Can
others surf the web and find all the neat things your unit is doing? A
unit website is an excellent way to inform the public about what you are
doing, your accomplishments, attract members, and provide information such
as calendars and reminders to your current members. The
Potawatomi Area Council has arranged for no-cost hosting for unit websites
at the same server location as the official Council website, Some
units may already have websites hosted by the dialup provider of one of
their members, however this opportunity provides an easy-to-remember
location, more space than most ‘included’ ISP websites, and is also
easier to hand off to another person if the person maintaining the site
leaves the unit or changes service providers.
http://www.pacbsa.org/
WHAT
WILL YOU GET?
- Space
under www.pacunits.org. with a
URL like http://www.pacunits.org/t159/
You will be able to reach your site directly, or by going to
the main page and clicking on a link from there.
- A
username and password for uploading files.
- Use
of a WEBCAL calendar, if you wish.
WEBCAL provides a calendar for your site, and allows adding
events to the calendar or making other changes with a standard web
browser, username, and password.
It’s not necessary to create and upload pages to change your
calendar. Items in the
calendar can be links to other pages in your website.
- An
email address that will forward from your page to a ‘real’
existing address, or can be picked up with a POP3 email client.
It is best to not put a ‘real’ email address on a web page
as it can attract junk email. A
forwarding address can be changed if this becomes a problem.
- CGI
scripts are available for fill-in-form type applications. User-written scripts will not normally be allowed.
- Units
will be expected to create their pages in a manner that conforms to
Scouting and Youth Protection guidelines.
For
information, call Gary Breuckman at
414-442-4279, or send email here