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I have a iWebsite, but I want my own domain name now - Can I do that?
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I haven't ever used .mac, but apparently they now have the feature to have a .mac site hosted or linked or something to any domain name you buy. It'll run with .mac and still have al the bonuses and such of the .mac and still accessible through .mac, but if you type in your domain it redirects to the .mac site (sorta i guess?) but hides that address and only shows your domain name...
that's sorta how i understand it. I am not sure how to go about it. If you want to cancel .mac and only have your website, I don't think this is possible... or atleast not easy. I may be wrong.
that's sorta how i understand it. I am not sure how to go about it. If you want to cancel .mac and only have your website, I don't think this is possible... or atleast not easy. I may be wrong.
Just purchase your domain name and use 'domain forwarding' to direct the domain name towards your published iWeb site.
Easy!
David
Easy!
David
Where do I find "domain forwarding?" ?
Where do you recommend buying domain names?
You can also publish your site to a folder and use an FTP client to transfer your iweb pages to a domain. You obviously have to buy the domain and hosting services, I use go daddy for this process and it works great.
For domain hosting, my choice is 1&1 (www.1and1.com). I know a number of folks at godaddy.com, and all I'll say is that I wouldn't trust them to feed my cats for a day. YMMV.
Are features still different when the web page is not hosted on .mac...I know the slideshow function used to be different.
Check out www.doteasy.com
Free hosting with 10 e-mail accounts and WEB space.
Domain name registery is standard at about $90 for 5 years or you can get it for just a year as well. They sometimes have specials, I just registered my daughter on a special for $4.95 a year through doteasy. I have used them for nearly 6 years and had great service!
Free hosting with 10 e-mail accounts and WEB space.
Domain name registery is standard at about $90 for 5 years or you can get it for just a year as well. They sometimes have specials, I just registered my daughter on a special for $4.95 a year through doteasy. I have used them for nearly 6 years and had great service!