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Understanding the limitations
Because Microsoft FrontPage provides users with a What You See is What You Get (WYSIWYG) HTML editor, includes a publish feature that enables users to transfer files to and from the Web server and supports advanced features such a guest books and hit counters, many people rely on it to create and maintain their Web sites.
If you are considering using Microsoft FrontPage to create and maintain your Web site, however, you should be aware of the following issues.
Web size
If you want to incorporate a "searchable event" in your site, and your site contains a large number of files, the process of updating indices for the search function can result in the server timing out.
If your site contains a very large number of files, you may also experience server time-outs when attempting to upload your site or recalculate links. You can help to eliminate this problem by breaking your "web" into smaller, more manageable "webs." This solution, however, means that if you want to work on files in different "webs," you must first close the current "web" and then open the one that contains the file you want to edit. For more information, see Troubleshooting problems with FrontPage or consult FrontPage's online help system.
Disk usage
You can create and publish as many different "child webs" as your disk storage space can accommodate. However, for each child web you publish, FrontPage duplicates certain information into indices and hidden files. This "overhead" increases the storage space required for your files.
File transfers
If FrontPage Server extensions are installed on your Web server (see Working with Server Extensions and WebBots), you should not use FTP to transfer your Web site files as this may corrupt the extensions, disabling interactive features that rely upon them.
One exception to this rule is when uploading CGI scripts. In order to upload your scripts, you must use FTP, as FrontPage's Publish function does not transfer files in true ASCII mode. However, you can only FTP safely into the /cgi-bin directory.
Unsupported features
Because Microsoft FrontPage is designed for developing Web sites in a Windows environment, some features are not available when the site is hosted on UNIX servers, such as Way2Host's web servers:
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