The AIS web server, like all UNIX web server (and hence the majority of all web servers on the InterNet), distinguishes between upper and lower case in file names, hence index.html and Index.html are different files. This is different to MicroSoft Windows, where index.html and Index.html are one and the same (actually, Windows 95/98 stores file names with the case you specify, but does not distinguish between case).

This can cause problems if you use Windows to create your web pages. What seems to be a correct link on your machine can become invalid when uploaded to the web server. For instance, a link like <a href="contents.htm"> will work with a file called Contents.Htm on your machine, but not on the AIS web server.

To help track down problems like this, and to locate other invalid links or pages that cannot be reached from your home page, the AIS site map facility can be used. This generates a simple map of your site, showing any instances of these problems. In the case of links that do not point to pages, if there is another file whose name is the same except for character case, this will also be shown: for example

• contents.htm .... maybe Contents.Htm).

Click here generate a site map. You will need to provide the name and password that you use when uploading pages by FTP; this is to stop anyone else from accessing your backups.