Site Manager"
option within the "WebControl Panel" if you use FrontPage to
publish your website to the server. You will corrupt the FrontPage
extensions and your website. This feature is meant for non-FrontPage
users.
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Screenshot
of the "Password Protect" option
You may password protect
any directory on your website. You may also use this function to
authorize new users to have access to your directories.
 | Directory:
This will contain all of the directories you currently have.
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| Authname:
If you are protecting a
directory for the first time use Authname to personalize the
protection warning. If you are adding new users Authname is not
used. |
| Username:
Enter username |
| Password:
Enter password |
| Protect
Directory: Click this
button if you are password protecting a directory.
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| Add
Additional User:
Only click this button if you are adding a new user.
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| Show/Delete
Users from Directory: Use
this option to view or edit users. |
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Screenshot
of the "Email Redirect" option
Email Redirects are used to
redirect email from one address to another. For example, you might
have sales@yourdomain.com automatically redirected to your sales
person’s personal email address, and support@yourdomain.com
redirected to your support person’s personal email address, and so
on. You may also have redirects set up to send email to more than one
address. For example, you may have all email addressed to support@yourdomain.com
redirected to all of the members of your support staff.
You may have as many
redirects as you like, and with the PlusMail WebControl, setting them
up is as simple as filling in the blanks. Once you've logged into your
PlusMail WebControl, select the Email
Redirects button from the panel menu.
| Address:
Enter the name or title portion of the address only. For
example, sales or info
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| Forward
To:
Enter the FULL valid email address that you want the email
forwarded to. For example, joe@elsewhere.com (Type
carefully. If you make an error the email will be forwarded
to an incorrect email address) |
| Also
Forward To:
If applicable, enter the FULL valid email address of others
you want this email to go to. For example, jack@overthere.com
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| Edit:
To edit your existing redirects, simply change the information in
the entry fields. |
| Add/Edit
Redirects:
You MUST click this button to Save
your changes. |
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Screenshot
of the "Simple Autoresponders" option
Simple autoresponders are
used to send automatic responses to email sent to a specified address
in your domain. For example, you might indicate on your web page that
a visitor should write to prices@yourdomain.com for a current price
list. Then set up an autoresponder with a message listing your prices.
When an email is sent to prices@yourdomain.com, the price list is sent
in response automatically.
You may have as many
autoresponders as you like. To set them up with your PlusMail
WebControl select the Simple Autoresponders
button from the panel menu.
| Address:
Do not add yourdomain.com to
this. Enter only the name or title, such as prices
or info.
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| Message:
Type (or copy/paste) your response message here. |
| View/Edit
Autoresponders: Select
this button to view and/or edit existing autoresponder messages.
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| Add
Autoresponder: You MUST
click this button to SAVE
your changes or to add a new autoresponder. |
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Screenshot
of the "Mailing Lists" option
Maillists are a very
popular way for people to send and receive information of a particular
type. For example, you might wish to add all of your customers to a
mail list, then notify them all of upcoming sales or specials
with just one email flyer.
To set up Maillists with
your PlusMail WebControl select the Mailing
Lists button from the panel menu.
| New
Maillist: To
create a new maillist select New Maillist and type in a name
for your new maillist. You may name it whatever you like but do
not enter an extension |
| Edit
Maillist: To edit an
existing maillist select Edit Maillist, then select the maillist
you wish to edit from the pop-up menu. |
| Delete
Maillist: To
delete an existing maillist, select Delete Maillist, then select
the list you wish to delete from the pop-up menu. (deletions are
permanent and cannot be reversed or undone) |
| Add/Edit/Delete:
Once you've selected your action, click on this button to put it
into effect. |
| Add:
If you selected New Maillist you will now have a page with
entry boxes for email addresses. When you are finished adding
addresses to your list be sure to click on the Add
to List button to add your entries to your new list.
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| Edit:
If you selected to Edit Maillist, the maillist you chose will now
be displayed for you to edit. When you are finished editing your
list be sure to click on the Edit Maillist button to save your
changes. |
| Delete:
If you selected to Delete Maillist, the maillist you chose will
now be deleted. |
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Screenshot
of the "Subscribable Maillists" option
A subscribable maillist is
one that people may join on their own, without the need for you to
manually enter their email address. Subscribable maillists are
generally focused on a particular topic of interest, such as
programming, science fiction, coin collecting, etc...
When one member of the list sends an email to the list, all members of
the list get a copy.
NOTE:
Only emails of 75KB or less
can be sent to the subscribable maillist.
To set up Subscribable
Maillists with your PlusMail WebControl select the Subscribable
Maillists button from the
panel menu.
| Email
Address to Subscribe:
This is the address people will email to join your list. You need
simply add a note to your webpage such as "to subscribe to
this maillist send email to anyname@yourdomain.com".
You may use any name you like, but it should be different than the
name you give the list itself. Enter only the name or title,
such as join or info.
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| Name
Of Maillist:
This may be whatever you like but should not be the same as the
name one must email TO to
subscribe. |
| Message
Subscribers Receive: This
is the message new subscribers will receive to confirm their
subscription. |
| View/Edit
Subscribable Maillists:
Use this option to view or edit an existing maillist.
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| Edit
or Delete:
Select the function you wish to perform for a particular list.
Remember, deletions are permanent and cannot be reversed or
undone. |
If you select to Edit
a list, the current message and members of the list will be displayed
for you. You can add or delete members from the list and edit
the confirmation message. When you are finished editing your list be
sure to click on the Edit Subscribable
Maillist button to save your changes.
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Screenshot
of the "Site Manager" option
This function allows you to
edit your website using only your web browser. You will find clear
instructions for use on the control panel. Some of the functions
available are:
| View, Edit, Create,
Delete files and directories |
| Browser directories
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| Rename files
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| Move files |
| Upload files |
| Set Permissions on files
and directories |
| Execute Shell Commands |
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