TopCities
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Creating a New Account
The
first step in creating an account is go to http://www.topcities.com/cgi-bin/home/new.cgi.
Once there, you will see a list possible categories to place your site
in along with descriptions of each category. Find the category that you
like best and select it from the drop down list at the end of the page:
![[Category Selection Example]](category.gif)
Next you will be taken to the actual sign-up
page. You first need to read over the rules and terms of agreement
and if you agree to these rules, check the "I Agree" box and proceed to
fill out the short form. The first field in the form will ask you
for the member name you want. Choose carefully as this name will
be used both in the address of your website as well as
in your login. In the next field you will be asked for an email
address. Please enter a valid email address as your password and
additional instructions will be mailed to it. There are a few
more questions that follow. The ones with the red asterisk are
mandatory and must be filled out. Once you have fully filled out
all these fields, click the submit button to continue.
If everything is ok, you will be transported
to the confirmation page. Here you should see a box confirming your
username, the location of your website, and the location of the file manager.
If, however, there were mistakes and/or conflicts, you will receive an
error page instead. On it will be a brief descripction of what you
did wrong. To correct it, simply click your browser's
back button, correct your information, and retry.
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Logging
Into Your Account
Once you have successfully created an account, wait a few minutes
and check the email that you have provided us. You should
receive a message containing your username and password along with the
location for the file manager and additional instructions. If
you do not receive this email right away, just wait a little
while longer and check again. However, if you still don't get
the email in one or two days, contact us right away
so we can get you up and running.
To log into your account, simply follow the instructions in the
welcome email. Below is a snapshot of the login page and
a brief description of each item:
![[Login Example]](login.gif)
Account name -
Enter your login name here.
Password
-
Enter the password sent to you in the email. You can change it
later if you want to once you log in.
Display Files
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One of our newest and most helpful features is the ability to view files based
on file type. This is very useful if you have many different types
of files in your directories and only want to edit files of a particular
type. Notice Once you log in, you can always change your viewing
preferences.
- Viewing by All Types or not selecting any viewing preference to view will show every
file of every type in the current directory.
- Viewing Html Files will show
only files with the file extentions .htm or .html.
- Viewing by Image Files
will display any file with a .gif, .jpg or .jpeg extension.
- Viewing by Other Files
will display any other allowed file types that are not html or image
files.
Remember My Information
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Checking this item will set a cookie with your account name and settings
so you do not have to enter them again when returning to the site
at a later date. This is convenient if you are using your home
computer and don't need too much security. However, if you are
using a public computer where others can gain access, do not check
this box.
How
Do I Move In?
Have you successfully
created a TopCities account but still see the "Member hasn't moved
in yet..." message on your home page? If so, simply follow these
instructions to move in:
- Delete
the file "index.htm" in your base directory.
- Create
your home page, upload/save it in your base directory as "index.htm".
Make sure it's in all lower-case and named exactly as "index.htm".
- Visit
your home page to see the changes. If you still see the "not
moved in" message, do this:
- Close
your browser completely
- Re-open
your browser
- Go
to your home page
- Click
the refresh button
- If
this still doesn't work, try clicking the refresh button while
holding down the 'Ctrl' button
How
Do I Delete My Account?
To delete
your account, you must log in, go to "Your Account", then click
the "Delete Account" link. Remember, once you delete your account,
you cannot un-do it later.
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