"Could not find a web server on port 80"

[MR338]

A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?

Thanks!
Melissa

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask them to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa

 

[MR338]

Thank you. I'll try that.

 

[MR338]

Per your advice and the advice of our webhost, I tried again to fix the
problem by reinstalling the FP SE. I still received the same error message
and called the web host again. They checked out the extentions and said they
were fine. They told me that the problem was with the fact that the error
indicated that the website was trying access through port 80 instead of port
21. Does this sound right? If so, how do I fix this? If not, where do I go
from here? Thanks for your help.

Thank you. I'll try that.

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask them to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Port 21 is the FTP port which is NOT used by the FP Server Extensions! You web host has not idea
what they are talking about, suggest you move to a Windows based Web host the supports the FP
extensions, if you want to use the features of the extensions.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Per your advice and the advice of our webhost, I tried again to fix the
problem by reinstalling the FP SE. I still received the same error message
and called the web host again. They checked out the extentions and said they
were fine. They told me that the problem was with the fact that the error
indicated that the website was trying access through port 80 instead of port
21. Does this sound right? If so, how do I fix this? If not, where do I go
from here? Thanks for your help.

Thank you. I'll try that.

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask them
to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa

 

[MR338]

Yikes! Well, that's not good news to hear. I chose GoDaddy because I
thought they were a reliable web host. In the meantime, how do you suggest
that I fix this problem with the error message and access to uploading and
editing the site? Is it a problem on my end?

Port 21 is the FTP port which is NOT used by the FP Server Extensions! You web host has not idea
what they are talking about, suggest you move to a Windows based Web host the supports the FP
extensions, if you want to use the features of the extensions.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Per your advice and the advice of our webhost, I tried again to fix the
problem by reinstalling the FP SE. I still received the same error message
and called the web host again. They checked out the extentions and said they
were fine. They told me that the problem was with the fact that the error
indicated that the website was trying access through port 80 instead of port
21. Does this sound right? If so, how do I fix this? If not, where do I go
from here? Thanks for your help.

Thank you. I'll try that.

:

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask them
to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The problem is on their end.

You have to publish to http://www.yourdomainname.com via FP's http mode which connect to the FP
extensions on the remote server via Port 80.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Yikes! Well, that's not good news to hear. I chose GoDaddy because I
thought they were a reliable web host. In the meantime, how do you suggest
that I fix this problem with the error message and access to uploading and
editing the site? Is it a problem on my end?

Port 21 is the FTP port which is NOT used by the FP Server Extensions! You web host has not idea
what they are talking about, suggest you move to a Windows based Web host the supports the FP
extensions, if you want to use the features of the extensions.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Per your advice and the advice of our webhost, I tried again to fix the
problem by reinstalling the FP SE. I still received the same error message
and called the web host again. They checked out the extentions and said they
were fine. They told me that the problem was with the fact that the error
indicated that the website was trying access through port 80 instead of port
21. Does this sound right? If so, how do I fix this? If not, where do I go
from here? Thanks for your help.



:

Thank you. I'll try that.

:

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask
them
to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa

 

[MR338]

So how can I tell them how to fix it? What is the actual problem?

The problem is on their end.

You have to publish to http://www.yourdomainname.com via FP's http mode which connect to the FP
extensions on the remote server via Port 80.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Yikes! Well, that's not good news to hear. I chose GoDaddy because I
thought they were a reliable web host. In the meantime, how do you suggest
that I fix this problem with the error message and access to uploading and
editing the site? Is it a problem on my end?

Port 21 is the FTP port which is NOT used by the FP Server Extensions! You web host has not idea
what they are talking about, suggest you move to a Windows based Web host the supports the FP
extensions, if you want to use the features of the extensions.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


Per your advice and the advice of our webhost, I tried again to fix the
problem by reinstalling the FP SE. I still received the same error message
and called the web host again. They checked out the extentions and said they
were fine. They told me that the problem was with the fact that the error
indicated that the website was trying access through port 80 instead of port
21. Does this sound right? If so, how do I fix this? If not, where do I go
from here? Thanks for your help.



:

Thank you. I'll try that.

:

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask
them
to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Ask them to run a server health check or re-install the extensions for your account. Otherwise you
will need to switch web host if you want to use the FP extensions.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

So how can I tell them how to fix it? What is the actual problem?

The problem is on their end.

You have to publish to http://www.yourdomainname.com via FP's http mode which connect to the FP
extensions on the remote server via Port 80.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Yikes! Well, that's not good news to hear. I chose GoDaddy because I
thought they were a reliable web host. In the meantime, how do you suggest
that I fix this problem with the error message and access to uploading and
editing the site? Is it a problem on my end?

:

Port 21 is the FTP port which is NOT used by the FP Server Extensions! You web host has not
idea
what they are talking about, suggest you move to a Windows based Web host the supports the FP
extensions, if you want to use the features of the extensions.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


Per your advice and the advice of our webhost, I tried again to fix the
problem by reinstalling the FP SE. I still received the same error message
and called the web host again. They checked out the extentions and said they
were fine. They told me that the problem was with the fact that the error
indicated that the website was trying access through port 80 instead of port
21. Does this sound right? If so, how do I fix this? If not, where do I go
from here? Thanks for your help.



:

Thank you. I'll try that.

:

Run a repair (or have your host run a repair) on the FP SE
- or as before remove and reapply the FP SE

If this is happening repeatedly something is corrupting the FP SE
- if it is not you (by use of FTP on the site) then the host has a problem you should ask
them
to correct (or find another host)

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


|A few months ago I began receiving an error message when trying to open my
| website to edit. "Could not find a web server at www.cpacinc.org on port 80.
| Please check to make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy
| settings are set correctly...." I had not changed anything recently, the
| message just started popping up one day. My web host company said to
| reinstall front page extensions, which I did, but the problem persisted.
| Suddenly, one day, everything started working fine again. Now today, the
| same message has been popping up as well as messages about missing files.
| Sometimes the files open, sometimes the web page opens and other times, I get
| the error message. What's going on and how can I fix it?
|
| Thanks!
| Melissa