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1. Welcome from Tina
2 Generally Speaking
3. Wassup @ FrontPage Communities
4. Guest Article or Tip - "Writing on the Glass Wall"
5. Sponsors
6. Featured Site of the week
7. Weekly Links and Resources
8. Subscription Management
9. Contact Information
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1. WELCOME FROM TINA
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Welcome to "AnyFrontPage Bytes - The Bit in the
middle". These weekly issues are the Lite version of
AccessFP Ezine containing snippets of news, links and
resources.
My aim with this Lite version is to bring you FrontPage
goodies, links and news that you can't do without each
week. If you have any feedback, suggestions, gripes or
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This weeks article consists of "Writing on the Glass Wall" by Peter de Pradines
Tina Clarke
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2 GENERALLY SPEAKING
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UPDATES:
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-035
FrontPage Server Extension Sub-Component Contains Unchecked Buffer
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-035.asp
The Visual Studio RAD (Remote Application Deployment) FrontPage server extension contains a buffer overflow in the handling of incoming parameter data, which could result in a remote attacker
executing arbitrary code on the IIS server.
If you would like to keep up to date with FrontPage and other applications security
breaches take a look at http://www.neohapsis.com/
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New Domain Names: Russ Lane, vice president of NeuLevel, the company in
charge of the .biz domain, has explained their three-level process designed
to deal with "name hoarders" who only buy names in order to resell them.
1)Through Aug. 6, existing companies should notify NeuLevel of their
trademarks and other copyrights to claim intellectual property rights.
2) Registrars will then take applications for .biz addresses until Sept. 17,
with a grace period until Sept. 25 to resolve disputes.
3) New addresses will go live on Oct. 1, with any further addresses handed out
on a first-come, first-served basis. Kent Jordan, an executive committee member
of Afilias, the group of registrars handling the .info domain, advised that
their procedure and timeline is similar with open registration on Sept. 12
and "live" date being Sept. 19. Prior to "live" dates, individual registrars
information will be shuffled by computer before any names are assigned so an
address cannot be guaranteed prior to that date.
ICANN has approved an additional four domain suffixes to be launched
later -- is .pro, which will serve accredited professionals. The TLD
initially will be divided into .med.pro for doctors, .law.pro for lawyers
and .cpa.acc.pro for accountants.
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July 11, 2001, but without the premium services such as the
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I've told you recently about Steve Gibson at http://grc.com
and he has
provided more updates on the Windows-based denial of service attacks.
"Microsoft's planned release of Windows XP with its planned inclusion of
"Full Raw Socket" support. Full raw sockets are a powerful and
dangerous Internet API that exists in all Unix-based operating systems
But under Unix they are deliberately protected by the rigorous
requirement for "root" privilege. (Similar to Microsoft's "Administrative"
privilege.) However Microsoft has done away with this distinction in the
Home Edition of Windows XP, which threatens to populate the world with
a needlessly dangerous capability.
Microsoft and I have been arguing about this quite a lot
recently. Last Thursday, this culminated in an eight-way
telephone conference:
My page explaining the XP threat: http://grc.com/dos/winxp.htm
About our phone conference: http://grc.com/dos/xpconference.htm
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DID YOU KNOW THAT?
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For those of us trying to learn and master HTTP, there is now
a new challenge - HTCPCP. For a real coffee break, see
http://rfc.net/rfc2324.html
"This document specifies a Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control
Protocol (HTCPCP), which permits the full request and
responses necessary to control all devices capable of
making the popular caffeineated hot beverages..." Make
a special note of the security involved. Make mine with
"(//Kahlua)" please. (Grin)
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NetLogin
http://www.netdata4.net/products/detail.asp?tRecNo=1
NetLogin is an Active Server application that brings security and user management to your website. It can be used on any application or website. There is also a Lite version.
http://www.netdata4.net/products/detail.asp?tRecNo=3
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Displaying random images in FrontPage
http://www.elementkjournals.com/mfp/0108/mfp0181.htm
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http://www.imagedraw.com/
If you like Image Composer visit this url and surf the links page too, there
is a mine of information leading to free plug-ins for other Graphic editors like
PhotoDraw.
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3 Wassup @ FrontPage Communities
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Wassup on the WWW FrontPage Communities?
Mandy tells you how to eliminate the spaces
between hover buttons.
http://www.scriptfx.com/frontpagetips/hover.htm
There is an excellent article on Password Protection and FrontPage at:
http://frontpageworld.com/tipsandtricks/tipsandtricks12.htm
By guest contributor Andrew Wasson
Bill Hennings of http://www.ij.net/answers/
Kindly added to the Files folder of the AccessFP List
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A File on 'Software Terminology'
More next week from the FrontPage Communities on the World Wide Web
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4 Guest Article - Writing on the Glass Wall
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Bottom line - the Web isn't paper.
When was the last time you took a pen and tried to write on a
window? Not easy is it? The wretched thing slides all over the
place and, despite your best efforts, ends up looking like the
a couple of spiders leapt from an ink pot and dried off doing a
tango.
Don't be fooled into thinking the electronic age has made things
any better.
The actual resolution of Web pages on monitor screens is usually
very low - around 72 pixels per inch. Compared to a typical laser
printer, at between 300 and 600. That's very low.
Remember we're dealing with square inches here so 72 will give
you 72 x 72 or 5,184 pixels a square inch where even a printer's
minimum setting of 300 will give 90,000 little multi-colored dots
that make up a letter on a page. That's around seventeen times
better definition. Try reading something at one pace; then back
off sixteen more and try again.
