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Glossary

Upload
Upload

Upload is to send data from a remote system, such as a HTTP, FTP server, or other similar systems.

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JPG (File Interchange Format)
JPG (File Interchange Format)

JPEG is a commonly used standard method of compression for photographic images. The name JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee who created the standard. The group was organized in 1986, issuing a standard in 1992 which was approved in 1994 as ISO 10918-1. JPEG should not be confused with MPEG, the Moving Picture Experts Group, which produces compression schemes for motion pictures.

JPEG provides for lossy compression of images (although there are variations on the standard baseline JPEG which are lossless). The file format which employs this compression is commonly also called JPEG; the most common file extension for this format is .jpg, though .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif and .jif are also used.

JPEG itself specifies both the codec defining how an image is transformed into a stream of bytes, and the file format used to contain that stream. The file format is known as 'JPEG Interchange Format' (Often confused with the JPEG File Interchange Format), and is specified in Annex B of the standard. It is possible for JPEG data to be embedded in other file types, such as TIFF format images.

JPEG/JFIF is the format most used for storing and transmitting photographs on the World Wide Web. For this application, it is preferred to formats such as GIF, which has a limit of 256 distinct colors that is insufficient for color photographs, and PNG, which produces much larger image files for this type of image. The compression algorithm is not as well suited for line drawings and other textual or iconic graphics, and thus the PNG and GIF formats are preferred for these types of images.

The MIME media type for JPEG is image/jpeg (defined in RFC 1341).

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Internet
Internet

For the more general networking concept, see computer network, computer networking, and internetworking.

Visualization of the various routes through a portion of the Internet. Internet Portal
The Internet is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web.

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Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol

Internet Protocol (IP) is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP)—in simpler terms, a computer address. Any participating network device—including routers, computers, time-servers, printers, Internet fax machines, and some telephones—can have their own unique address.

An IP address can also be thought of as the equivalent of a street address or a phone number (compare: VoIP (voice over (the) internet protocol)) for a computer or other network device on the Internet. Just as each street address and phone number uniquely identifies a building or telephone, an IP address can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on a network.

IP addresses can appear to be shared by multiple client devices either because they are part of a shared hosting web server environment or because a proxy server (e.g., an ISP or anonymizer service) acts as an intermediary agent on behalf of its customers, in which case the real originating IP addresses might be hidden from the server receiving a request. The analogy to telephone systems would be the use of predial numbers (proxy) and extensions (shared).

IP addresses are managed and created by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The IANA generally allocates super-blocks to Regional Internet Registries, who in turn allocate smaller blocks to Internet service providers and enterprises.

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SWF (Flash Animations)
SWF (Flash Animations)

SWF is a proprietary vector graphics file format produced by the Flash software from Adobe (formerly Macromedia). Intended to be small enough for publication on the web, SWF files can contain animations or applets of varying degrees of interactivity and function. SWF is also sometimes used for creating animated display graphics and menus for DVD movies, and television commercials.

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General Information

OpenBiblio
OpenBiblio

openBiblio is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable open-source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. Based on the powerful PHP server language and your choice of MySQL, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL or Access/ODBC database servers, phpBB is the ideal free community solution for all web sites.

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OpenRealty
OpenRealty

Open-Realty is an open source web based real estate listing management application. It is intended to be both easy to setup and use.

Written in PHP, Open-Realty is designed to be a fast and flexible tool for your real estate website. With a large open-source community working with this application, and solid management from Transparent Technologies, Inc. Open-Realty is the top choice for use on your website.

Open-Realty has been the first choice in open source real estate web site solutions since 2003. Open-Realty provides easy installation, highly customizable templates, virtual tour support, advanced search capabilities, and many other features. Combine this with commercial add-ons such as our IDX data importer, RETS data importer, and advanced Google map integration and you have all tools needed to have a top real estate website in your market.

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Discuz! Board
Discuz! Board

Crossday Discuz! Board (or simply Discuz!) is an Internet forum developed by Comsenz Technology Ltd. It is built on the PHP scripting language, supporting MySQL and PostgreSQL database management systems. Discuz! is freeware. It is now widely used in China and Hong Kong, but has not been very popular in other countries/places due to lack of support for other languages. The long developed English version of 5.5.0 was never released to public.

It was modified from the well-famous discussion board XMB (forum).

Comsenz Technology Ltd

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WebShopmanager
WebShopmanager

The Web Shop Manager allows you to manage a fully functional online store from a centralized web-based administration system.

