Email Summary
This feature allows you to view all your current email settings in one easy view.
Email Forwarding
This feature allows you to forward any email address @web-lynx.co.uk to any email address you choose, for example a hotmail or yahoo.com address. You can forward one address to up to three different addresses.
Catch All Email Forwarding
This feature allows you to forward all email from web-lynx.co.uk to any email address you choose, for example a hotmail or yahoo.com address.
Mail Boxes
This feature allows you to add mail boxes to your account. A mail box stores mail on our server until you download it using an email client like Outlook Express.
Email Filter Logs
This feature allows you to set logs for your special filters (junk mail) to be sent to one of your email addresses.
Email Distribution Lists
Email distribution lists allow you to have a simple form on your website that your users can subscribe or unsubscribe their email address from. You can then send an email to all members of the list using our simple system.
Junk Mail Filters
Junk mail filters use special technology to strip out junk mail before you receive it, this feature also allows you set an address to send the junk mail to so that you can check this address to ensure only junk mail is being caught.

Account Utilities
Why not use some our helpful utilities to manage your account?

Scheduled Tasks
This feature allows you to enable a program to run automatically on the server, you can set your program to run hourly, daily, weekly or monthly.
Microsoft FrontPage Extensions
If you have used Microsoft FrontPage to design your website you will need to install the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions. You can also remove the Extensions using this tool.
Website Password Protection
This feature allows you to password protect a directory on your website. By keeping the password a secret you can let only people who have the password into this area.
Edit Website Password Protection
This feature allows you to add, remove and update users for an already-password-protected area of your site.
MySQL Databases
MySQL is a true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. SQL is the most popular database language in the world. MySQL is a client/server implementation that consists of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs and libraries.
Change Your Password
This feature allows you to change your password for FTP, FrontPage and SSH.
Sub Domains
Sub domains allow you to have a new web address for separate areas of your website, for example you could have support.web-lynx.co.uk and point this at your web-lynx.co.uk/support/ directory. You can use sub domains in conjunction with additional FTP accounts, creating in effect simple hosting accounts with a sub domain and an additional FTP accounts.
SSH Server Access
SSH server access allows you to log directly into the server your website is hosted on. You can manipulate your website files using Linux commands. This feature is for advanced users.
Site Submission
Submit your site to 10 search engines including Google, Go and Infoseek!
IP Address Blocking
This feature allows you to block certain IP addresses from visiting your website.
Website Directory Auto-Indexing
This feature allows you to either show the content of your web directories as file listings or show them as a 403 forbidden error.

Web Diagnostics
A range of easy to use tools to help you with your website.

Web Space Checker
Check how much web space you have used on your whole account or specify a directory within your account to check.
Module List
View a list of the Perl and PHP modules installed on your web hosting server.
Paths and Versions
View a list of the the paths to common programs and see their relevant version number.
HTML Validator
Validate the quality of your HTML using this handy HTML checker.
Perl Validator
Validate the quality of your Perl using this handy script checker.
Ping, Trace & Nslookup
This feature allows you to ping, trace or nslookup an IP address or hostname.
Raw WHOIS
This feature allows you to view the full WHOIS output of a domain name.
HTML Tidy
This feature will try to tidy up the layout of a HTML page.

Javascript Generator
Javascripts are great little tools to drop into your website to make it more interactive.

Break Frames
If a visitor comes to your site and is looking through frames, this script will automatically make the page break out of frames.
Bookmark Us
Allow your visitors to click one text link to quickly and easily add your site to their favourites (Netscape users won't get any errors but instead get a message reminding them to bookmark).
Set Home Page Link
Allow the visitor to set your site as their home page with a link. This works best in Internet Explorer, but also displays the appropriate information based on browser type.
Logo Branding
Have you seen the floating logo on the Geocities site? How would you like to have your logo floating in the corner of the site? This script does just that!
Frameless Popup
Launches a popup window without the windows frame or title bar (Internet Explorer). In other browsers it launches a standard popup window.
Browser Entry
If you maintain a different page for Internet Explorer and another for Netscape browsers, you should use this script. Quite simply, it sends the right browser to the right browser optimised page.
Language
Redirects a user to the page based on their language. For example, English language user browsers, which report the language as EN in most cases can be redirected to an English page, while Spanish language user browsers, which report the language as ES it most cases can be sent to a separate Spanish page.
Avenue Search
This search form gives you the possibility to search the 42 most popular search engines and directories. The form is transparent, so you can paste it right on your website to fit your design and it is only one line of HTML code.
Popup Page
Once your page loads, after the number of seconds you define, a popup window will open.

