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  How do I get "Front page extensions" and what do they do?
  Front page extensions are needed by Front page to make components in your site work. These components include mailing forms, hit counters, drop downs, mouse over's and search facilities.

Front page extensions must be loaded by Atlantic and can not be done by a client. All that you need to do is to phone Atlantic during office hours and speak to our support team. They will then log a fault to our system administrator which will be able to load the extensions for you. Please remember to tell the support person which version of front page you are using because that does make a difference!!!
  FrontPage Server Extensions Defined
  The FrontPage Server Extensions are a group of programs which run on the server. Your local server has them, and if your webs are on an Internet Server which supports FrontPage, they are on the remote server as well. Every Front Page web on a server has its' own set of extensions, as well as the server itself.
  The server extensions affect 3 basic areas of functionality:
1
 Authoring.
 
The Server Extensions interact with FrontPage Explorer when you do file/folder maintenance functions, such as moving, deleting, and renaming files and/or folders in your FrontPage webs. For example, if you move a file from one folder to another, the Server Extensions will edit all hyperlinks to and from that file to point to the correct (new) locations.
2
 Administering.
  The Server Extensions handle communications with the server, related to permissions, and keep track of who has done what, and when, in the case of multiple authors on a single web.
3
 Browse-time Functionality.
  This is where those "WebBots" come in. When these "components" are employed in a web, the Server Extensions provide them with their functionality. In this sense, the extensions behave much like CGI programs.
   
Server Extensions are creating the mysterious, hidden "_vti files." These files, which are deliberately hidden from you at all times (unless you go into the folders with Windows Explorer), provide FrontPage with its' "memory." Did you ever wonder how FrontPage knows which pages have changed since the last time you published? Well, there you are. And while I'm on the subject, take some friendly advice: Don't mess with these files! They are hidden for a very good reason! The information contained in these (text) files is rather complex, and interrelated.
 
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