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PHPwiki
PHPwiki

PhpWiki is a WikiWikiWeb clone in PHP. A WikiWikiWeb is a site where anyone can edit the pages through an HTML form. Multiple storage backends, dynamic hyperlinking, themeable, scriptable by plugins, full authentication, ACL's.

A WikiWikiWeb is a web site where anyone can edit the pages through an HTML form. Linking is done automatically on the server side; all pages are stored in a database. This may sound rather simplistic, but a Wiki is a very unique way to collaborate on the Web. I set up a few while working at the New York Times on the Web, and the technical staff really took to them in a big way. They wrote 500 pages in just a few months (all to document the internal systems). The addictive quality of a Wiki is that making pages is as simple as making a link to them. If they don't yet exist, the page link will be followed by a hyperlinked question mark; follow that link and you can define the new page. With this setup, you can update and create pages from anywhere there is a web browser handy. Visit the PhpWiki here at Sourceforge. You can try it out yourself! Installation of PhpWiki is as simple as untarring the source distribution. PhpWiki works right out of the box. You will want to make configuration changes later for better performance and permanence, or to run PhpWiki off a relational database like MySQL, mSQL or Postgresql.

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Industry News

Google 7.68 Terabits Per Second Cable
Google 7.68 Terabits Per Second Cable

Search giant finalizes plan for Pacific fiber being ran.

The recent quakes in Taiwan highlighted a lack of redundancy in the Pacific, where fiber runs have about half the capacity found across the Atlantic. A number of companies are planning to rectify that -- including Verizon, who is working with a number of companies to run an 11,000 mile, five terabits per second (Tbps) cable from the United States (Oregon) directly to mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea.

Google is also laying Pacific fiber as part of a consortium named Unity, formed alongside six international companies. The coalition is building a 6,200 mile, 7.68Tbps capable fiber run from Los Angeles to Chikura, located off the coast near Tokyo. Google today announced they finalized the deal on the $300 million project. According to the press release Trans-pacific bandwidth demand continues to surge:

According to the TeleGeography Global Bandwidth Report, 2007, Trans–Pacific bandwidth demand has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63.7 percent between 2002 and 2007. It is expected to continue to grow strongly from 2008 to 2013, with total demand for capacity doubling roughly every two years. "The Unity cable system allows the members of the consortium to provide the increased capacity needed as more applications and services migrate online, giving users faster and more reliable connectivity," said Unity spokesperson Jayne Stowell.

It's obviously a nice deal for Google, given the content operator gets access to bandwidth at build cost. NEC Corporation and Tyco Telecommunications will build the fiber run starting immediately, and it should be completed by 2010, assuming that the undersea cable cutting bogeyman leaves them alone.

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Pre-Beta Release of Windows 7
Pre-Beta Release of Windows 7

Over the past few years, you've asked us to make some changes to Windows. We listened closely. Now it's time to share an early look at how we've used your feedback.

Windows 7 is faster, more reliable, and makes it easier to do what you want. Both the everyday things and the killer "is that really possible?" things.

Dig into this site to see what's coming.

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「.tel」域名時代來臨，勢成全球電話簿

「.tel」域名時代來臨，勢成全球電話簿

所有個人或企業，於2009年2月3日起可以註冊「.tel」域名，作為對外溝通的渠道。這新域名特別針對流動上網，據報道，美國意大利法拉利車廠與《哈利波特》小說作家羅琳、微軟公司等等都已率先註冊該域名。

「.tel」域名的特點是讓企業將所有聯繫方法，如電話、傳真、電郵等放在「.tel」，讓網民更方便與企業聯絡，甚至直接透過網站撥打電話或發送文字短信。企業還可以用它通過即時消息（Instant Messaging）工具、博客平台甚至語音電話（VoIP）服務等低成本通信渠道來降低其成本，從而做到既省錢又能加強客戶服務。

「.tel」域名不同其他網域名稱的部分，在於不需有自己的IP，就能直接有完整網頁的呈現，並透過創新技術使得網頁內的聯絡資訊或關鍵字得以直接儲存，並同時被大眾所查閱，在透過其他常用軟體的支援下，點選EMAIL, MSN ID, SKYPE ID 或地址, 都能呈現極佳的互動效果。

Telnic表示，他們會以「先到先得」的方式處理申請，預計一些極具吸引力的域名將很快會被搶購一空。

全球網民在香港時間2009年2月3日23時起，就可到Telnic的網站 http://telnic.org 登記，每個.tel域名售300美元，為期3年，之後每年20美元。

