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'''homestarrunner.com''' is the website and primary home of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.  
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'''homestarrunner.com''' is the [[Wikipedia:URL|URL]] of the website and primary home of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.  
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It is split into 6 main categories: [[Toons]], [[Games]], [[Characters]], [[Downloads]], [[Store]], and [[Email]]. It also hosts several [[wikipedia:subdomain|subdomains]], such as [[podstar:|podstar.homestarrunner.com]].
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==Structure==
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The [[Index Page]] in the first page one sees when visiting the website, and offers the viewer the option to watch the [[Intro]] or go to the [[Main Pages]]. The Main Pages, which are the main menus of the site, split homestarrunner.com into 6 main categories: [[Toons]], [[Games]], [[Characters]], [[Downloads]], [[Store]], and [[Email]]. A few of these categories host subcategories such as [[Strong Bad Email]], and [[Teen Girl Squad]].
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It is currently hosted by [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Who are the bandwidth providers?|Sagonet]]. Its IP is 69.59.23.70. It used to be hosted by [[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]], but it was [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#A question about the Podcasts. - Red Toque|so popular that it had to be moved]].
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The website also hosts several [[wikipedia:subdomain|subdomains]], such as [[podstar:|podstar.homestarrunner.com]], which hosts the menu and files for [[Podstar Runner]].
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===Filename Conventions===
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[[Image:404.PNG|thumb|The 404 page, which appears when a nonexistant file is opened.]]
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The files of the pages (.html files) and flash files (.swf files) are often clearly labeled. For example, the URL for a Teen Girl Squad issue is "tgsX.html", where X is the issue number. The same goes for Strong Bad Emails ("sbemailX.html"), with a few exceptions. Sometimes, the URL relates to the toon. For example, the URL for [[A Jorb Well Done]] is "cantsayjob.html", which refers to the toon. Usually, the flash file will have the same filename as the html page, but there are some exceptions.
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==Domain==
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The domain is currently hosted by [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Who are the bandwidth providers?|Sagonet]]. Its [[Wikipedia:IP Address|IP]] is 69.59.23.70. It used to be hosted by [[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]], but it was [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#A question about the Podcasts. - Red Toque|so popular that it had to be moved]].
==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 03:12, 31 March 2007

Homestarrunner.net...it's dot com!

homestarrunner.com is the URL of the website and primary home of the Homestar Runner body of work.

Contents

Structure

The Index Page in the first page one sees when visiting the website, and offers the viewer the option to watch the Intro or go to the Main Pages. The Main Pages, which are the main menus of the site, split homestarrunner.com into 6 main categories: Toons, Games, Characters, Downloads, Store, and Email. A few of these categories host subcategories such as Strong Bad Email, and Teen Girl Squad.

The website also hosts several subdomains, such as podstar.homestarrunner.com, which hosts the menu and files for Podstar Runner.

Filename Conventions

The 404 page, which appears when a nonexistant file is opened.

The files of the pages (.html files) and flash files (.swf files) are often clearly labeled. For example, the URL for a Teen Girl Squad issue is "tgsX.html", where X is the issue number. The same goes for Strong Bad Emails ("sbemailX.html"), with a few exceptions. Sometimes, the URL relates to the toon. For example, the URL for A Jorb Well Done is "cantsayjob.html", which refers to the toon. Usually, the flash file will have the same filename as the html page, but there are some exceptions.

Domain

The domain is currently hosted by Sagonet. Its IP is 69.59.23.70. It used to be hosted by Yahoo!, but it was so popular that it had to be moved.

See Also

External Links