Web hosting idiocy

Ho hum. Currently writing "intelligent" stuff for the Discworld MUD section of the site, and decided to try signing up the Heart Internet free web hosting option, to upload it when it's a bit more complete.

Last time I tried this, the wizard didn't seem to be working; but that was a couple of months ago, so I thought I'd have another go. Success! Moved swiftly through the sign-up process, no problems, and then reached the part where you're meant to choose the domain name to which you want to attach your free hosting account.

Had the bright idea of signing up "thefootnote.org.uk", as this will be one of its sub-sites (the most independent of the four, for reasons which will, some day, be obvious). Then, just as I'd click the button to make it so, realised I could just glue it to "sothis.co.uk", since my primary character is called Sothis, and it's an almost separate site - and then I could keep "thefootnote.org.uk" pointing here. Sweet.

So, being clever, I just clicked the "Back" key on my browser, selected "sothis.co.uk" from the list, and clicked the "make it so" (can't remember what it's really called) button.

Result: one hosting package, two domain names pointing to it... only one of which will let you in to the file management system. D'Oh!

Tried a few things to fix it, but ultimately had no option but to fill in a customer support ticket. Argh. They must think me such an idiot... and rightly so in this case.

Bah. [here comes the excuse] It's because I'm still half-asleep after three weeks annual leave. And it's Friday afternoon... I'm sooooo tired! And I'm going out with the rest of the department tonight; we're going to the Chinese Buffet for all-you-can-eat-for-a-tenner (*thinks irresistably of Harga's House of Ribs*). Yum! Although I'd frankly rather go home and collapse on the settee in front of the telly...

Mmmmmm... at least choosing stuff off the menu won't require much too much intellectual effort ;)