~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Thu Nov 2 15:55:47 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id PAA21288 for usna-net-outgoing; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 15:55:47 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <00e901c04517$bed701e0$8901d4cd@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: FD8...FundRaiser... Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 16:56:23 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To My USNA-Net Family, Over the past several weeks, you have read posts from WP-Org and from Mike about the current fund-raiser (FD8). Tonight, I want to send you a personal note explaining what all this means to me, a Navy Mom. By now, you should be aware of what a tremendous resource USNA-Net has been for you. Mike and I have spent countless hours to give you a website with information and features that you will not find elsewhere. We do this out of a sense of love and commitment, if we did not enjoy doing it, we could not continue. If my mail is any indication of how important USNA-Net has been to you, then I know that we have been successful. Every day, I read the posts that come to the lists, just as you do. I read the posts as a parent, first, and then as a Moderator. Even though my son graduated from the Academy last May, I still feel connected to the Yard and to every parent and Mid. I read your questions and comments and have often been told that for every person who actually writes, there are dozens more who were wondering or thinking about the same subject. I can feel your gratitude when you find that one piece of information you were searching for. I can almost see your smiles through your words of thanks when a member, through their descriptive words, makes you feel that you were right there beside them, enjoying the special, as well as the everyday, happenings on the Yard. How comforted were you when other parents let you know you were NOT alone in your situation, or when thoughtful parents wrote you personally to give you answers or hope and encouragement? You know, that is why we are here. To offer each other answers, sprinkled with caring and concern. We have found a family with each other...and I know that many of you have found life-long friends because you met right here on our Lists. What a wonderful thing email can be!! We have always told you that USNA-Net has no membership fees: its services are provided to us free of direct charge. But WP-Org, who supplies us with everything that we need to bring you USNA-Net, needs funding in order to continue to operate. To fund operation, WP-ORG depends on our voluntary support. I know that Mike has likened our fund-raiser to your local Public Broadcasting fund-raisers...you get great service whether you donate or not...but today I want to ask those of you who have not yet donated to do it NOW...don't put it off any longer. Information about individual donors and donations is strictly confidential - known only to WP-ORG's CFO. However, he's informed us that FD8 has received 167 contributions from our total membership of 1516 USNA-Net subscribers. That's 11% of our members who have taken the time to either mail a check or submit an on-line donation. To everyone who has donated, my heartfelt thanks! But I just know we can do better! Please take the time, tonight, to show us that this service we have provided is important to you. To donate on-line using our secure server with your credit or debit card, go to our web site at www.navy-usna.org and click on the Blue "INFO" box in the middle of the main page. Just read and follow the instructions. It won't take ten minutes. Or if you prefer, you may mail a check (payable to WP-ORG, Inc.) to... West-Point.Org Inc. PO Box 2108 Abingdon VA 24212-2108 Please Indicate "NAVY PARENT - CLASS OF 'XX" on your Check. I want to thank all those, once again, who have already shown their support by donating to WP-Org. And a special thanks to everyone who will donate tonight, as well !! Go Navy-Beat Army Sandi *** USNA-NET post by: Sandi Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Thu Nov 2 19:46:33 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA11889 for usna-net-outgoing; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:46:33 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <0d0101c04537$e15166a0$8901d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: Political Messages. Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 20:46:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To all. Today has been a very busy day for your Moderators. Among other things, TWO different members have been removed from all USNA-Net Listservers for sending unsolicited email to other members. In both cases, the email was political in nature and was NOT sent via our lists but directly to members who have written to the lists in the past and whose addresses the offender had obtained from participation in our lists. Not only is this a gross misuse of our Lists and a direct violation of our Rule on Privacy but it is a violation of the Federal Communications Commission Regulations. We cannot and will not be party to illegal actions on the part of our members. This is more than a reminder to the rest of our members. As the election approaches, any member sending unsolicited political email to any of our members will also be immediately removed from our listservers. Our lists are not soapboxes, political or otherwise. Intruding upon other members, either via our lists or privately, with your particular viewpoints or urging them to take action (vote for "your" candidate) is not what our lists are about. We are Parents Helping Parents. