What are Microsoft FrontPage server extensions?
FrontPage server extensions are a set of server-side applications that:

• Let several people collaborate simultaneously on the same Web site and Web Server (multi-user authoring).
• Let users write directly to the Web server using a PC or laptop computer from anywhere in the world via the Internet (remote authoring).
• Let users include forms on their Web site and specify how the results of those forms are handled.
• Let users include discussion Webs on their Web site.
• Provide full text search capability on a Web site.
• Let users include hit counters on their Web site.

This "pre-packaged" functionality lets users incorporate these advanced features without having to write the complex server-side programs typically required.

Can users create a FrontPage-based Web without using the server extensions?
Absolutely. With the exception of the functionality mentioned above, there is no difference between a Web site that uses the server extensions and one that does not.

Which Internet service providers (ISPs) provide support for FrontPage server extensions?
Over 600 registered Web Presence Providers (WPP) worldwide, including most major ISPs, currently support the FrontPage server extensions. A Web Presence Provider is an Internet service provider that has registered with Microsoft to offer support for the FrontPage server extensions to its customers.

Can I host my FrontPage-based Web site with an ISP that does not participate in the Web Presence Provider (WPP) program?
Yes. Many ISPs that do not support the FrontPage server extensions still host FrontPage Webs. These ISPs however, cannot offer support for remote authoring, multi-user authoring, or FrontPage features such as forms, discussion Webs, full-text searches, hit counters, or remote multi-authoring.

What Web servers do the FrontPage server extensions support?
FrontPage Server Extensions support all popular UNIX and Microsoft Windows NT®-based Web servers including Microsoft Internet Information Server, Apache, CERN, NCSA, Netscape, Linux, SunOS, and Solaris.