Any recommendations as to where a new webmaster can go to learn about properly setting up a site through the control panel?

I need information on proper settings to prevent hacking, spamming, etc.

Also searching for a good forms processing script (similar to Form Mail) that is less prone to abuse.

I've checked at Hot Scripts for form processing scripts, but there's so many of them I can't tell for sure which is the best.

Thanks,
Andy

Hello,

It would help a lot if you mention what control panel you are using.

As for hacking, spamming it would depend on what kind of server you are on. Check with you provider's support site there should be info there.

Always pick a good Password, use at least 8 characters, (check with support to see how many characters you can use) use a mix of upper and lower case letters and numbers and at least one other character, like ^&. A passwork like "S9^h8K&3" is going to be hard to crack compared to "triger"

There are many places to get scripts, CGI/Perl (http://www.cgi-resources.com/) , or PHP (http://php.resourceindex.com/) being two bigger ones.

Good Luck !
:D BOB:D