Over the past 6 years theglobe.com has become a vibrant community built on a belief in the power of the Internet to connect people worlds apart. However, the market downturn over the last year has made it increasingly difficult to cover the costs of operating theglobe.com's website and services.

It is with great regret we must inform you that theglobe.com website will no longer be in service as of 9:00AM EST on August 15, 2001. Members and visitors will no longer be able to access any part of theglobe.com website as of that date.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and are providing you with as much notice as possible so that you may find another service to host your community (see below for a list of services).

If there are files or information that you would like to keep, please log on and retrieve them prior to August 15, 2001. Below, please find appropriate instructions. We will also be sending you information concerning alternative hosting companies over the next several days.

Thank you for your patronage and for the incredible support over the years.

Sincerely,
theglobe.com

Instructions for saving files:

Homepage Instructions To save a page:
1. Select File from the browser menu and click "Save As" (or "Save File As").
2. Select a directory on your local hard drive to store the file, type a name for the file, and click "Save". Make sure that the filename ends with a .htm or .html extension.
3. The file will then reside in the directory you selected and any images that you have on your page will be copied into a folder in the same directory.
4. Once you have saved your page to your local hard drive, you can then upload it to another homepage provider or website hosting company. You can also view it from your local hard drive.

Using FTP to copy files:

If you have an FTP client and know how to FTP files, you can move (or download) your page(s) and images to your local hard drive. Open the FTP software on your computer and enter the following in the relevant fields:

Host: ftp.theglobe.com
Username: (your theglobe.com member name)
Password: (your theglobe.com password)

Globeclubs Instructions

We do not have an export feature to export a club from globeclubs to another service. However, if a club owner sends an email to -list@globeclubs.com (e.g., simpsons_fans-list@globeclubs.com), we will reply back with a message containing the club's subscriber list as an attachment. NOTE: This email address will only work if sent by the owner (the email address must match the one in our database) and will only work one time. You will need to make this email request for each club you own.

Email Instructions

You can save your email messages to your local hard drive, forward them to another email account, or print them out. Make sure to inform your contacts that your email address will be changing.

Restrictions

The instructions above neither guarantee your files will be saved nor do they guarantee your files will work with other home page providers, hosting companies, or other related services.