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Wed Nov 8 15:46:01 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id PAA02589 for usna-net-outgoing; Wed, 8 Nov 2000 15:46:01 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <030101c049cd$484cf420$5201d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: Let's show our support TODAY !!! Go Navy!!! Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:45:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk Dear Parents and Navy Family... We are nearing our collective goal for this Fund-Raiser. As of last night.... Goal $65,000 Total Collected: $56,889 (88%) Donated by Navy Parents: $12,265.00 (19%) from 248 of 1518 Members Donated by West Point Parents: $16,843.00 (26%) from 364 of 2073 Members Friends, we need to reach our goal as soon as possible to bring the drive to an end and get back to the business of Helping other Parents. No one likes to be pestered for money and I have refrained from posting frequent messages to that affect but we really do need the funds and our membership is our only source for funding the daily costs for telecommunications services and equipment that are vital to our continued operation. Not to mention the fact that the Army Parents are kicking our proverbial butts when it comes to donations for this service. Sure, there are about 500 more of them but since when are superior numbers an "excuse" for taking second place? (Sir, No Excuse, Sir!) Perhaps you have put off sending in a donation. Perhaps you didn't think that you could make a difference. Perhaps... You can't afford a large donation... No one has asked for a large donation. Send us $20 or $15 or even $12 (that's a 2 bucks a month for the next six months). We need your help. And when I say "we" I mean this entire listserver and it's huge support network of parents who genuinely believe that we are all better off collectively because of USNA-Net than we would be without it. Then there's the fact that, as a Navy Parent, I don't wish to hang my head for the next six months knowing that the Parents of those guys in gray up on the Hudson could reach deeper and give more than NAVY! We need just over $4,579 to pull ahead of them. That's just $3 per USNA-Net member and we can have bragging rights for the rest of this School Year! I didn't want to turn this into a competition but since when did Navy ever not consider anything with West Point a competition??? Let's show them just what a great group Navy Parents are! Write out a check TODAY. Make it payable to West-Point.Org Inc. and send it to West-Point.Org Inc. PO Box 2108 Abingdon VA 24212-2108 (Make sure you say "Navy Parent" on the check's memo line.) or Donate On-Line by going to our Web Site at www.navy-usn.org and clicking on the Blue "DONATE" icon on our main page for instructions on how to fill in the SECURE SERVER Form that is ready RIGHT NOW to take your donation. Please, Please give us a little something, even if it's only a few dollars. We can do this if we ALL try. GO Navy - Beat Army !!! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org PS. Our USNA-Net web site is huge compared to the WP Parents' site and has had over 150,000 hits in less than two years of operation. WP's has been around for at least twice that long and has had less than half as many visits (62,400 hits). To scout the "enemy's" site go to http://defiant.west-point.org/parent/wpp-net/. - Mike :>) *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Fri Nov 10 08:06:38 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id IAA23316 for usna-net-outgoing; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:06:38 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <027a01c04b1f$646cdfa0$2b01d4cd@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: Veteran's Day Tribute... Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:06:11 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To All, Tomorrow is Veterans' Day. Mike and I put together a tribute page a couple of years ago to remember and honor our country's Veterans. There is not one among us who have not felt the sacrifices of our Veterans. Whether a close family member, or a close friend, we have all known brave men and women who have sacrificed, some paying the ultimate price, for our country and its way of life. It is fitting that we honor those who have come before ...particularly as our sons and daughters prepare to take up the gauntlet. Please take a moment to view our "What is a Vet?" page. www.neonap.org/veteran.html Sandi and Mike Zets Westlake, OH Moderators for USNA-Net Listservers Webmasters - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Sandi Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Wed Nov 15 07:54:26 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id HAA20471 for usna-net-outgoing; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 07:54:26 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <00b201c04f0b$a1c8cd60$8801d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM YOUR MODERATOR... Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 08:54:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 1 X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk Dear Friends, If you are an AOL member, PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE! I don't mean to shout but this is very important to those of you that subscribe to our listservers using AOL. (If you are NOT an AOL member, you may hit the delete key now.) The latest and greatest version of AOL's software (Version 6.0) is NOT compatible with our server. It does not allow AOL members to select Plain Text (ASCII) for email. It sends "all" messages in Rich Text Format (HTML) and no longer gives you a choice to send in Plain Text. RTF is very unfriendly to our archives and using it prevents our server from attaching your signature line to your message as it is relayed to our membership. Thus our dilemma. We will work to solve this problem as soon as possible but in the meantime, as an AOL member you can do several things to help. 1.) If you haven't upgraded to Version 6.0 yet, DON'T. Not for the moment. 2.) If you have already upgraded, please observe the following to minimize problems when sending messages to our lists... a. Do not use images or stationary for backgrounds. b. Do not use colored text or fancy fonts in your messages. c. Do not embed photos or images in your messages. d. Do not send photos or images as attachments. e. PLEASE SIGN YOUR MESSAGES AT THE BOTTOM with at least... your first and last name, your email address, your Mid's name and grad year. We will work to fix "our" problem with RTF since about 510 of our members are AOL members and we will not accept losing 1 out of 3 of our Navy family to this problem. Our AOL members are too important to us to ignore this conflicting technology problem. Please bear with us. We promise to address this problem as soon as possible. Somewhere, there is a reasonable solution for USNA-Net and AOL. ======================================== Side Bar... (Said tongue-in-cheek.) Of course, if you have ever considered changing Internet Service Providers and leaving AOL, now might be a really good time. :>) Basic membership to AOL is $21.95 and most of the rest of the world is paying only $9.95 per month for full access to the Internet and really good email service using software that's already installed with your Windows 95 or 98 computer. That's a savings of $12 per months or $144 per year! But then, it's only money and I would never presume to tell you how to spend it. Even Instant Messaging and Buddy Lists are available to non-AOL members. Also, so that you know that I "know of what I speak," I joined AOL and installed Version 6.0 to test it and possibly find a solution. In doing so, I noticed one very troubling thing. Version 6.0 is a resource hog. In opening and closing multiple windows, looking for help and preference settings, this new version consistently caused my machine to deplete resources to the point that it crashed my computer six or eight times in a row. I have a huge system with more than enough RAM for even the most demanding applications. This is another very serious drawback to 6.0, especially for the computer newbies who don't know what to do in such events. (I tested on my Windows 95 machine and not my Windows 98 machine since so many of our members use 95 at this time. Windows 98 does a marginally better job of resource allocation but would still experience the same problem. Windows NT (Network Server Operating System) and its newer replacement, Windows 2000, do a much better job of resource allocation but are not systems for home use.) My honest advise is to wait for Version 6.1 to be released with fixes for these and other problems that should have been caught in Beta Testing but weren't. ======================================== In the meantime, please DO NOT REFRAIN from participating in our lists. We will deal with this issue and move forward. Our AOL members are valued members of our USNA-Net Family and we want (need) your full participation regardless of RTF and its associated problems. Sincerely, Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Thu Nov 16 21:12:04 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id VAA29940 for usna-net-outgoing; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:12:03 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <0e3f01c05043$cf435060$0801d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: USNA-Net Fund-Raiser is Complete. Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:09:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk Dear Navy Family, On behalf of WP.Org and all of its beneficiaries including all of the Navy Listservers and Club web sites collectively called USNA-Net, we wish to extend to all of you our most sincere thanks for your generosity during the current fund drive. We have reached our goal of $65,000 and have concluded this funds appeal. Doing more than our share, USNA-Net Parents and Family answered the call for support with overwhelming generosity. As we closed the campaign at the end of business today, our Navy donations totaled... $14,349.00 donated by 303 Donors which represents over 22% of the WP.Org's Budget for the next six months. Again, many thanks to all gave in support of our efforts to help other parents. Mike and Sandi. *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Fri Nov 17 05:56:55 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id FAA13415 for usna-net-outgoing; Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:56:55 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <004301c0508d$87a01500$1901d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: A/N Tickets - A Warning Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 06:57:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To all... For reasons known only to those who make such policies, the Academy has distributed a warning to all those who have received