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URL
forwarding is perfect if you have a domain registered
with us, and want people to be able to visit your
website hosted somewhere else with a long web address
(URL). For example, if you are Jane, and you own "janestastycookies.com",
why would you want people to type in "www.members.aol.com/freesites/~janescookies/index.html"?
Wouldn't you rather have them type in "www.janestastycookies.com"?
Well, now you can! For just $0.00, you can forward your
domain to your website for one year!
Activate
URL forwarding today!
Click
HERE
to log in and set up URL forwarding.
Some Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Will
people be able to see the URL I'm forwarding to?
No, when you activate URL forwarding, your URL is
"cloaked". "Cloaking" means that your domain will remain
permanently in the address bar of the browser, not the
web address of your website.
2. Can
I remove the cloaking?
Cloaking is accomplished by using a frame on our
servers, which then loads the content of your site into
that frame. This frame does not allow for any
modifications by you- either title bar or META tags,
etc.Cloaking may also interfere with the coding of some
websites with dynamic features- javascripts, ID tags,
etc. It will also interfere with secure websites, as
part of your site will not be secure with cloaking. This
will prevent the "lock" from showing up in browsers,
etc. We can, on request, deactivate cloaking for your
domain. This will result in a straight redirect to your
site, with no frame. All your code, including title and
META tags, etc. will appear, but so will the "real" URL
you are forwarding to. If this is what you want, simply
ask us to make this change for you. Please provide the
domain, and the username and password of your account.
3. What
if I want to cancel URL forwarding?
URL-forwarding is automatically disabled after you make
a DNS change. Because it will take 24-48 hours for your
DNS change to propagate, URL-forwarding will remain
active while the change is in progress, so that you do
not experience any down time for your website. Once your
new DNS servers have propagated, however, and your
domain is no longer residing on our forwarding servers,
that will automatically render URL-forwarding inactive.
URL-forwarding will still be in your account for this
domain, however, for the full length of the term you
chose. You may, of course, use URL-forwarding again if
your new hosting doesn't work out. You merely need to
change your DNS back to our forwarding servers:
NS3.ONLINEACCESS.NET
NS4.ONLINEACCESS.NET
You may also, of course, abruptly terminate your
forwarding by deleting your forwarding address. Erase
the URL you are forwarding to, and submit your change.
Your domain will resolve to an error page immediately,
using the bogus URL http://no-where.
4. Can
I change the forwarding URL?
You may change the status on your URL forwarding at any
time by logging back into the domain manager. Once you
have logged in, click the URL-Forwarding link. On the
first page, you will see the action links, and
underneath will be a box containing your current
forwarding information, as well as the status of those
forwards. The action links are:
"Add Forward" - To add a new URL-forward to a domain in
your account, click this link. Put a checkmark next to
the domain you wish to forward, and click the "Continue"
button. On the next screen, enter the forwarding
address, and choose the length of the forwarding term.
You'll be able to choose free forwarding by placing a
checkmark in the "Free" box. Finalize the payment
information and click "Submit".
"Edit Forward" - To modify an existing URL-forward,
click this link. Put a checkmark next to the forward you
wish to modify, and click the "Continue" button. On the
next screen, you may edit the forwarding address, or
change from free to paid forwarding by unchecking the
"Free" checkbox next to the domain. Click the "Continue"
button and verify your changes.
"Renew Forward" - If your URL-forward is expiring, you
may click this link to renew it. You may only renew a
forward for equal to or less than the term remaining on
the domain itself, or one year, whichever is greater.
Place a checkmark next to the domain, and click
"Continue". You'll be able to select the renewal term
for your domain in the drop-down box. Click "Continue"
to verify the term and payment information.
5. Is
there anything I can't do?
Due to traffic restrictions, we strictly prohibit
the sending of unsolicited email promoting any domain
hosted on our forwarding servers.
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