I have my domains through GoDaddy as well and I've found them to be
absolutely terrific over the years.

Easy, professional and very helpful to this non-geek.  :-)

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:15 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the info, Rick. The trouble with AOL is they will not let you
> get
> into your FTP space unless you are logged in to their portal.
> It's an extra step for folks who have not used theri portal for years. I
> need to add AOL back to my laptop. =(
>
> I am familiar with GoDaddy already have my domains with them.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> BenT
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Rick Nathan <rick@tradewind.org> wrote:
>
> > So the answer to saving the web site is to back it up RIGHT NOW. Go to
> > http://www.smartftp.com/ and get the free FTP program, enter the logon
> > info
> > for your AOL site, if you don't have the info, AOL should provide it, and
> > then copy the whole site in one shot. Once you've got all your hard work
> > back in your pc then you can worry about where to go next.
> >
> > I say this without any knowledge what so ever about how AOL works. Never
> > used em', never will use em'.
> >
> > For inexpensive web space try Go Daddy, or 1and1.com. I use the latter.
> A
> > personal site with tons of space is $4.99 a month. A commercial site is a
> > $120 a year. You get everything you need to set up shop without a
> shopping
> > cart. That's extra. They have web site builders so you don't need to know
> > any code to build a nice site. They are the largest space provider in
> > Europe
> > and now nearly the largest in America with some 30,000 servers in Kansas.
> > I've used them for several years and have multiple web sites with them
> > without a single problem, EVER!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rick Nathan
> > Tradewind.org and many more.
>

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