[brainneeded]

I am using a Windows ME machine, and Front page 2000

I updated a website and FTP'd my changes (completely wrote over old site)

I need to publish though, as I used Forms and a couple of other features that say they won't work unless 'published'

However, I get the message

Could not find a web server at www.thedomain.com on port 80. Please check to make sure that the web server name is
Valid and your proxy settings are set correctly. If you are sure that everything is correct, the web server may be
Temporarily out of service.

I tried entering the destination as http://www ... and then just www. ..., but get the same result.

I found a copy of Personal Web Server (I think from an old install of FP98?) in the Control Panel, so i started this service, but same result.

I no nothing about ports or proxies or even where to start looking.
is there an easy way, or something that a novice like me could understnd to fix this.

I don't know how to 'configure ports' or anything else that may let me publish.
I tired calling the web host, but they were not helpful.

Can you assist me?

[Rockn]

To publish I believe you need FTP access on port 21.

[brainneeded]

How do I get that?

I can FTP to the site okay with FTP voyager, but I need to publish with Front Page

[HAJ]

try http://xxxx.com for the web server

[HAJ]

i meant to say try http://thedomain instead of www.thedomain

[brainneeded]

Hi
I tried that ...

http://mydomainname.com
www.mydomainname.com
http://www.mydomaninname.com

every attempt results in server not found at port 80

more help please

[Rockn]

IT PUBLISHES VIA FTP

[brainneeded]

sorry for making you yell

my isp, who could not advise me further, told me that my forms won't work because I have to publish from Front Page, not FTP them. I thas something to do with the FP extensions.

please if I am asking a stupid question just tell me please don't yell at me.

[Rockn]

If they say the server soes not support FP extensions then you are pretty much out of luck. Check out this article on Front Page:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

[millergroup]

Do you have it fixed yet?

Most all ftp clients auto detect the correct protocol of a web server.

Place the address of your web server as yourdomain.com. Omit the http, https, ftp, ssh, telnet, etc.

Do the same for front page.

Be sure you upload your files into your root directory, (usally called htdocs or httpdocs)

Thus your correct ftp address would be yourdomain.com/root_directory

[Nok1]

Use this program

http://smartftp.com/

It works, and I know because I use it. Best of all, its free.

[brainneeded]

No - not fixed yet
It has to have something to do with my system configuration and I do not know where to look or for what

No matter what I do, my machine says it cannot find a server on Port 80

I can FTP outside of Front Page, and am using a program called FTP Voyager to do that.

On my ISP , Web Hosting side, I have FP Extensions enabled

I just don't know what I can do on my machine to publish.

I want my hit counter to work and it doesn't
neither does my contact form ... and everything I read in Front page says I have to publish, not FTP, to make it work

thank you for continuing to help me on this

[millergroup]

Port 80 is the Apache web server itself. You cannot upload to port 80. Front page will auto detect.

In front page do not write the publish destination as http://your_domain or www.your_domain, it will not work.

If this still does not work for you, send me a private message with your server info. I can go in and see what your trouble may be and advise you with a better understanding.

Or click on my website below and I will give you the customer support that you deserve.

[Rockn]

Nice self promotion to a dead link. Was that a facetious way of telling him he doesn't deserve support?

Does the server have FP extensions installed??

[millergroup]

Not really a self promotion. We had just finished an all night adventure installing the FP extentions, and rebooted the system as you clicked on the link. OOOps!