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微軟證實Hotmail個人資料遭竊取

微軟證實Hotmail個人資料遭竊取

根據BBC（英國廣播公司）報導，微軟公司的Windows Live Hotmail遭到網絡黑客入侵，超過萬個hotmail客戶資料遭到竊取，這些資料多數來自歐洲，微軟並證實遭竊取的密碼都是正確的。

科技網誌neowin.net說，黑客除了盜取帳號密碼之外，又把盜取到的資料全數公布到網路上，超過上萬個hotmail帳戶的細節，2009年10月1日被貼上一個讓人分享密碼的網站pastebin.com。

Neowin聲稱這些帳戶可能是被黑或是利用網路釣魚搜集而來。網路釣魚攻擊者利用發送釣魚郵件給受害者，受害者點選後，會被導向釣魚網頁，就會洩漏了個人的機密資訊給予攻擊者，如個人的信用卡號碼、密碼、帳號等。

微軟目前表示，他們已經知悉此事，並正在積極了解及處理中。這件事透露出網路資訊安全的疑慮，若果個人資料遭到竊取，可能會有更多後續麻煩的事端。

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Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2
Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2

Parallels' new release of Plesk Sitebuilder software helps customers with new features.

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 integrates the Fotolia online micro-priced image marketplace into the software's WYSIWYG editor, allowing users to browse and buy photos directly from the Fotolia gallery without leaving the wizard. The software also includes a new design module featuring SitePal speaking avatar technology by Oddcast. SitePal enables users to deploy animated, talking characters on any website.

"Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 takes website creation to a whole new level with innovative features that are tightly integrated into the software to improve ease of use," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "The new version of Parallels website creation software demonstrates our commitment to delivering open solutions based on the Parallels Open Platform to help service providers add value to their offerings."

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder is a next-generation, scalable website-building application that can be integrated into any business process for hosting providers, ISPs, registrars and telecoms. The software's easy-to-use, five-step wizard and 14 dynamic modules make this software a powerful and flexible solution. It is designed to work with hosting platforms that use the new Application Packaging Standard (APS), such as the Parallels Plesk Control Panel.

The Parallels Open Platform enables hosting with Parallels virtualization and automation technology through integration with a wide range of third-party applications and systems. The APS Standard (APS), a key element of the platform, is used by ISVs and service providers to seamlessly integrate applications to offer to the more than 10 million businesses and individuals that use Parallels products.

Availability
Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 is available now for the Linux/Unix and Windows platforms. It can be downloaded via the Parallels Plesk Application Vault at http://www.parallels.com/en/products/sitebuilder .

About Parallels - Optimized Computing
Parallels (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Pre-Sale Services

How to renew your Domain / Hosting Plan / other services?
How to renew your Domain / Hosting Plan / other services?

Our billing system will automatically send the renewal notification and invoice to your registered email address 15 day before the expiry date.

You need to ensure your registered email is valid in the billing system and to alert on any email notification sent from us, You are responsible for keeping their contact information up to date.

Please note your responsibility to track the services their expiration date.

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Newsletter / E-mail Help
Newsletter / E-mail Help

As a subscriber of www.ec2biz.com newsletters, you need to add www.ec2biz.com to your address book to continue to receive these emails.

Please follow the directions at this link: Have you added the www.ec2biz.com addresses to your e-mail address book? for your particular e-mail provider.

You need to add www.ec2biz.com to your address book:

Please choose your e-mail provider below for specific instructions on adding www.ec2biz.com to your address book:

Hotmail
- Open the e-mail.
- Click "SAVE ADDRESS" at the top of the message header.
- Click "OK" on the next screen.
Yahoo
- Open the e-mail.
- Click "ADD TO ADDRESS BOOK" next to the FROM address.
- Click "ADD TO ADDRESS BOOK" again.
Outlook Express
- Open the e-mail.
- Right-click on the FROM name.
- Click ADD TO ADDRESS BOOK in the menu.
- Click OK on the Properties pop-up.
Netvigator.com (NETMail)
- Click "ADD ADDRESS" on the screen of book address.
- Input a new address to field:
- Click "SAVE" on the bottom.
i-cable.com
- Click "ADD ADDRESS" on the screen of book address.
- Input a new address to field:
- Click "SAVE".
You may need to contact your email provider to get more information.

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Privacy Policy for your account
Privacy Policy for your account

We will never under any circumstance - rent, sell, exchange or in any way make your information available to third parties, unless legally required to do so.

For international domain, ICANN does require that you receive one email per year to verify and update your contact information on your domain.

