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Configuring the Multiple Sites & Languages form (MS&L)
On Husky Planes, we have three different sites that point to our main IP address:
 Note You must register all domains with your Internet service provider. For information on creating FirstClass web sites, see Creating a FirstClass web site.
Each site has a different alias name (but same IP address) corresponding to a different site container in the WWW folder. All the domains resolve back to the same IP address. We also configured the domain names in our Domain Name server(DNS) so other servers will recognize them. Since each site supports different languages we entered the language ISO codes in "Languages" (for example, fr for French or es for Spanish, see Understanding Internet Services resources). The order of the languages is important only for the first language, as it is considered the default. After
this, you can place the languages in any order.
Note If you make a change or addition to the Port or SSL Status (this implies a change to the port(s) listened on), you must restart Internet Services.
This is how we configured Husky's MS&L form:
 If you have multiple sites with dedicated IP addresses pointing to the same server, you will have a different setup. For example, you must install and configure a separate Network Interface Card (NIC) on your server machine for each IP address, as well as configure the domain names in your system's Domain Name Server (DNS). This is how we would configure Husky's MS&L form for multiple IP addresses on the same server:
The first three sites point to one IP address. The fourth site points to a separate IP address and has a separate security certificate. So, when users type in the domain name of any of the first three sites they will hit the 192.166.0.0 IP address. When users type in the fourth domain name they will hit the 192.166.2.2 IP address.
Configuring the MS&L form for nonauthenticated users
You can also create public web sites where no log in credentials are accepted and SSL is not required. You may find this type of web site useful if you are running custom templates or display nonconfidential information for public consumption only, for example geared to web surfers or casual visitors to your site. If this is the case on your FirstClass site, you merely add an exclamation mark (!) at the beginning of the site alias name. For example, if we decided to turn Husky's Spain site into a public site with no accepted credential authentication, this would be the entry in the MS&L form:
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