Web Resources
Software, clipart, web art, photos, web design templates and banners and more, all to help you design your website.

Free Software
A selection of free software to help you manage, design and implement your website.

 • 50 Premium Website Templates
     Give yourself a head start! Why not use one of our 50 premium website templates created by professional web designers.
 • 400 Basic Website Templates
     Over 400 great website templates, great as a starting point for any website.
 • Flash Banners
     Over 100 beautifully designed flash templates which you can use as banners, intros or buttons in any of your web pages or auction pages.
 • Banner Templates
     100 beautifully designed banners (many animated!), simply edit them to create a striking banner advert.
 • Clipart
     Thousands of images, ideal for any website!
 • 22,500 Photos
     Over 22,000 photos in a broad range of categories, simply download and add to your website!
 • Web Art
     Over 75,000 icons, buttons and arrows for your website!
 • Handy Links
     Some handy links to help you develop and manage your website.

E-commerce
Why not let us lend you a helping hand in getting your business online!

 • Secure Server Access
     This feature allows you to accept data securely via your website. We have activated this feature automatically for you.
 • Accept Credit Cards Online!
     This feature allows you to signup for an Internet Merchant account with WorldPay.
 • osCommerce Shopping Cart
     osCommerce is a free fully featured shopping cart solution that includes many features including templates, customer logins and support for      Paypal and Worldpay. Please note that this feature will use one of your MySQL databases.
 • Agora Shopping Cart
     Install AgoraCart a free fully featured shopping cart solution.

File Manager
Features
Our File manager has a great range of features to help you manage your files and folders online, including:-

 • Download files to your computer
 • Change file and folder permissions
 • Create new and edit existing text files
 • Create new and rename existing directories
 • Rename, delete, move and copy files
 • Zip on-the-fly and download multiple files
 • Upload files from your computer (ASCII and binary)
 • File listing filter with wildcards
 • Email files
 • Upload files from another FTP server
 • Transload (get a file from URL and upload to your FTP server bypassing your local machine)
 • Browse directories
 • Access Your File Manager
 • Simply select the FTP account you would like to access

Website Reporting
This area includes some great features on analysing the visitors to your website.

 • Webalizer Graphical Statistics
Webalizer is a highly detailed and easily configurable web site statistics package that analyses the access log files that we automatically create for your website.
 • AWStats Graphical Statistics
AWStats is a powerful and featureful tool that generates advanced web server statistics, graphically.
 • Log File Download
This feature allows you to download your server access log as a zip file, you can then manipulate the file locally on your PC to get any specific data you need.
 • Graphical/Text Access Counter & Hits Logger in One
This feature allows you to add a plain text or graphical counter to your website, you also get a full set of statistics for the page the counter is on.

Internet Applications
Internet Applications make your website come alive with interactive features for your visitors to use.