Also, confirmation emails for ordering, domain name registrations and transfers, along with instructional email to activate services will still be sent to you.

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What are your DNS servers?
What are your DNS servers?

Please refer to:

How to point my existing domain name to "Focus Network Company" server?

ns1.powersx.com
ns2.powersx.com

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How to apply special price for international domain
How to apply special price for international domain

We are offering domain name registration for the unbelievable low price.

This offer is for a limited time only. Act fast while quantities last.

You must purchase following plan offered on our site at the same time you new register your domain name to qualify.
- E-Store
- Linux Web Hosting
- Website Design & Development
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Domain Names Knowledge

Required Documents of Hong Kong Domain Name

Domain Category	Eligible Applicant	Examples of Document
.hk	Local or overseas individuals or entities	(Organization Registration) A copy of the Business Registration Certificate (BR) issued by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of HKSARG (NOT registered as a Branch) i.e. name of the organization shall be that of the head office, not branch office, or (Individual Registration) A copy of HKID card or other document proofing that you are a resident of HKSAR.
.com.hk / .公司.hk	Commercial entities registered in HKSAR	A copy of the Business Registration Certificate (BR) issued by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of HKSARG (NOT registered as a Branch) i.e. name of the organization shall be that of the head office, not branch office, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of Overseas Company issued by the Company Registry (CR) of HKSARG, or Other documentary proof required for the application of .org.hk, .edu.hk, .net.hk or .gov.hk with a letter stating the reason of selecting .com.hk.
.org.hk / .組織.hk	Registered or approved not-for-profit organizations in HKSARG	A copy of the tax exemption letter issued by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) that shows your organization is a charity or non-profit making organization (under Section 88 or 87), or A copy of the Certificate of a Society issued by Hong Kong Police, or A copy of the proof showing exemption from Registration of a Society issued by Hong Kong Police, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration for trade unions or other unions, or A copy of Certificate of Owners' Corporation under Building Ordinance, or A copy of Registration of a Hospital / Nursing Home (under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance), or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a Child Care Centre, or Application letter issued by Government Department, or Gazatte / Ordinance mentioned the establishment of your organization together with an application letter issed by your organization if you are a statutory body, or A copy of the Memorandum of Association shows that no dividend per share to shareholders plus copy of the Business Registration Certificate or Certificate of Incoporation, or Other valid document proofing the non-profit making nature of your organization.
.edu.hk / .教育.hk	Registered schools, tertiary institutions and other approved educational institutions in Hong Kong	A copy of the Certificate of a School issed by Education and Manpower Bureau of HKSARG, or A copy of the Ordinance showing that your institute is established by law together with an application letter issued by your institute, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a course issued by Education and Manpower Bureau of HKSARG, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a Child Care Centre (for Nurseries Running Educare Services or Pre-Primary Curriculum for Children between 2 to 6 years old), or A copy of the Certificate of Education (for Nurseries Running Educare Services or Pre-Primary Curriculum for Children between 2 to 6 years old)
.net.hk / .網絡.hk	Entities managing network infrastructure, machines and services with a license from the Office of Telecommunications Authority of the HKSARG	A copy of the PNETS (IVANS / ISP) license issued by the Office of the Telecommunications Authority of the Government HKSAR, or Fixed Telecommunication Network Services (FTNS) / Fixed Carrier License.
.gov.hk / .政府.hk	Bureaux or Departments of the HKSARG	Subject to the endorsement by the Office of Government Chief Information Officer
.idv.hk / .個人.hk	Residents of HKSAR	A copy of HKID card or other document proofing that you are a resident of HKSAR. (For the registration of .個人.hk, the domain name you selected shall be your legal name)

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Who can register a .US domain name?
Who can register a .US domain name?

Any United States citizen or permanent resident, as well as any business or organization with a bona fide presence in the U.S., can register a .us domain name.

One of the following eligibility requirements must be met:
- A natural person (i) who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories or (ii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions, or
- Any entity or organization that is incorporated within one of the fifty (50) United States states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, or any of its possessions or territories, or
- An entity or organization (including federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States.
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How to transfer my existing domain name to "Focus Network Company"?
How to transfer my existing domain name to "Focus Network Company"?

When you start using your new hosting account or E-Store with us, it may be quite inconvenient to leave your domain name to be managed by your old host. If you do that you will have to communicate with two different organizations: one will be providing the hosting services or E-Store for your website and the other will be providing domain registration services for your website.

In order to move your existing domain and manage it together with your "Focus Network Company" hosting account with you just need to order the "Domain Transfer Service".

