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From: John Corliss on 29 Aug 2006 04:44
Bear Bottoms wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>> Many folks would like to build their own site but are reluctant to
>>> get involved with writing HTML. An alternative to hand coding or
>>> using a web authoring tool is to use a web hosting service that
>>> allows you to use point-and-click tools to create a web site from a
>>> template. There are many of these services but the current offering
>>> from the Microsoft Office Live Beta service is very tempting. You not
>>> only get free site creation tools but also free hosting, five free
>>> email accounts plus a free domain name as well. Microsoft claims that
>>> if you sign up during the beta, the free hosting will continue even
>>> when the product goes live. It sounds like an unbeatable offer but
>>> there is a small catch; it's for US based users only...and ya gotta
>>> use Microsoft IE. (clipped)
>>
>> Questions:
>>
>> 1. Do you have to install and use Office Live Beta service to get the
>> free domain (assuming that there's anything you install in the first
>> place)?
>>
> They install active x controls to manage the service functionality.
>
>> 2. Do you have to set up a Passport account?
>>
> Yes

'Nuff said. I'll pass. Thanks anyway.

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From: Bear Bottoms on 29 Aug 2006 18:05
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:44:45 -0500, John Corliss <jcorliss(a)fake.invalid>
wrote:

> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>>> Many folks would like to build their own site but are reluctant to
>>>> get involved with writing HTML. An alternative to hand coding or
>>>> using a web authoring tool is to use a web hosting service that
>>>> allows you to use point-and-click tools to create a web site from a
>>>> template. There are many of these services but the current offering
>>>> from the Microsoft Office Live Beta service is very tempting. You not
>>>> only get free site creation tools but also free hosting, five free
>>>> email accounts plus a free domain name as well. Microsoft claims that
>>>> if you sign up during the beta, the free hosting will continue even
>>>> when the product goes live. It sounds like an unbeatable offer but
>>>> there is a small catch; it's for US based users only...and ya gotta
>>>> use Microsoft IE. (clipped)
>>>
>>> Questions:
>>>
>>> 1. Do you have to install and use Office Live Beta service to get the
>>> free domain (assuming that there's anything you install in the first
>>> place)?
>>>
>> They install active x controls to manage the service functionality.
>>
>>> 2. Do you have to set up a Passport account?
>>>
>> Yes
>
> 'Nuff said. I'll pass. Thanks anyway.
>

Active X is not the flu. LOL. It is only bad when you get some from
unknown malicious sources.

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From: curtis ballard sr on 31 Aug 2006 13:49
> * An ongoing debate between Bear Bottoms and All rages on ...
>
>>>>>> current offering from the Microsoft Office Live Beta service is
>>>>>> very tempting. You not only get free site creation tools but
>>>>>> also free hosting, five free email accounts plus a free domain
>>>>>> name as well. Microsoft claims that if you sign up during the
>>>>>> beta, the free hosting will continue even when the product goes
>
> Tempting indeed <g> a real freebie in my book. Worked great, thanks!
>
i second that opinion, i have two business sites, and both work well.

curtisballardsr


From: Alessandro on 7 Sep 2006 15:19
Bear Bottoms ha scritto:
> Many folks would like to build their own site but are reluctant to get
> involved with writing HTML.

Does standards are respected? Or Micro$oft add some unusual stuff, as
usually?
From: Bear Bottoms on 7 Sep 2006 16:45
On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:19:07 -0500, Alessandro <nospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> Bear Bottoms ha scritto:
>> Many folks would like to build their own site but are reluctant to get
>> involved with writing HTML.
>
> Does standards are respected? Or Micro$oft add some unusual stuff, as
> usually?

As usually...well, I mean you have to use their tools which are basic and
sparse. You can't upload a file or your own page...at least not a way
that I found anyway.

They give some templates for the site to choose from, you can upload pixs,
and then use their basic page inserts, some tables, a few fonts, make fill
and font color changes, text forms and not much else.

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