On February 7th, 2015 Linear Web Hosting will be disabling the server-side FrontPage extensions on our servers. Any FrontPage user that wants to update their site, will no longer be able to publish with or utilize the features that FrontPage extensions allows for.

Why Has support been Discontinued?

Microsoft stopped making new version of Front Page in 2003, this means that they no longer create new versions of the “Server Extensions” that allow the front page program to connect to the web server and allow publishing. The last release of MS Front Page Extensions was in 2002, more than 12 years ago,  the age of the extensions makes it incompatible with newer, more secure versions of the Web Server software.  Cal.net has to consider the security of all its customers, and Front Page Extensions constitute a threat to everyone.

There are many methods available to update your website. The simplest would be to use Front Page with FTP, Instead of Front Page using Front Page Extensions.  Please See this Tutorial on publish your FrontPage site over FTP..

Other Alternatives

The Internet and the web have changed drastically since the days when FrontPage was a very common website editor. Almost every modern website editor these days will require you to have some basic understanding of the concepts of HTML, and CSS coding, instead of the drag and drop design that FrontPage used.

Microsoft Expression Web

Microsoft released the free Microsoft Express Web 4 editor to replace their FrontPage product line. It's not a direct FrontPage upgrade, and is a completely separate product that focuses more on modern web design.

Adobe Brackets

There is the free open source Adobe Brackets code editor, which offers some very handy features like live HTML editing so you can see your changes right away.

Adobe Dreamweaver

A long running staple in the design world, Adobe Dreamweaver is a paid for product with a robust feature set.

Sublime Text

Sublime Text allows you to very efficiently code your website or server-side files with ease.



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