Requirements for successful domain name transfer
- The domain name to be transferred is not in 'Locked' Status.
- The customer has access to the administrative contact email for the domain.
- The customer can provide "Focus Network Company" with the domain EPP key code, applying to domains for which there is such a code.
- There are more than 15 days till the domain name expiration date.
- The domain name was registered for the first time more than 60 day ago.
- The domain name has one of the following extensions: .com .net .org .us .biz .info .name.
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Who can register a .CN domain name?
Who can register a .CN domain name?

Regarding to CNNIC request for document submission.

For new .CN / .COM.CN / .NET.CN / .ORG.CN / GOV.CN domain registration, only organization application is accepted and below documents are required:
- Copy of a valid China Business Registration Certificate, and
- Copy of applicant's China Citizen Identity Card, and
- Copy of a valid ICP license
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What Is Domain Redemption Period
What Is Domain Redemption Period

The Redemption Period occurs approximately 30 days after a domain has been reached its expiration date, this applies to .COM, .NET, and .ORG domains, other TLDs may have different policies concerning expiration and renewal.

For thirty (30) days after the expiration date the domain will be available for renewal in a grace period. After the thirty day grace period the domain will enter a hold period known as the Redemption Period for another thirty (30) days where to recover the domain the registry requires a HKD$3,000 fee.

However, there is no guaranteed grace period, and once expired, the domain can be deleted at any time.

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Linux Web Hosting

Default home page priority
Default home page priority

The filename below is the order of priority which the web hosting will read as the website index (default/main) page.
1. index.php
2. index.html
3. index.htm
4. index.shtml
5. index.cfm (Option)
If you need to change a site or directory default page, you can do so see: How do you set a website default page to something other than index.html.

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PHP - How to parse PHP within HTML files
PHP - How to parse PHP within HTML files

Create a new .htaccess file or edit an existing one with the following line:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .htm

Upload this file into the root of your domain(e.g. httpdocs). The changes take effect immediately.

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How to Create a ASP page
How to Create a ASP page

A ASP(Active Server Page) script block must begin with <% and end with %>. A ASP script block can appear anywhere in a .asp file.

The following is an example of a ASP script block:
<% my $class %>
<% my $vars = $Request->ServerVariables() %>
<% for (sort keys %{$vars}) { %>
<% next unless /^HTTP_|^REQUEST_/ %>
<% $class = ($class ne 'normal')? 'normal': 'alt' %>

<%=$_%>
<%=$vars->{$_}%>

<% } %>

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Plesk 10 Reseller’s Guide
Plesk 10 Reseller’s Guide

Parallels Plesk Panel is the only web hosting control panel with integrated web design, SaaS storefront and billing. Parallels Plesk Panel delivers maximum profits for growing service providers.

Parallels Plesk Panel is the most complete Web hosting control panel available today. In fact, it’s the only Web hosting panel that includes integrated Web design tools, a SaaS storefront, and fully automated billing and provisioning. Plus it delivers maximum profits for growing service providers; provides key tools for Web designers; and includes an easy-to-use server control panel for IT professionals (and small businesses without IT staff).

This guide is intended for hosting services resellers who are going to use Parallels Plesk Panel 10 as Reseller users.

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Plesk 10 Control Panel User’s Guide
Plesk 10 Control Panel User’s Guide

Parallels Plesk Panel is the only web hosting control panel with integrated web design, SaaS storefront and billing. Parallels Plesk Panel delivers maximum profits for growing service providers.

Parallels Plesk Panel is the most complete Web hosting control panel available today. In fact, it’s the only Web hosting panel that includes integrated Web design tools, a SaaS storefront, and fully automated billing and provisioning. Plus it delivers maximum profits for growing service providers; provides key tools for Web designers; and includes an easy-to-use server control panel for IT professionals (and small businesses without IT staff).

This is a guide to the new Panel user interface called Control Panel, which is focused only on hosting management. This guide is addressed to anyone who is going to manage websites and mail using Parallels Plesk Panel 10: hosting services customers, resellers and server administrators.

