Features
The comprehensive features of the Woodhost Unix
hosting package can be tailored to your specific needs.
A comprehensive description of each feature included with the Wood Communications Unix
package can be found below.
Unix Disk Space
The amount of disk space on our Unix Internet servers that your accounts
may consume is agreed at sign-up.
POP3 Mailboxes
You can create any number of POP3 mailboxes within your account
for your own use up to the agreed limit.
Autoresponders
Autoresponders reply to incoming email instantly and automatically. You
can set up any number of autoresponders within your account
for your own use up to the agreed limit.
Email Addresses
Configure as many email addresses at each of your domain names as required, up to the agreed limit.
Mail to any address can be sent either to your POP3 domain mailbox or forwarded to an existing email address elsewhere. Mail sent to an address
for which you have not configured a specific destination can be sent to
a default location.
Multi Recipient Addresses
A multi recipient address enables a single email message to be delivered
to multiple recipients in your organisation. MRAs are ideal for distributing
staff bulletins and memos quickly and efficiently. Any number
of MRAs can be created on your account up to the agreed limit.
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PHP
PHP is a powerful scripting language ideal for the creation of dynamic,
data driven web sites. To use PHP scripts on our servers they must have
the file extension .php (.php3 and .php4 are also supported for compatibility
with older applications).
Password Protection
Password protected directories require authentication using a username
and password before files from them can be downloaded via the web.
CGI Scripting In Perl
CGI scripts are small programs that run on the server to add interactivity
to your site, Our servers run the latest version of Active Perl allowing
you to install and develop your own Perl CGI scripts.
MySQL
mySQL is a powerful database engine which can be integrated into your
web site using a programming language such as PHP or Perl.
128 Bit SSL Secure Server
You have access to a shared secure server, the addition of SSL to a
domain name costs £50 per year.
Unix FrontPage Server Extensions
FrontPage 2002 extensions are installed on our web servers, allowing
you to take advantage of the ease of use of Microsoft's web page authoring
software. The addition of FrontPage extensions to a domain name costs
£20 per year.
Server Side Includes
Server Side Includes enable the addition of dynamic elements to HTML web
pages. Automatically insert dates, file information and other HTML documents.
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Graphical
Web Site Statistics
View real-time usage statistics for your web sites, see how many people
are visiting your sites, where they come from, what search keywords
they use to find you and more, via your control panel.
Web
Based Control Panel
Manage all aspects of your account via an easy to use
online control panel, manage you account, configure email and more. See the
control panel page for further information.
Support
Centre
Online support documentation integrates with your
control panel. You can refer to this documentation for help using
your hosting package and submit requests for technical support.
Searchengine
Submission
Submit your site to the worlds major search engines with one click,
enabling your customers to find you on the Internet.
We can also offer a more sophisticated search engine submission
service for £150 per year, including page optimization and monthly
re-submission to many more search engines.
SPAM Filtering
Unsolicited commercial email commonly referred to as SPAM is the Internet
equivalent of junk mail. Our mail servers consult with a world wide database
of known spammers and will refuse email sent from them. This reduces the amount
of junk mail in your inbox increasing your productivity, but unfortunately
we cannot block all spam without risking losing valid emails.
Email Virus Protection
Although our mail servers perform a basic email scan for known viruses, we
cannot guarantee to catch everything. To safeguard your systems, we highly
recommend the installation and regular updating of anti-virus software locally.
Online Knowledge Base
A wealth of information, instructions and tutorials are available at any
time from the online support centre. Context sensitive help is available
at any time from within the control panel.
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