Remember, when you send your files up, they must be renamed as below:

index.html And the first page of your site must be index.html -- html NOT htm! Additional pages may have any name you want as long as they end in .html.

When you first open WS_FTP, you will see a screen called "SESSION PROFILE". This is how it should be configured:

host name: ftp.oocities.com
host type: UNIX (default)
user id: GeoCities member name
password: GeoCities password

When you have filled in this information, click the "OK" button.

It will then connect with geocities' ftp site. It will take you directly to the correct directory on GeoCities. Nothing else needs to be done on the "Remote" side.

The left hand section is the "LOCAL SYSTEM". That is your system. You need to change the directory "CHG DIR" to the directory that has all your html and graphic files in it.

The right screen will only have 2 .. at the top. That's ok. Your files that you send up will not be displayed on the screen, therefore not making them available to anyone else to use.

Now, at the bottom of the window is an "OPTIONS" button. Click on it. It will bring up a window called "OPTIONS". Click on "SESSIONS OPTIONS". Another window will open.

In the "OPTIONS" window, make sure the following items are selected:

Auto update remote directories
Show transfer dialog
Prompt for destination

In the bottom left of the window is a section called "TRANSFER MODE". Be sure that "BINARY" is checked.

Now, click on "SAVE". This will return you to the "OPTIONS" window. Click on "EXIT". This will take you back to the local/remote system window.

Now you are ready to send your files to GeoCities.

Under the "LOCAL SYSTEM", find the file you want to transfer and highlight it. Click on the arrow button to the right of the "RENAME" button. A small window should appear that has your file name in it, such as:

picture.gif or index.htm

Rename the html files as follows:

index.html - always remember, html files must be named HTML, not HTM.

Then click on the "OK" button. And off it goes.

When you have renamed and sent all your files to GeoCities, click on the "CLOSE" button in the far bottom left of the window, close WS_FTP and you are all finished.

It usually takes about 10-20 minutes for files to show up on the WEB, sometimes less. But, they should be there shortly!

This page and all Bridgebuilder pages were designed using WEBBER!

Created and maintained by The Bridge Builder Copyright(c) 1996 Free Flight Enterprises Created: 3/1/96 Updated: 7/25/96

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