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E-Store

Start Building Your Storefront
Start Building Your Storefront

Ec2Biz的「網上商店系統」的系統具備很多現時在電子商務上適用的方案，而且整合了大量獨特的功能，讓您在運營線上銷售的過程得到最高回報，而且我們的系統不斷加以改良。

經過歷年的客戶反影後，現在的軟件版本已較前的更易操作，而且改善了控制介面，讓您無論進行初始設定或是日常操作，都可感覺輕鬆快捷。

為了讓您能更快捷地進行「初始設定」，我們特意整理了這份指南，以一步一步的指引，向您介紹適用的設定程序。

對於整過系統來說，「初始設定」顯得非常重要，因您輸入的資料將會被套用到各種普通或進階功能裏，所以請參照下述步驟逐點完成設定。
1. 系統設定
  1. 網站資料
    網站“中英文”主題、簡介、關鍵字
  2. 公司資料
    公司“中英文”名稱、地址，聯絡、號碼、客戶服務、傳真電話號碼，電子郵件，負責人名稱
  3. 通知資料
    接收查詢通知方式、手機短訊接收號碼、貨量不足通知、顧客心聲通知、新會員參加通知
  4. 數位憑証資料
    (如適用) - 憑証發行機構、憑証域名、憑証編碼
2. 客戶設定
  1. 新會員的預設群組
    客戶批核選擇、觀看售價選擇、告知好友選擇
  2. 新會員優待
    新會員獲贈現金積分、電子禮券
  3. 現金積分系統
    啟用選擇、使用規則
3. 商店店面設定
  1. 網站模板選擇
    使用預設或修改、上載設計模板
  2. 樣式表選擇
    使用預設或修改字型顏色、大小、位置
  3. 顯示項目
    選擇適用的顯示方式、版面區塊
  4. 邊框設定
    選擇適用的「版面區塊」邊框
4. 建立產品目錄分類
  頂層目錄、副目錄、副分類目錄，新增品牌列表
5. 加入產品名單
  1. 新增產品欄位
    預先設定產品資料統稱，例如：衣服尺碼、材質、產地
  2. 逐件輸入產品
    產品“中英文”名稱、說明、型號、數量、重量、選擇上載圖片
  3. 大量新增產品
    上載產品CSV檔案、上載經打包壓縮產品圖片 (進階功能，不建議初始設定時使用)
6. 貨運管理設定
  1. 本地貨運
    選擇適用於本地的方式，修改運費
  2. 海外貨運
    選擇適用於海外的方式，修改運費
7. 金流收款設定
  1. 信用咭付款閘道
    申請適用的付款閘道服款務，輸入服務使用者資料
  2. 銀行入帳付款
    輸入“中英文”銀行名稱、帳戶號碼
  3. 郵寄支票付款
    輸入“中英文”收款者名稱、地址
8. 完成初始設定
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Products Additional Info
Products Additional Info

“附加產品資料”適合用於一些需要提供額外說明，或更詳盡產品規格的商品，這些附加的產品資料不會主動在“產品詳細頁”顯示，而是在該項產品的頁面展示含有連結的主題。

當顧客點擊該主題，隨即便會彈出另一個小型視窗並在視窗內顯示這些“附加產品資料”。

每項附加產品資料包含的資料：
- “中英文”主題 - 最多125個字元
- “中英文”內容 - 無限制內容，以“HTML”型式儲存及顯示，可加插圖片
新增附加產品資料：
1. 點擊主選單的“分類目錄/產品管理”
2. 點擊左選單的“附加產品資料”
3. 點擊主螢幕的“增加”按鈕
4. 選擇產品的目錄
5. 選擇相關產品
6. 點擊主螢幕的下方的“增加”按鈕
7. 輸入相關資料
8. 完成後按“儲存”或“更新”，或按“返回”放棄並返回列表
更改附加產品資料狀態：
- 附加產品資料
  點擊狀態列的“綠色”或“紅色”按鈕
針對附加產品資料的動作：
- 增加
  針對產品新增一筆附加資料
- 編輯
  修改已經增加的附加產品資料資料，例如更改“中英文”主題、“中英文”內容
- 刪除
  將該附加產品資料刪除，此刪除動作只針對附加產品資料，不會把原有產品刪除
注意事項：
- 每項產品不限“附加產品資料”的數量
- 這些只屬產品的額外資訊，不會影響產品的銷售條件及訂購過程
- “中英文”主題、內容需分別輸入
- 已經建立的附加產品資料可透過狀態改變成“顯示”或“不顯示”
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Support Tickets
Support Tickets

“支援服務記錄”能提供高效率、管理簡易的雙向溝通環境，比一般只依靠電子郵件進行通信的模式不同。

當顧客（查詢者）需要向店主查詢問題的時候，只要直接在“聯絡我們”的頁面輸入個人資料及問題的內容，簡單地點擊“寄出”，系統便會記錄該項查詢，並且即時向“查詢者”及管理員發出確認郵件。

