Only the member can upload to this directory, but others can download from it if they know the exact file name. Only you can upload files to that directory. Others can download files from this directory only if they know the name of the file. If you do so, anyone can upload any file to the directory, but only you can download the file. It's obvious that American Online wants Everyone Online, and so spared no expense in bringing brainstem simple personal profile pages to the web.
Members can also add sound files, graphics, and photos.
The Personal Page service also includes a flashy tutorial, which steps you through writing a profile page before dumping you into the dialog. The tutorial itself is very nicely done, and even worth a looksee from a technical viewpoint. The addition of several million new homepages to the internet will continue to change the face of the web. Unlike many of the original netizens, AOLers are accustom to an intensely graphic online environment. The web we know today is likely to be a very different place a year from now.