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1. What is a forwarding email address?
2. What features will my hosted website have when I create one?
3. Is there a copy of the instructions that were on the home page of my hosted website?
4. How much disk storage do I get with my hosted website?
5. Can I have forwarding email addresses without having hosted websites?

What is a forwarding email address?

At its simplest email sent to one email address is forwarded to another email address.

Lets look at an example. Lets say you have the email address <uralenthusiast@yahoo.com> and you have set up the forwarding email address <imzhead@imzUral.info> at the IMZ-Ural Information Hosting Service.

When someone emails you at the email address <imzhead@imzUral.info>, it is immediately forwarded to the email address <uralenthusiast@yahoo.com>.

What features will my hosted website have when I create one?

• Each hosted website costs $50.00 per year.
  
  
• Each hosted website is allowed 250 megabytes bandwidth transfer per month. Bandwidth overages cost $0.05 per megabyte.
  
  
• Each forwarding email address costs $5.00.
  
  
• Each hosted website is searchable through a built-in search engine.
  
  
• Preferences for your hosted websites and forwarding emails, and making purchases are easily handled on the IMZ-Ural Information Preferences page.
  
  
• Hosted websites are easy to create and maintain. You can create web pages, upload pictures and other media types, host disscussion groups, run surveys, and much much more!
  
  
• If you have special needs such as making your website zig instead of zag or need assistance creating or maintaining your website, IMZ-Ural Information can provide consulting for a fee. Send an email to < consulting@imzUral.info > with what you have in mind.
  
  

IMZ-Ural Information is based on the popular Manila technology from Userland Software, Inc. The key features of Manila are (from the Manila website):

• Browser-based editing. Manage your home page, write stories with pictures, organize and present your thinking, with any web browser, anywhere.
  
  
• Edit this Page buttons are everywhere, making site updates easy. No messing with the file system, editors, FTP programs, and hard to remember URLs. You can't lose anything because once you found it on the web, you've found it! This single feature cuts the complexity of writing for the web by orders of magnitude. It's so easy it's revolutionary.
  
  
• Site membership allows you to gather customized information from people who use your site. Database storage is automatic thru XML-specified templates. Membership profile pages help community-building.
  
  
• Simple publishing model, managing editor, contributing editors, members. Full discussion group runs behind the scenes. Link management thru shortcuts takes complex HTML out of the way of writers. Email notification can be sent to the editorial team when a new story is posted or when an existing story changes.
  
  
• Easy navigation thru back-issues of the home page thru an intuitive calendar. Every issue has its own URL.
  
  
• Powerful customization thru templates, navigation, CSS, JavaScript. Full control over HTML. Unbalanced tags are automatically balanced.

Is there a copy of the instructions that were on the home page of my hosted website?

Following are the current instructions that are placed on the home page of each new hosted website. Please keep in mind that these instructions are originally presented in the context of your hosted website's home page.

Congratulations and welcome to your new website hosted at IMZ-Ural Information.

• To start editing your website please log in. Your email address and password are the same as the ones used to create this website.
  
  
• After logging in, click the Edit this Page button below to edit this text. This is your home page to edit.
  
  
• You can change almost everything about your website, including its name, appearance, membership and bulletin features. The Prefs link in the Editors Only menu is the place to start.
  
  
• Try out the other links in the Editors Only menu to start configuring your website and to add new stories and pictures.
  
  
• When you need help with or information about the IMZ-Ural Information website hosting service, visit the IMZ-Ural Information discussion group.
  
  
• Your website uses Manila technology from UserLand Software, Inc. UserLand provides community resources for Manila users. You can explore the Manila Basics and Site Administration sections of the User's Guide. Also check out their Discussion Forum.
  
  
• When and if your website is ready to view publicly, post a pointer on the IMZ-Ural Information discussion group and/or Manila Discussion Forum .
  
  
• Please bookmark your website. This is your website. Be sure you can find it again.

How much disk storage do I get with my hosted website?

IMZ-Ural Information does not track the amount of disk storage your website consumes. Gems storage for your website is tracked.

Can I have forwarding email addresses without having hosted websites?

Yes! Just become a member of IMZ-Ural Information without creating a hosted website first.

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