當管理員知悉及回覆查詢後，系統便會記錄往後的答覆，並同時發出電郵通知“查詢者”，而“查詢者”可點擊郵件內的連結，再次到達您網站的“聯絡頁”檢視管理員的回覆細節，“查詢者”亦可在需要時在“聯絡頁”提出“回應”。
整個查詢過程，“查詢者”均可隨時隨地在“聯絡頁”辦理所有查詢、檢視、回應，系統亦會將每一項查詢主題的來龍去脈一一記錄，以便管理員掌握這些客戶服務中的資訊。

支援查詢的範圍主要可針對“一般查詢”、“產品查詢”、“訂單查詢”等等，這些查詢的記錄必需是經由“聯絡頁”處理，凡經其他途徑例如電子郵件、電話處理的情況下，這項功能是沒法記錄的。

這份指南將介紹“支援服務記錄”中的各項設定。

“部門設定”包含以下資料：
- 查詢部門名稱
  “中英文”的自訂部門名稱，供“查詢者”提出針對部門的選擇，亦提供“管理員”回覆時的所屬部門選擇。
- 預設值
  針對所有名稱的其中一項為系統預設狀態
“重要程度設定”包含以下資料：
- 重要程度名稱
  “中英文”的自訂重要程度名稱，供“查詢者”提出針對重要性的選擇。
- 預設值
  針對所有名稱的其中一項為系統預設狀態
“查詢狀態設定”包含以下資料：
- 查詢狀態名稱
  “中英文”的自訂查詢狀態名稱，讓雙方知悉查詢項目的處理狀態、流程，一般預設狀態是“等待處理”。
- 預設值
  針對所有名稱的其中一項為系統預設狀態
“職員設定”包含以下資料：
- 職員名稱
  “中英文”的自訂職員名稱，讓管理員以不同身份進行回覆。
- 預設值
  針對所有名稱的其中一項為系統預設狀態
注意事項：
- 我們已經預先設定了若干常用的名稱，如您仍覺不足，則可再新增希望使用的名稱。
- 請於“初始設定”時妥善設定，日後新增名稱是可以的，但切勿刪除已建立的名稱，這樣將引致已記錄的“支援服務記錄”不能對應。
- 上述名稱應採用簡短易理解的政策，切勿輸入長篇的說明。
針對“支援服務記錄”的動作：
- 編輯
  修改已經建立的“中英文”名稱、改變預設值。
- 刪除
  刪除已經建立的“中英文”名稱，己運作的商店不宜進行刪除動作
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Online Status
Online Status

我們的“網上商店”系統內置線上瀏覽者追蹤功能，透過“線上客戶”，您能掌握即時的店面瀏覽實況，了解那些客戶正在參觀的商品，以及客戶當時放在“購物車”的東西。

若您正在提供“線上即時支援服務”，更可直接看看和您聯系中的客戶購物情況，以便提供產品訊息給那位發問中的客戶。

進入“線上客戶”：
1. 點擊主選單的“系統工具”
2. 點擊左選單的“線上客戶”
“線上客戶”包含的資料：
- 客戶名稱
  若瀏覽者已成功登入，將顯示對方的稱呼
- 國家及IP
  當前瀏覽者的IP及IP區域所屬的國家，該國家未必與顧客所登記的資料相同
- 上線
  當前瀏覽者的總逗留時間
- 登入時間
  最初進入網站的時間
- 最後動作時間
  當前瀏覽者最後點擊的時間
- 最後連結
  最近訪問的頁面
針對“線上客戶”的動作：
- 資訊
  檢視該名瀏覽者或顧客放在“購物車”裏的產品名單及售價
注意事項：
- 每筆在線瀏覽記錄，將會在再沒有點擊動作二分鐘後清除
- 每筆記錄代表一位瀏覽者身份，少數情況下同一位瀏覽者會產生多於一筆的記錄，例如對方的電腦在處理cookies時出現變化，系統無法識別前段身份
- 一些“搜索引擎”在進行自動化資料採集，系統仍有可能被記錄及顯示成“線上客戶”
- 一些向您的線上商店發動惡意網路攻擊的情況，系統仍有可能被記錄及顯示成“線上客戶”
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Tax Rates and Classes
Tax Rates and Classes

我們的“網上商店”系統，支援預收稅款功能，若您銷售的產品在某些國家屬於需繳稅款的話，您便可在系統預先設定相關稅別與稅率，以便系統為產品加上絯該稅率直接向顧客收取。

