Hi folks...here's a quick update: It looks like AOL FTP (via
Keyword: FTP) is
back.
I don't have any word yet what the problem was
or if it is well and truly fixed, so let me know if you still run into
problems.
Also, now that AOL FTP is back up, I can
share a help tip that I found. Every now and then, I
get the question: "How can I tell how much FTP space I have
left?"
This is not as easy a question to
answer as you might think -- the storage space available to you (also
known as your disk quota), has gone up over time,
and unfortunately, a lot of the help resources and explainer text have
never been updated.
Waaaaay
back (like when a megabyte was still a lot), your disk quota was
2
megabytes per screen name (or 14 megabytes total, across all
your 5 [later 7]
screen names).
Now, I think we're supposed to be at
20 megabytes per screen name (140 megabytes over
your 7 screen names). But keep reading.
To find
out how much FTP space you have left, you can see the
step-by-step instructions in this AOL Help article, How much space do I have
left?
(Yes, we had a help article about it. That I never bothered to check for. Go figure.)
It basically tells you to connect anonymously to members.aol.com,
and in the "Welcome, you're connected" message, it will tell you how
many bytes you've got left in your quota.
For
example, for me, it might say:
/journalseditor quota is 100000000 bytes (99960797
free)
Now, if you do the math,
you'll find that 100,000,000 bytes is about 95
megabytes (because it's
computer math, 1 megabyte isn't 1,000,000 bytes; it's actually
1,048,576 bytes).
This would seem to
imply that you get approximately 100 megabytes of Web storage
per screen name, or 700 megabytes across your 7 screen
names.
Because
I am using an employee account, I am not sure if everyone gets this or
not. I have a question out to the FTP folks, but in the meantime,
I'm
curious -- if you check your quota status, please leave a
comment and
tell me what you've got.
Thanks -- Joe
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16 comments:
I couldn't wait to post my pictures today....I just posted with no problems.....YES.
Betty
http://journals.aol.com/rap4143/MyDayMyInterests/entries/565
for me it reads:
joolsinwa quota is 100000000 bytes (88221885 free)
~Julie thank you
This is mine;
/mariebm56 quota is 100000000 bytes (89930643 free)
am not sure what this means, but I will reread what you've said & see what I might have left.
now when you said.....
(Yes, we had a help article about it. That I never bothered to check for. Go figure.)
I thought you did look for the info....hmmmmmmmmmm??????????????
; )
I know I have 2MB total on this screen name, how many KB's in a BYTE, or MB?
I'm confused...; )
grrrrrrrrr
Okay, you lost me when I saw the word, MATH.
Screw FTP, photobucket is my new best friend. :)~
~V~
Around the first of the year "they" gave us the additional 80 megabytes. I was so happy and still am! I was jumping through hoops trying to maintain older entries using 20 megabytes. I just like to keep my photos in one place rather than have them spread out all over the net in various FTP spaces.
Not sure who "they" are, but they rock with the 100 megabytes of FTP space!
h
Hey I guess I don't know jack about computers, I was thinking I didn't have that much space remaining. Man was I wrong!
/cinisoul quota is 100000000 bytes (98399966 free)
Thanx Joe!
Thanks, I didn`t realize how much space we have!
V
This is soooooo good to know.
Eli
hey just a question....is there q way to tell who is reading your journal?
sjerzygirl: You can't really tell who's reading your Journal unless they leave a comment. Some stats programs (such as statcounter.com) let you see the domains of visitors, but your readers are pretty anonymous. Which is typically a good thing. -- Joe
h
I haven't even been able to upload anything on my ftd space. What's the deal?
Can anyone fix my counter? It is discouraging to not know how many are reading! Thanks, Annette
http://journals.aol.com/bberrycrk/BLackberryCreekJottings/
My question is related to the look of .bmp graphics once uploaded to ftp. When the graphics are loaded into the journal, they appear blotchy and murky, nothing like the originals. Is there any way to obviate this problem? Thanx in advance for any solution you could offer me.
Malcolm
Hi Malcolm...sounds like it might be a proxy cache issue. Try going to Keyword: Browser Settings, and in the section marked "Web Graphics", check whether it's set to compress graphics or not. If it's checked to "always compress", then that's your culprit.
I haven't worked much with BMP files -- you might want to try saving your art as JPG or GIF; I don't think the compression issues are as bad (the files will probably be smaller, too). Also not that this only impacts AOL members who have that particular setting; you can try confirming by viewing the page in a standalone browser (such as Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox). Thanks. -- Joe
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