Barry, I understand. You have explained it well but I am just not getting the answer I am seeking. So the problem is with me. I will do some research on my own. Thanks for you help. :-) Lorrie On 02/16/11 15:29, Barry Carlson wrote: > Lorrie, > > Lets put it another way. > > Your account is really > "rootsweb.com/freepages/community/accountname/sub-directories etc.." > > So when you use freepages.rootsweb.com (a sub domain of rootsweb), the > next level is the "community" and that is effectively a sub domain of > freepages. Its at this point the the individual accounts are created. > > Am I explaining it well? I think probably not, and maybe a graphic in a > webpage might be the answer. There may already be one out there. Pat > Asher might be able to help. > > Barry > > On 17/02/2011 10:18 a.m., Lorrie Laskey wrote: >> Barry, >> >> I understand. I guess I am not asking the question correctly because I >> am not getting an answer. I'll try again. :-) >> >> Is there only one set of these directories such as misc, computers, >> history, military and such and they are used by all accounts? Or does >> each account, my docex account, have their own set of these very same >> directories? >> >> I am not quite understanding how an account holder can choose to upload >> an web page, say index.html, to a directory outside of their account >> without some connection to that account holder's account? >> >> Lorrie >> >> On 02/16/11 15:09, Barry Carlson wrote: >>> Lorrie, >>> >>> Each ~account is a sub directory of the community being used. >>> >>> Barry >>> >>> On 17/02/2011 10:06 a.m., Lorrie Laskey wrote: >>>> Barry, >>>> >>>> So who owns these directories? Each account holder, say my account? Or >>>> is there only one misc dir, one computers and so on and they are shared >>>> by all account holders? >>>> >>>> Lorrie >>>> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Lorrie, Ah! The penny has dropped. I assume your account is freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~docex. You are entitled to use any of the other communities that you find listed if you direct your FTP at users.freepages.rootsweb.com Or do we need to double translate to and from Swahili?? :-) Barry On 17/02/2011 10:33 a.m., Lorrie Laskey wrote: > Barry, > > I understand. You have explained it well but I am just not getting the > answer I am seeking. So the problem is with me. I will do some research > on my own. Thanks for you help. :-) > > Lorrie > > On 02/16/11 15:29, Barry Carlson wrote: >> Lorrie, >> >> Lets put it another way. >> >> Your account is really >> "rootsweb.com/freepages/community/accountname/sub-directories etc.." >> >> So when you use freepages.rootsweb.com (a sub domain of rootsweb), the >> next level is the "community" and that is effectively a sub domain of >> freepages. Its at this point the the individual accounts are created. >> >> Am I explaining it well? I think probably not, and maybe a graphic in a >> webpage might be the answer. There may already be one out there. Pat >> Asher might be able to help. >> >> Barry >> >> On 17/02/2011 10:18 a.m., Lorrie Laskey wrote: >>> Barry, >>> >>> I understand. I guess I am not asking the question correctly because I >>> am not getting an answer. I'll try again. :-) >>> >>> Is there only one set of these directories such as misc, computers, >>> history, military and such and they are used by all accounts? Or does >>> each account, my docex account, have their own set of these very same >>> directories? >>> >>> I am not quite understanding how an account holder can choose to upload >>> an web page, say index.html, to a directory outside of their account >>> without some connection to that account holder's account? >>> >>> Lorrie >>>