Dear AOL Hometown and Journal's users,

Soon you will be receiving an e-mail providing additional information about Hometown/FTP and Journals. Both of these experiences are closing their doors. Please read the following blog entries to learn more about AOL Hometown/FTP and AOL Journals.

AOL Hometown/FTP

Please click here to learn how to save your AOL Hometown/FTP information.

AOL Journals

Please click this link to read more about what is happening to your AOL Journal.

Still have questions? You may be interested in reading the Frequently Asked Questions for AOL Journals and AOL Hometown/FTP.

Thank you for your cooperation during this time,

The AOL Team

Dear AOL Journals user,

We're sorry to inform you that on Oct. 31, 2008, AOL® Journals will be shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

It is very important that you save your Journals content before the shutdown. We're working on a way to easily move your Journal to another blogging service -- you can expect an email within the next week with more details about how to do it. We want the transition to go as smoothly as possible for you, so you'll have two choices. You can either save your information manually and find another place to blog on your own, or let us handle the migration for you and automatically transfer your Journal to a different blogging service.

In the meantime, please bookmark the People Connection Blog, where you can find out more about AOL Journals. You can also subscribe to the People Connection Blog RSS feed to stay informed about any changes. We'll be updating the People Connection Blog often, so please check it regularly.

Sincerely,

The AOL Journals Team

* We know you've got a lot of questions and we want to help you find the answers you need. Please click here to read AOL Journals Frequently Asked Questions.

This page contains information regarding the shutdown of AOL Hometown and Journals (blogs).

The AOL team want to let you know about upcoming changes that will affect your current Hometown and Journals experience.

As of 31 October 2008, AOL Hometown and AOL Journals will be shut down. We urge you to save your content immediately to avoid losing any information.

How to save your content

There are several ways to save your content:

1. The quickest and easiest way to do this is by copying and pasting your content into a word processing document such as Microsoft Word, Notepad or even into an email and mailing it back to yourself.

If you have any images we suggest you save them separately by right clicking on the image, choosing "Save Picture As" and allocate the drive on your PC where you would like to save them to.

2. Save files directly from your browser.

a. Internet Explorer users: Click on 'File' ® 'Save As...' ® 'Web page type' you'd need to choose the option 'Web Page Complete (.htm, .html) and allocate the drive on your PC where you would like to save them to.

b. Google Chrome users: Click on the button 'Control The Current Page' ® 'Save Page As...' ® 'Save As Type' you'd need to choose the option 'Web Page, Complete' and allocate the drive on your PC where you would like to save them to.

c. Mozilla Firefox users: Click on 'File' ® 'Save Page As...' ® 'Save As Type' you'd need to choose the option 'Web Page, complete' and allocate the drive on your PC where you would like to save them to..

3. Keyword access (this is only applicable for AOL Hometown users who have an AOL Broadband account): Log into your AOL software and go to Keyword:FTP. You can get to the keyword by typing 'FTP' in the search box at the top or hitting 'Ctrl' and 'k' at the same time and typing 'FTP' in the box that appears on screen.

The steps are detailed as simple instructions below if you choose to use the FTP option.:

i.Type in Keyword: FTP and hit 'enter'

ii. Click on "See My FTP Space"

iii Highlight the files you'd like to backup, click on "Download Now" and allocate the drive on your PC where you would like to save them to.

We urge you to save your data as soon as possible to avoid losing any information.

Sincerely,

The AOL Team

4. Click on the See My FTP Space button

5. Select the file you wish to download, and click the Download Now button. Note, you'll have to perform this step for each file you wish to download. If your file resides in a directory (e.g., a hometown page in the myhomepage directory) you'll first need to double-click on the directory to access the files inside, at which point you can then download them individually.

Downloading your Private and Public Hometown files via FTP client

1. Download and install an external FTP client. There are lots of freeware or shareware FTP clients available. AOL members can search in the AOL Download Center, or reputable download sites such as Download.com, Shareware.com, Tucows.com, etc.

2. Configure your FTP client. The exact instructions will vary according to manufacturer, so please check their instructions. The basic outline goes like this: Somewhere in the settings, you will be asked for the following information so you can connect to your FTP space: host address, User ID and Password.

· For host address, enter members.aol.com

· or User ID, enter anonymous (there may be a checkbox or pulldown for Anonymous, that you have to do also)

· For Password, enter the full e-mail address of the AOL screen name's FTP space you're trying to access.

For example, for my JournalsEditor screen name, my host address will be members.aol.com; user ID will be anonymous (the check box is also checked), and

password will be journalseditor@aol.com:

3. Check to insure that your computer has enough storage space for your content prior to downloading.

4. Make sure that you are running the AOL client, signed in using the same screen name as the screen name whose FTP space you're trying to access. This is very important -- your AOL client connection takes care of the authentication, so you can't access someone elses private FTP space. If my AOL client connection is signed in with my JournalsEditor screen name, I can only access the private JournalsEditor FTP space with my external FTP client.

5. Connect to members.aol.com and download your files.

Downloading your Public Hometown files via FTP client

1. Download and install an external FTP client. There are lots of freeware or shareware FTP clients available. AOL members can search in the AOL Download Center, or reputable download sites such as Download.com, Shareware.com, Tucows.com, etc.

2. Configure your FTP client. The exact instructions will vary according to manufacturer, so please check their instructions. The basic outline goes like this: Somewhere in the settings, you will be asked for the following information so you can connect to your FTP space: host address, User ID and Password.

