Create your own webpage

Create your own webpage

Transfering Your Web Page
Once you have created you web page you will need to move the file to the space provided by MIS on one of the servers in the system. Most of the time you will use a program that sends the files using the FTP (file transfer protocol). The links below show examples of how to use two programs to get your pages where they can be seen.

FTP-ing web pages to the server (Macintosh) This shows how you would use the "Fetch" program on a Mac.

FTP-ing web pages to the server (Windows and Windows 95) This shows how you would use the "WinQVT" and "WS-FTP" programs on the Windows platform.

Other Tips and Tools
Once you have tackled all the above basics of web page design and maintenence, the below sets of information will add allow you to add some additional functionality to the site.

form2mail.cgi - A simple CGI form midcoast.com customers can use for feedback.
Visit Counter - How to add a counter to your web page
Date Last Modified Tool - Automatically setting the modification date on your webpage.

Local Web Designers
Web Site Designers List
There are many Web Page Design professionals in the area that can asist you in creating a web page. MIS encourages anyone to consult with these folks in creating your web page.