'Exhibits' are web sites that (by default) hold up to 50Mb of music, pictures and other art. They are free, but subject to rules. Their use is granted by the administration of SDF and may be terminated if the rules are broken. Please read the following information carefully.

They are intended as exhibition spaces for current artworks and so are checked for 'freshness'. An exhibit that has not been updated in three months will automatically be taken offline (not deleted). All you need do is update your exhibit regularly and you'll be fine.

All exhibits have bandwidth caps to prevent a disproportionate use of the combined bandwidth of the site. In the past we have had users dumping large files here, linked to sites such as MySpace. That's NOT the function of an exhibit. For the same reason, exhibits that do not have a first page (an index.htm) may be taken off line.

We have a policy on 'mashups' and 'bootlegs'. These must have artistic merit. Our measure is this - there must be a written statement of artistic intent on the home page of the exhibit. Generally we consider works of 'plunderphonics' and comment to be justified. We do not consider name dropping of popular acts e.g. 'Beastie Boys VS Madonna' to be much above simple plagiarism, and these will be deleted.

Other reasons for termination include - storage of illegal files, pornography, any involvement in unsolicited advertising (spam), and material inciting hatred.

Tip: You can pay a fee to increase your storage and bandwidth, these extras are listed on the main exhibits page.

A Guide to making an exhibit.

To start an exhibit you should first create a web site on your own computer using one of the many tools available.
Here are a few: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ and http://www.pagebreeze.com/ and http://www.nvu.com/index.php
There's a few rules that you must follow for the site to work properly:
The first (home) page should be called index.html, although the system will allow some variations - home.htm, index.htm
There must be no spaces in any filename. mypicture.jpg is OK but my picture.jpg will NOT WORK.
All the files should be in the one folder. No sub folders.
All names are case sensitive. mypicture.jpg is NOT THE SAME as MyPicture.jpg or mypicture.JPG

Make sure you test the web site on your hard drive first and that you follow the rules. When you are ready, think of a name for the exhibit and a password.
For this tutorial I will use the name andywarhol and the password 15minutes.
Go to the control panel for exhibits here and start a new exhibit.
You are now presented with a 2nd control panel.

Your work can either be exhibited or inhibited. Think of a stage and backstage. You set up the show backstage and then you present it all ready onstage. When you upload material it's not visible to others - it's inhibited. Let's upload some material. Click the menu upload and you are asked to find the file on your hard drive - index.html is a good place to start. Use Browse to find it and then Upload to send it. Once the file has been sent you will see it listed and be asked Upload Again? Keep doing this until all the files are uploaded.

Now click on the menu content and see a list of the files you've sent. Right now they are labeled Staging which means you're assembling the show backstage. When you are ready, click the menu exhibit. Now they're visible to other people. If you were to click the menu inhibit, they are moved off the stage again and can't be seen. Of course you can only add and remove files that are inhibited. Now let's entitle the exhibit 'Andy Warhol's favorite shoes'.

After a short while the exhibit appears to the Internet as the name with .sevcom.com after it. This exhibit will be andywarhol.sevcom.com You can immediately check it out by using the members menu or just link straight to your new URL.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Can't see my web page - all I see is a list of files. You must call the first page index.html
I don't see anything. Exhibit the files.
My file doesn't show up on my web page - it's just a blank placeholder. The name is wrong. Check the spelling and case.
The name of the file I just uploaded went strange and now I can't access it. NO SPACES ALLOWED IN THE NAME!!
I can't remove a file. You must inhibit the files before you can remove them.
It's not showing up on the Internet. It takes a while for every web server to see your site. Be patient.

How can I access my exhibit via FTP? You can't. But you can build a site at SDF with full features.
Can you go into my exhibit and ... No I am not able or allowed to enter your exhibit.
It's a complete mess! Inhibit it all, remove the files and start again. Otherwise let it expire.