Q: How long does it take to setup my account?
A: We will setup your account within 1-4 hours of ordering.
Q: How do I transfer a domain?
A: Simply follow these step-by-step instructions.
Q: How long does it take to transfer or register a Domain Name?
A: This process will usually take between 24-72 hours.
Q: What are your name servers?
A: ns1.js-hosting.com & ns2.js-hosting.com
Q: How do I configure my POP3 email?
A: Simply follow these step-by-step instructions.
Q: How do I FTP my files to the server?
A: Simply follow these step-by-step instructions.
Q: How do I publish with Frontpage?
A: Simply follow these step-by-step instructions.
Q: How do I use my webmail?
A: Click here for instructions on how to use your email & webmail
Q: Do you allow and/or support "ASP"
A: No, instead we allow and support "php" free server-side HTML embedded scripting language
Q: Do I pay monthly or yearly?
A: You can pay monthly or yearly. If you pay monthly you will be charged on the same day every month.
Q: If I sign up annually, do I pay all at once up front?
A: Yes. The entire amount is due if you sign up for a full year of hosting.
Q: If I need extra bandwidth can I get some?
A: Yes, but there is additional fees.
Q: What kind of uptime do your servers have?
A: Our servers have a 99.9% uptime rating.
Q: Will I have 24 hour access to my web site?
A: Yes, FTP will provide you with access anytime.
Q: Does JS-Hosting have a database system currently in place?
A: All accounts do. We pride ourselves in offering our clients the ability to use MySQL for their online applications. For more information on this application visit www.mysql.com.
Q: What is CGI access?
A: CGI scripts (Common Gateway interface) are used to provide things like counters, form responses, guest books, and many other things. J&S gives you full CGI access for no extra charge! You can write your own scripts, install someone else's, or use one of our preinstalled CGI scripts.
Q: What languages are currently supported in CGI?
A: Shell, Bourne,and Perl are all supported and available.
Q: Do you provide a CGI-BIN personal directory?
A: Yes, you get your own personal CGI-BIN.
Q: What version of Perl is installed on the server?
A: 5.601
Q: What is the path to Perl?
A: user/bin/perl
Q: What is the path to sendmail?
A: user/sbin/sendmail
Q: Do you offer SSI?
A: Yes, just make sure that you call them with the .shtml extension.
Q: What type of secure socket layer do you use?
A: We run Apache SSL.
Q: Are Mime types definable?
A: Yes, You can control them from our easy to use control panel.
Q: Do you support VRML 1.0 and 2.0?
A: Yes, we support these.
Q: Will I have access to my raw log files?
A: Yes. You can access them from your control panel.
Q: How do I access Raw Log Files?
A: FTP to your ip address --> open your domain-logs (new and old can be found here)
Q: What are the new (uncompressed logs) called?
A: this log is called: access log.
Q: Do you provide password protection to folders?
A: Yes. This is easily set up through your domain control panel.
Q: What should the main page of my web site be named?
A: It should be named "index.html".
Q: What is a virtual domain?
A: A Virtual Domain means you get your own domain (http://www.your-name.com) without actually owning a server or maintaining it yourself.
Q: Can I access my domain address with or without the "www"?
A: Yes, you will be able to access the domain address with or without the "www" in front of the domain name.
Q: Do you support a Macintosh?
A: Sure. Just use Fetch instead of FTP.
Q: Can I host any top level domain (tld), even foreign ones?
A: Yes all types of domains foreign and domestic can be hosted. (.com, .net, .org, .ca, .tv, .biz, etc...)
Q: What programs can be used to access e-mail?
A: Any POP email client can be used: pine, elm, Netscape mail, Outlook, etc. But you cannot use IMAP programs.
Q: How many email aliases do I get?
A: It is unlimited.
Q: Can I forward as many email accounts as I want?
A: Yes.
Q: Is spam mailing (bulk mailing) allowed?
A: No. Absolutely not.
Q: How can I manage my e-mail accounts?
A: Use the simple to use mail manager feature in your control panel.
Q: How can I use Form-Email?
A: To call the script, create a form with Action http://yourdomain.com/cgi-sys/FormMail-clone.cgi
Hint: Use "POST" as method..
Q: What web server do your servers run?
A: We use Apache 1.3.6
Q: Who is Network Solutions?
A: Network Solutions is the organization responsible for holding the registration and routing for all of the domain names.
Q: Is a Domain Name needed to sign up for a hosting account?
A: Yes, all customers must have a domain name to get an account. You can simply register for one through our sign up form at the time of package purchase.
Q: Do you have FTP and FTP Anonymous access?
A: Yes, you get both.
Q: Are your servers monitored?
A: Yes, we monitor them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Q: Do you have Control Panel documentation?
A: H-Sphere User Guide
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