Hey, thanks, Rick;
That does give me a comfort level.
I've never used any WYSIWYG editor , just used WS_FTP regularly for years
- with the same strong preference for it's simplicity and control by ME,
not some presuming-I'm-an-idiot stuff that M-slush puts on.

I recently changed from notepad to CuteHTML as my html editor, and I do
find it to be very easy to use, adding some neat tricks like
global-search-and-replace across multiple open files, and the
easy-insertion of code-blocks, set up as named-items.

Marian

At 12:35 PM 8/5/01 -0700, you wrote:
>
>So a few questions:
>1) Can the existence of the MS-FPage-Extensions be ignored if they are not
>to be used? Will the site with only static pages and images remain fully
>functional?
>
>
>Basically, this situation has too do with transfering the files up to the
server...it shouldn't matter whether you use MS-FP or WS-FTP.
>So yes, the existence of the MS-FP extensions can be ignored. You pages
that use the static text and images should come up just fine as long
>as you successfully transfer all your sites files up to the server.
>
>Side Note: I personally think WS-FTP is by far better, and more reliable,
then any WYSIWYG editor with built in FTP functionality.
>I currently use Dreamweaver 4.0 and the FTP functionality is EXTREMELY
buggy. I usually use WS-FTP for all my transfers. Also,
>if you have to set chmod positions for scripts, WS-FTP allows you to do
it, most WYSIWYG editors don't.
>
>
>2) What's the "FP-recovery" like, if I or someone else later wants to move
>over to MS-FPage-Extensions and indeed WS_FTP had messed something up
>which has to be fixed? I kinda' understand that the ISP simply
>"re-installs" the extensions.
>
>I'm not too familiar with the FP-recovery. You're best bet would be to go
to Microsoft's site and search for help on the subject.
>
>
>
>3) Any specific tricks or cautions on the very-first login with WS_FTP?
>
>Nope. WS-FTP is pretty strait forward. I use to to login to both site's
using MS-FP extensions and standard Linux and Unix boxes
>and it works just fine.
>
>Hope this helped out a bit.
>
>Best regards,
>Rick O'Connor