Furthermore, glare and monitor refresh rate make reading on-line
difficult. Eyestrain is frequent, and many usability experts have
suggested that people just don't read that much on-line. When
they do, it is at a much slower rate.
Designers should always strive to make their Web pages more
readable. Standard rules like keeping your line lengths short
and increasing leading (vertical gap between lines) apply even
more importantly to the Web than they do to paper.
However there are print 'rules of thumb' about font sizing often
having to be adjusted upward to deal with the lack of screen
resolution. Some of the classic print suggestions don't work out
quite as expected and some just don't make any sense at all.
Serif vs. Sans Serif
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Some design experts consider serif typefaces (the ones with the
little wedge ends on the letters) more readable than sans serif
typefaces because the serifs help define the characters, making
them easier to recognise. They say they can even provide a
direction for the eye to move from letter to letter.
Traditional print design rules suggest that a legible serif font
be used for body text while a contrasting sans serif font be used
for large titles and headings.
The Web, not breaking with tradition, generally uses Times as
the default body copy for text; however, it does not change
heading styles to a san serif font. There is some debate whether
or not serif text should be used onscreen, particularly when the
point size is small. If small serif is combined with antialiasing
(see below) it can become very hard to read.
The jury is still out on the serif vs. sans serif debate. All
that can be said for sure is to be careful with small serif text
and consider increasing your font size no matter what you use.
Aliased vs. Antialiased Text
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While not a consideration for normal HTML text, it is possible
when using text in graphics or using a downloadable font to use
Antialiased text.
Aliased images are those that have jagged edges while Antialiased
images are those that have had their edges smoothed by filling in
the 'jaggies' with an intermediary color between that of the
image and that of the background on which it is placed.
At first glance antialiasing would appear to be the bee's knees -
nice smart smooth letters and graphic blends but with small point
antialiased text it tends to look fuzzy, not smooth, particularly
when antialiasing crisp sans serif fonts like Arial.
Text used in graphics is often quite large and antialiasing looks
good but when the point size gets small you would be well advised
to stick to aliased. Take a look at the tiny fonts on many menu
buttons. You'll see that they're pretty 'jaggy' - if you look
carefully. But because they're small this is not too noticeable
and they still maintain that important crisp legibility. Try
antialiasing that size and it looks like perhaps you should not
be driving home tonight.
Number of Fonts to Use
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Traditionally, designers have held that you should only use two
types of font in a document, usually a sans serif for headlines
and serif for body copy. Of course, the styles and size may
change, but using multiple fonts - particularly of the same font
type like sans serif - is considered to be poor style.
Some designers think you can go higher than a basic two,
particularly if the contrast between fonts is strong enough. The
rule here is don't be a wimp. If two fonts are different, make
them very different - be it in size, style or type.
Remember a user may not be able to tell the difference between an
Arial and a Helvetica font as you can. If you establish your type
hierarchy on subtle differences, it is bound to fail. Worse, even
if they do notice they may think such variations errors rather
than intentional.
Using radically different fonts next to each other brings
attention to content and can aid greatly in setting up an
attractive page of typefaces. Also, while the two-fonts-document
might be the killer method in print, consider modifying it for
the Web. Instead you might feel that three fonts would be better:
one for the headlines, one for the body text and one for the
navigation.
Reading from a monitor screen is never easy - often quite hard.
If you're not prepared to use every trick and tip in the book to
make your pages readable - then, quite simply, they won't be read.
This I promise you :)
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Peter de Pradines: Web site design consultant - online author
Graduate in Computer Science with 30 years hands-on experience
Peter lectures in Europe and holds winter workshops for small
groups in the very beautiful Mediterranean island of Mallorca
Specializing in web design and copywriting he may be contacted
at: mailto:Peter@dePradines.com
or mailto:pdp@weedmail.com
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6 FEATURED SITE OF THE WEEK
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Featured Site------- Template Central
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I have just discovered template Central and just in time they
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7 WEEKLY LINKS AND RESOURCES
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****General Links****
ShortKeys
http://www.shortkeys.com
A freeware macro that replaces up to 3000 characters & can be
used with ANY program that allows text input.
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How often do you use Word in conjunction with FrontPage? Well then you
need to read the following. Macro Vulnerability addresses vulnerability
that could allow malicious code to run in a Rich Text Format (RTF)
document without warning. You can find patches for the following
versions at the below links:
Word 97
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/wd97mcrs.aspx
Word 2000
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/wd2kmsec.aspx
Word 2002
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/wrd1001.aspx
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Electrinet
http://www.electrinet.com/techtips_1.htm
Electrinet's techtips cover the following subjects a little out of date on
some tips but they give advice. Check it out.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word 97
Microsoft FrontPage
Internet Tools
E-Mailing
Small Office Tips
Netscape Version 3.0
Netscape Communicator
Windows 95
Windows NT
Microsoft Office
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TreePad Freeware 2.7.3
http://www.treepad.com/
TreePad is a very intuitive and powerful database program, only 380 Kb in size. It allows you to store all your notes, emails, texts, hyperlinks, etc. into a single file. With the look and feel of the familiar Windows explorer, editing, storing, browsing, searching and retrieving your data can not be easier! TreePad can be run directly from a floppy, if necessary, including data. To find any article you previously created or imported, you can browse the tree, in the same way as you browse directories/folders in the Windows explorer. You can also use the internal search engine.
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FreeByte
http://www.freebyte.com/
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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q297/9/43.ASP?FR=0&SD=msdn
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HOW TO: SPAN A TRANSACTION ACROSS MULTIPLE ACTIVE SERVER PAGES
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q299/6/38.asp?FR=0&SD=MSDN
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