Changes to Ameritech.net Personal Web Pages

On Sunday, 14 November, we will make a number of changes to the Ameritech.net personal web pages.

The URI

Ameritech.net PWP URIs look like this.

http://www.ameritech.net/users/myMemberName/

On Sunday, they will become like this.

http://users.ameritech.net/myMemberName/

Your existing URIs will continue to function [1]. However, please do not use the old URI; it may cease to work in future.

The Index

The Ameritech.net PWP environment does not currently permit members to create their own index page. Instead, we display a generic index listing the member's information and the pages they may wish the public to view.

On Sunday, you will be able to upload your own index page.

The Space

Ameritech.net currently limits disk usage to 2MB.

On Sunday, the disk usage limit will be increased to 15MB.

The Editor

The Ameritech.net PWP editor prohibits the use of Internet Explorer. In 1997, Internet Explorer did not support HTTP uploads.

On Sunday, the editor will work with any modern browser.

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You may have some questions about these changes. We've anticipated three:

1. But how do I make use of all these nifty features

   The Ameritech editor is currently found at http://www.ameritech.net/pubsys/create.html.

   On Sunday, it will be http://publish.ameritech.net/.

2. What about FTP?

   Patience, Grasshopper.

3. What happened to my feedback form?

   The feedback form CGI has been replaced with a mailto: URI

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[1] for the technically inclined, we will be issuing a 302 Found status for these URIs. The 302 Found may become a 301 Moved Permanently before it becomes a 410 Gone.