雖然大部份情況下若產品屬需繳稅的，都是由顧客自行處理入口稅的問題，商店負責人是無需特別處理，但是我們仍預備這項功能，讓您在需要時能夠使用。

這份指南將介紹“稅區、稅別、稅率”中的各項設定。

“稅區”包含以下資料：
- 地區名稱
  正確的地區“英文”名稱，例如“Florida”
- 說明
  針對這個“稅區”的輔助“英文”說明，例如“Florida local sales tax zone”
“稅別”包含以下資料：
- 稅別標題
  關於稅別的標題，例如“Taxable Goods”
- 描述
  針對這項稅別的輔助“英文”描述，例如“The following types of products are included non-food, services, etc”
“稅率”包含以下資料：
- 稅別標題
  選擇一個預先建立妥當的稅別
- 地區名稱
  選擇一個預先設定妥當的稅區
- 稅率 (%)
  輸入正確的稅率值
- 描述
  針對這個“稅區”的輔助“英文”描述，例如“FL TAX 7.0%”
- 優先權
  若同一稅區有多種稅率，請設定相關的優先權
注意事項：
- 建立稅率必需順序由“稅區”到“稅別”，最後才建立“稅率”
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

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How to configure Outlook Express With POP Before SMTP Relay
How to configure Outlook Express With POP Before SMTP Relay

Our use different SMTP relays for sending mail - POP before SMTP. In POP before SMTP, the relay system collects your IP address when you authenticate yourself with the POP server, and then permits SMTP relaying from that IP address for 5 minute.

In other words, you need to check your mail first, only then you can send your messages.

To configure your Outlook Express or any other e-mail client, you need to know your POP3 and SMTP servers address.

In this tutorial we will learn how to setup Outlook Express with POP Before SMTP Relay.

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Are you able to receive emails but not send?
Are you able to receive emails but not send?

If you can receive mail but aren't able to send this means one thing.....

There are number of things causing this. Unless you've received an announcement from us that mail isn't working properly at the time you're having difficulty.

Chances are it is some internet provider is blocking you from using anyone's incoming mail servers but their own. Many major ISP's are blocking incoming emails.

The reason they do this is to prevent you from using their internet connection for spamming purposes.

You will still be able to send emails, but only by using your ISP'S outgoing mail server.
Every ISP's outgoing mail address is different, but for the most part they will be mail.yourispname.com
For example, if you had hosting with AOL.com, their outgoing mail server would look like this: mail.aol.com.

If mail.yourisp.com does not work and you are still unable to send emails, you will need to call your internet service provider to find out what their outgoing mail server is.

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Are you able to send emails but not receive?
Are you able to send emails but not receive?

Either your E-Mail address setting is wrong, or your domain is out of disk space. You will need to increase the amount of disk space to receive mail again.

Does it say "please enter your username and password for the following server" and you are sure you're using the correct information?

Most of our servers have a 60 checks per hour limit. If you hit this limit in any hour you'll be locked out for the rest of the hour. you will need to click: Tools > Options > General > and disable where it says "check for new messages every xx minutes".

If you do not want to disable it just set it to check less often. keep in mind the more computers you have auto checking or checking the mail the quicker you will hit this limit.

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
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Windows Mail Setup Tutorial

Windows Mail in Windows Vista addresses today's serious concerns about junk mail, e-mail, and phishing attacks, while adding new features that help you search and manage the increasing volume of e-mail messages that you receive.

In this tutorial we will learn how to setup Outlook Express for use with your new hosting email account.

What you will Need:
- A valid email account, if you haven't created an email account yet please log into your Control Panel and set up an email account.
- An email client. This tutorial uses Windows Mail, which is a pre-installed component of Windows Vista.
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Setup fetch email using Outlook mail / Hotmail
Setup fetch email using Outlook mail / Hotmail

Why Should I Use Fetch Mail Instead of an Email Forwarder?

We are committed to improving the stability of services.

Unfortunately, it is very common for mail forwarding to cause blacklisting with many large email providers. This most commonly occurs when large amounts of mail are forwarded and then marked as spam after it has been received in the end user's inbox. This results in our server's sending reputation being penalized since it was the last server to send the mail. Ultimately, our server will be blacklisted with the email provider and it will affect all of other users on the same server.

A solution to this is to disabled mail forwarding altogether. change to using mail fetcher, you can access mail in a other system without having the mail routed through that system's server. This way, you can mark a message as spam without it affecting our email server's reputation.

The following articles explain how to set up mail fetching for other services and are for reference only.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/pop-email

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

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