Re: Server Ext's Not Supported?

From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/04

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    Basically, you have to be willing to learn HTML, what will and will not work, then test your site in
    the major browsers and versions and not rely on FP or any HTML application to do it all. 

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"Sheryl Bradley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24da401c45fba$fa4f6700$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you for your reply.  I can change my ISP to an ISP
> who supports the FP server extensions, so that would
> solve whether or not my ISP can host my site.
>
> My main concern is that I want my web site to be viewable
> by all users (who have current, up-to-date browsers ...
> IE & Netscape).  So it sounds like I need to find a list
> of which features have limited compatibility with the
> mainstream, up-to-date browsers.
>
> Thanks again !  :)
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >1. FP extensions are available for Windows based servers
> running IIS and Unix/Linux servers running
> >Apache.
> >
> >2. The FP extensions are server-side and have no impact
> on what browser a user uses to browse your
> >web site.
> >
> >3. FP allows you to add features/functions, just like
> all HTML editors and Notepad allow you to add
> >features and functions that are not support by all
> browsers, versions or the OS they are running
> >under.
> >
> >4. A web host can chose to allow or not allow certain
> features/functions of the extensions to be
> >available by their hosting client, as well some FP
> extensions are only available under Windows IIS
> >and/or only under Unix/Linux Apache servers.
> >
> >-- 
> >==============================================
> >Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> >WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
> >http://www.ycoln-resources.com
> >FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
> >==============================================
> >To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
> support see:
> >http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> >
> >"Sheryl Bradley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
> >news:24ceb01c45fab$dd684120$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Can someone please clear up or point me to any articles
> >> regarding FP extensions and their support in non-
> >> Microsoft browsers and on non-Microsoft servers?  My
> ISP
> >> is telling me that they don't support FP extensions
> >> because they're not supported on for all browsers and
> >> servers.  I've heard this before, and also heard it
> >> refuted before.  I don't want to develop a web site
> that
> >> excludes certain visitors.  Thanks!
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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