· For host address, enter members.aol.com/YourScreename (do not include @aol.com)

· or User ID, enter anonymous (or leave it blank)

· For Password, leave it blank

3. Connect to your members.aol.com space and download your files

Cómo descargar tus archivos de AOL Hometown

Para descargar tus archivos de Hometown por medio del Cliente de AOL

1. Conéctate al Cliente de AOL

2. Dirígete al Keyword: FTP

3. Asegúrate de tener espacio suficiente en tu disco duro antes de descargar tus archivos

(Imagen Keyword)

4. Haz click en el botón: "See My FTP Space"

(Imagen My FTP Sapce)

5. Selecciona el archivo que vas a descargar y haz click en el botón "Download Now". Debes repetir este paso para cada archivo. Si tu archivo se encuentra en otro directorio, haz doble click sobre ese directorio para tener acceso a tus archivos, ahí podrás descargar tus archivos individualmente.

(Imagen FTP manager)

Para descargar tus archivos Públicos y Privados de Hometown por medio de un Cliente FTP

1. Descarga e instala un Cliente FTP. Existe una gran variedad de clientes FTP gratuitos o de prueba gratuita disponibles. Los usuarios de AOL pueden buscar en AOL Download Center, o en sitios de búsqueda como Download.com, Shareware.com, Tucows.com, etc.

2. Configura tu cliente FTP. Las instrucciones exactas pueden variar de acuerdo al programa, revisa sus instrucciones. La información básica es: En las configuraciones se te preguntará la siguiente información para poder conectarte a tu sitio FTP: Dirección del host (Host address), Usuario (User ID) y Contraseña (Password).

- Para la dirección del Host escribe members.aol.com

- Para el usuario escribe anonymous (es posible que exista una casilla o menú para Anonymous que tendrás que marcar o seleccionar)

- Para contraseña escribe la dirección de e-mail completa del Nombre de Usuario AOL del FTP al que deseas entrar.

Por ejemplo, para mi nombre de usuario JournalsEditor, mi dirección del Host será members.aol.com; el usuario será anonymous (marcando la casilla); y la contraseña será journalseditor@aol.com:

(Imagen Propiedades FTP)

3. Asegúrate de tener espacio suficiente en tu disco duro antes de descargar tus archivos

4. Asegúrate de estar conectado con tu Cliente AOL con el mismo Nombre de Usuario AOL que el sitio FTP al que deseas entrar. Esto es muy importante – la conexión del Cliente AOL se hará cargo de la autenticación, para que no puedas ver el sitio privado de alguien más. Si estoy conectado con mi Nombre de Usuario JournalsEditor al Cliente AOL , sólo podré tener acceso a mi espacio FTP de JournalsEditor.

5. Conéctate a members.aol.com para descargar tus archivos.

Para descargar tus archivos Públicos de Hometown por medio de un Cliente FTP

1. Descarga e instala un Cliente FTP. Existe una gran variedad de clientes FTP gratuitos o de prueba gratuita disponibles. Los usuarios de AOL pueden buscar en AOL Download Center, o en sitios de búsqueda como Download.com, Shareware.com, Tucows.com, etc.

2. Configura tu cliente FTP. Las instrucciones exactas pueden variar de acuerdo al programa, revisa sus instrucciones. La información básica es: En las configuraciones se te preguntará la siguiente información para poder conectarte a tu sitio FTP: Dirección del host (Host address), Usuario (User ID) y Contraseña (Password).

- Para la dirección del Host escribe members.aol.com/NombreDeUsuario

(sin incluir @aol.com)

- Para el usuario escribe anonymous o déjalo en blanco

- Para contraseña déjalo en blanco.

3. Conéctate a members.aol.com para descargar tus archivos

Estimado usuario de AOL Journals,

El equipo de AOL Journals desea hacer de tu conocimiento algunos cambios que afectarán tu experiencia actual. A partir del 30 de Octubre, AOL Journals se cerrará permanentemente. Para nosotros es muy importante que tengas la oportunidad de salvar todo tu contenido de AOL Journals. Estamos trabajando en un proceso para migrar tu información fácilmente a otra plataforma de Blogs. Recibirás un mensaje vía e-mail durante la próxima semana sugiriéndote a) salvar toda tu información manualmente y encontrar otro espacio para tu Blog o b) optar por la migración, donde tu Blog actual será transferido a la nueva plataforma.

Apreciamos tu paciencia durante este tiempo. Te invitamos guardar la liga al Blog de People Connection donde podrás encontrar más información acerca de AOL Journals. También puedes suscribirte al feed RSS del Blog de People Connection para mantenerte informado de cualquier cambio. El Blog de People Connection será actualizado frecuentemente, te sugerimos usarlo como tu principal punto de referencia.

Sinceramente,

El equipo de AOL Journals

Dear AOL Journals user,

The AOL Journals product team wants you to know about upcoming changes that will affect your current experience. As of October 31st, AOL Journals will be shut down permanently. It is extremely important to us that you are able to save your AOL Journals content. We're presently working on a process so that your information can be easily migrated to an alternative blogging platform. You should expect to receive an e-mail within the next week suggesting that you either a) save all of your information manually and find another place to blog or b) opt into the migration plan, where your current Journal will be transferred over to the selected blogging platform.

We appreciate your patience during this transition period. We invite you to bookmark the People Connection Blog where you can read further information about AOL Journals. You can also subscribe to the People Connection Blog RSS feed to stay updated on any changes. The People Connection Blog will be updated often, so please use it as your primary reference point.

Sincerely,

The AOL Journals Team