FP extensions

[Kent McPherson]

Is there a document somewhere that talks about the pros and cons of using
the FP extensions? I use FP 2003 for my personal website
(www.adahighlander.com). It is hosted by DreamHost.com. They support the
extensions but they have a big notice on the Enable FP Extensions page that
says my website will not accessible via FTP if I enable them. They also say
it will take several days for the change to ripple through the network since
my IP address will have to change.

Any helpful thoughts or comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281532&Product=fp2002

Applies to FP2003 as well.

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[Thomas A. Rowe]

Also the FP extensions allow you to work directly on the live/remote site from within FP.

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[Kent McPherson]

Thanks for the link. I just read a note in the
microsoft.public.frontpage.client forum that said the extensions are being
discontinued so maybe my question became moot. Heard anything about this?

 

[Tom Willett]

They are being discontinued and there is no longer any support from MS.
However, that doesn't mean that hosts will necessarily discontinue using
them.
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| Thanks for the link. I just read a note in the
| microsoft.public.frontpage.client forum that said the extensions are being
| discontinued so maybe my question became moot. Heard anything about this?
|
|
| | > See:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281532&Product=fp2002
| >
| > Applies to FP2003 as well.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| > http://www.Ecom-Data.com
| > ==============================================
| >
| >
| > | >> Is there a document somewhere that talks about the pros and cons of
using
| >> the FP extensions? I use FP 2003 for my personal website
| >> (www.adahighlander.com). It is hosted by DreamHost.com. They support
the
| >> extensions but they have a big notice on the Enable FP Extensions page
| >> that says my website will not accessible via FTP if I enable them.
They
| >> also say it will take several days for the change to ripple through the
| >> network since my IP address will have to change.
| >>
| >> Any helpful thoughts or comments would be appreciated. Thanks!
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]]

Support for the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions running on Windows Server
2003 has not been discontinued, and will not be discontinued for at least 3
years. They will be supported as long as Windows Server 2003 is supported,
and will continue to be updated with security patches, etc. if needed.

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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[James Brown]

I am having a *very* tough problem with FP and my web host. They broke the
extensions and now this is what they say (in pidgin English).
======================
Dear Customer,

The FPE will not work for your web site and the reason is that your be site
is too big, too many files you have. The FPE are breaking over and over
again. In order to prevent this from being happening only you can fix this
on your end. Here is the limit of the web site made with FPE:

you have ~72,000 files (now they are ~55,000). FPE is for site not bigger
than 100 MBytes and with no more than 1000 files. FPE can't be installed
normally here, I strongly recommend - either to leave 1000 files or use FTP.
However they are - re-installed again.

Mike Martin
Support Technician
Aplus.Net ( www.aplus.net ) "Everything for your online business"

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So FP is only for 'toy' sites according to my web host. Your decision.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The best option, which has been suggested already to you, is to break the site in smaller subwebs /
subsites based on content.

Subwebs / Subsites are completely independent webs / sites under FP root web, and allows you to open
and/or publish each independent of each other as well as the root web.

If the bulk of your site is image, sound files, etc. these would good to place into a separate
folder (not the images folder) and then convert the folder to a subweb / subsite.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

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[James Brown]

I can do that (or at least try to do it) but is there a limit on FP? If so
what is it?

 

[Ronx]

FrontPage does not impose limits, nor do the extensions (except
sometimes on individual file size when publishing or importing). See my
post in your thread subject "Table of Contents"
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