 • Form to Email
This feature allows you to implement forms on your website and receive the results via email.
 • Photo Gallery
This feature allows you to run an online photo gallery, great for sharing your holiday snaps!
 • Free For All Links Page
This feature allows visitors to your site to add a link back to their website.
 • Website Search
This feature allows you to have a search box on your website to help visitors find the web page that they need.
 • Guestbook
This feature allows your visitors to leave their name, email address and some comments about your website.
 • E-Blah Discussion Board
E-Blah is one of the best discussion forums available, it has hundreds of features and is a great feature for any website.
Web Postcards
 • This feature is a great traffic booster, it simply allows your visitors to send their friends a personalised postcard from your website.
Web Auction
Interested in running a website like Ebay? Start the simple way with this powerful Auction system.
 • Domain Name Checker
This feature allows your website visitors to check the availability of a domain name.
 • 404/500 Error Page
Our file not found and server error pages can be configured to email you when an error occurs.
 • Banner Advert Manager
Install a powerful banner advertising program to allow you to run banner adverts on your website, and includes statistics and reports on the success of your banners.
 • Java Clock
This feature enables you to install a Java clock for use on your website.
 • Web Calendar
Web Calendar is a web-based calendaring and scheduling system for managing personal, group and corporate events over the internet. It is a full featured online application that allows you to keep track of your personal appointments, group projects and company meetings.
 • Web Survey
This feature allows you to have a survey on your web page, once a visitor has voted they may see the results of the survey so far.
 • Internet Countdown
This feature allows you to have a countdown to a specific date on your webpage.
 • Random Text Displayer
This feature allows different pieces of text to be displayed each time a web page is loaded.
 • Random Images Displayer
This feature allows you to show a random image in any webpage from a store of images you specify.
 • Tell-A-Friend
Our tell-a-friend feature allows people visiting your website to fill in a simple four field form and have a link to that page of the website emailed to their friend.
 • Web Ring
A Web Ring is a great way of getting more traffic to your website. It allows webmasters of similar sites to your own to add their link to the ring then each webmaster displays the ring (a system of links) on their site.
 • Trouble Ticket Express
This feature is great for helping you to deal with your customers requests in a streamlined and efficient manner.
 • Classified Adverts
This feature allows you to run classified adverts on your site, this allows your visitors to advertise goods or services they have for sale.
 • Geeklog - The Ultimate Weblog System
Geeklog is a 'blog', otherwise known as a Weblog. It allows you to create your own virtual community area, complete with user administration, story posting, messaging, comments, polls, calendar, weblinks, and more! Please note that this feature will use one of your MySQL databases.
 • phpBB
phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable open-source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. Please note that this feature will use one of your MySQL databases.

WebMail
We offer one of the most powerful and flexible WebMail systems, features include your own address book, search features, customisable interface and scheduling.
You can use our easy to use WebMail system from any Internet connection in the world, simply select the mail box you would like to log-in to and click "Log-in Now". Alternatively you can specify a username, password and server name for any POP3 compliant server in the world.

Web Builder
Web Builder is a fully featured, Web site building tool designed to let anyone create professional, multi-page web sites. It features vibrant, professional designs and pre-built templates to speed your Web site development. It is both easy and powerful. There are plenty of predesigned templates to choose from and it is totally free to use on your account.

Some hosting companies limit the number of pages you can publish, not us! You can create as many pages as you like and update them as often as you like.

Some of the great features include:-

Simple to Use
 • Web Builder guides you step-by-step, providing simple choices regarding colour, style and images. There is no software to buy, and no code to learn. In addition, there is no need to mess around with programs such as FTP or Telnet.
 • Content and Design Separation
 • The content of the website is stored separately from the layout. This way, you can completely change the look and feel of their website in six clicks of the mouse, without ever having to retype any information.
 • Complete Control over Colour Schemes
 • Web Builder includes a number of built-in colour combinations that look great with any layout. But if a user wants to add a little originality to their site, all the colours can be changed, either by using a point-and-click colour picker, or, for even more control, typing in the colour as a hex number.
 • On-the-fly Image Generation
Web Builder dynamically generates the images it needs for each web site design, so each time you decides to change the colour combination for a page, the layout, or just a button caption, the necessary image is automatically created. You need not ever bother with complex and expensive programs such as Photoshop to create web sites with clean and professional-looking graphics: our designers have already done it for you!
 • Variety of Pages
Web Builder can be used to make many different pages. You can create an online CV, or build a personal photo album. Everything is done in a simple step-by-step process that is easy to learn and to follow.
 • One-click Publishing
Your website is published with one easy click. But even after publishing, you can go back and change it as much as they wish. Clicking the publish button again will instantly make all the changes made be reflected on the "live" version of your site.
Persistence
All your information is saved the moment it is entered. If you decide to log out, you can come back and continue building your website from the very point where you left off.
Complete Control over your Website
With the use of Web Builders provided settings, you can make unique and attractive web sites. For the advanced user, Web Builder provides a way to change buttons on the site.
Design Your Site Now
Simply click the link below to launch Web Builder.

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