Forwarding domain name w/ Mecca Hosting

Has anyone used Mecca Hosting? I have my domain name with them, but I can't figure out how to forward my .Mac site to my domain name (or the other way around, I'm not sure). I'm very new to this, so any help is appreciated!

I e-mailed them my URL and asked them how they can forward it to my domain name, and here's what they said:
"This is something that is typically done as a temporary measure. A forward would mean that your site would have to rely on 2 hosting services in order to function correctly. In addition, the search engines do not follow these forwards and would not find your website. We can setup a forward for you, but it is not recommended if you wish to use your own domain. "
And then again, this:
"We're not saying that we cannot do it; what we're saying that what you wish to do is not advisable. Your visitors would first be directed to your web server with us and would request to download a web page; our server would them provide them with a web page that tells them to go to another site; the visitor's web browser would then connect to your website on your .Mac account.
As you can imagine, not only is this very slow, but it is also not as reliable. If one of the 2 providers has a problem, your site will not be displayed; so, you're always dependent on both providers to have a functional website.
Finally, the search engines ignore these types of forwards, so the website would never be found by search engines.
In any case, if you really wish to do this, we can go ahead and do it for you. You would not need the web hosting services that you have purchased, as they would not be used to do a URL forward. "
Any thoughts, those of you who understand all this? Thanks in advance for your time.

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