their A/N Tickets to this year's game to the effect that A/N Tickets may not be Sold or Transferred to anyone under any circumstances at ANY price. And that to do so will result in the permanent blackballing of the seller from ever being able to purchase A/N Tickets again. This includes Season Ticket Holders. (I paraphrase but you get the idea.) Essentially this means everyone who purchased any A/N tickets is forbidden to sell them or even give them away. In an effort to protect our members from any problems with this policy, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DO NOT POST "TICKETS - FOR SALE" on our web site with any personal identifying information that could be used to blackball you for defying this policy. Instead, if you have excess tickets that you will not be using, visit our Classified Ads and contact one of the many parents who have placed ads there looking for tickets. Select the person that fits your circumstances and contact them directly, making whatever arrangements you can both be comfortable with. In this way, only the person receiving your excess tickets will know where they came from. USNA-Net DOES NOT support or endorse the sale of any tickets at more than face value since this is scalping and is illegal. We do not, however, want to see a parent or family member miss the Big Game if there is a way to get them a ticket. We feel this is a reasonable tack under the circumstances. We are facilitating these ticket transfers (even if it is against the stated policy of the issuing agent) since our members are benefited and it is in everyone's best interest to do so. Please cooperate. It's for everyone's own good. If you still need tickets, post a WANTED ad and see if it produces results. It has already resulted in at least a few ticket transfers. If you ad was posted more than two weeks ago, it has been removed since ad only remain on the site for 14 days. There is no prohibition against posting it again. I will insure that all Tickets Wanted ads remain up from now until game day. If your ad is answered and you no longer need tickets, please drop me a note and I will take it down before then. NOTE: Please remember that the Classifieds are "FOR MEMBERS - BY MEMBERS" and should not be used to benefit non-members. If you are a member, you may post an Ad looking for tickets for those in your immediate family, etc. But don't use them to find tickets for the guy down the street when so many of our members are looking for themselves or their kids. Also, don't encourage non-members to join USNA-Net just so that they can find tickets. These are fair weather members who couldn't be bothered with joining before and only want to join to take advantage of this situation. I don't want to be loaded with subscriptions before the game and unsubscribes afterwards. Sandi and I have enough to do without the headache of these sorts of things. Anyway... Place those Wanted Ads and good luck. Go Navy - beat army ! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Fri Nov 17 08:55:54 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id IAA27536 for usna-net-outgoing; Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:55:53 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <011401c050a6$85504f40$1901d4cd@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: Further on Army/Navy tickets... Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:56:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk We received the following this morning from the Yard. It explains the "insert" that was received with the A/N tickets. It is a shame that there are those who seek to profit from this experience... ===============original message=============== The reasoning behind the strong warning was born out yesterday when tickets appeared on E-Bay for $175 each. They belonged to a Plebes parents. The warning is to help prevent scalping such as this, not to penalize the parent who cannot make it to the game and make them eat the tickets. It is perfectly fine to sell your tickets at face value or give them to someone you know will not be a scalper. Additionally, the parents need to know that the Ravens do not allow selling of tickets on their stadium property, even at face value, and they police it very well. =================end message================ Good info to know...no one wants to be led off the Raven's property in handcuffs! :>) Anyway, Mike and I thought that you would want to know the reasons for the Academy position. Good luck to those who are still looking for tickets. Mike and I will be watching the game from our living room, perhaps with a fire and some hot chocolate! Sandi *** USNA-NET post by: Sandi Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Mon Nov 20 06:24:06 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id GAA19492 for usna-net-outgoing; Mon, 20 Nov 2000 06:24:05 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <01c501c052ec$cba01780$4b01d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: A/N Tickets and the Classifieds... Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 07:24:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To all, Please, if you placed an Ad in the Classifieds for tickets and have gotten those tickets, drop me a note so that I can remove your ad and save others the cost of a long distance call. Also, even thought I probably shouldn't do this, a little birdie has whispered in your Moderator's ear that A/N tickets are being advertised "For Sale" on e-bay (www.e-bay.com). We do NOT specifically endorse this service and remind our members to USE A CREDIT CARD for all on-line purchases to avoid the possibility of fraud or "goods not received." Thanks in advance, Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Mon Nov 20 18:18:24 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id SAA16783 for usna-net-outgoing; Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:18:23 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <021a01c05350$7f86be80$ae01d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Cc: "" Subject: usna-net: IMPORTANT WARNING FROM YOUR MODERATOR Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:17:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 1 X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To all USNA-Net Members... We have just become aware of yet another VIRUS that is circulating through the email system of the Internet. As yet, it has not shown its face in our listservers, but it is only a matter of time until it does. This warning is to protect you from any damage which might occur to your computer BEFORE you might be infected. The virus is called NAVIDAD.EXE and arrives as an ATTACHMENT to an email coming from someone who you know. It will come "attached" to an email that has nothing to do with the virus and CAN COMPLETELY DISABLE YOUR COMPUTER. We have verified that this virus is NOT A HOAX as so many virus warning are. You may visit http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.navidad.html for complete information about the virus and how to remove it should you become infected. IN THE MEANTIME... You are reminded that "Attachments" are forbidden on messages posted to our lists for this very reason. See our Rules of Operation on our web site (www.navy-usna.org) Again, the virus is called NAVIDAD.EXE and arrives as an attachment to possibly an otherwise innocent email, probably from someone you know. If you find this attachment in an email you receive... DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. If you delete the attachment and the email it arrived in BEFORE you open the attachment, nothing will happen and you will NOT be infected. Keep a watchful eye out for this virus and DO NOT OPEN AN ATTACHMENT CALLED NAVIDAD.EXE received via email even if the email is from someone you know. Best regards, Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ====================================== Please donate to our Fall Fund-raiser. We really need your support. Visit www.navy-usna.org and click on "DONATE" for details. ====================================== ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Wed Nov 29 19:51:44 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA27030 for usna-net-outgoing; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:51:44 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <068a01c05a70$0ea05740$ed01d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: A Message from Your Moderator... Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:51:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To all... There are two important issues that, as members of USNA-Net, you should be aware of. First... It has come to my attention that one of our members has been sending unsolicited email to other members from a Hotmail Address which this offending member has chosen to use as an alias (to hide their real identity) in which this member reprimands another member for something said in an email sent to our lists. This is strictly against our Rules of Operation and will result in this member's removal from our services WHEN (not if) this person is identified. REPRIMANDS AND WARNINGS ARE SOLELY THE FUNCTION OF YOUR MODERATORS! This person is NOT one of your Moderators and does not speak for USNA-Net, its Moderators, or any of our more than 1,500 member families. This "PHANTOM" Moderator has been using the alias of parentadvise@hotmail.com and a formal complaint on behalf all of our members has been lodged with Hotmail. In the meantime, if you have received any email from this person, consider the fact that this person has chosen to hide behind an alias in order to send their "advice." Just IGNORE IT. You don't need advice from someone who will not use their real name. Second... Try as we may to help our members and to be of as great a service as possible, there are still those bad apples who have no compulsion to abide by our Rules, insisting that they apply to others but not them - far from the Honor Concept which the Academy instills in our sons and daughters. Sandi and I can attest to the fact that many of you have successfully found tickets to THE game through the use of our MEMBERS ONLY Classified Ads. Unfortunately, one of our members decided that MEMBERS ONLY was for other members (not for them) and placed an ad in our Classified Ads for a friend. The friend belongs to the same Local Parents' Club as "our" USNA-Net member but is NOT a member of our lists. As if it were not bad enough that one of our very own members severely breached our Rules and placed an ad for a non-member, the ad was for tickets to A/N and the non-member was actually able to obtain two ticket in this manner while there are still REAL members out there who are looking for tickets. The USNA-Net member who placed the ad for the friend has been permanently REMOVED from all of our lists and will not be reinstated. Further, the friend is also banned from ever becoming a member. We regret this situation and promise all of you that we will do everything in our power to monitor our Ads more closely to insure that this will not happen again. We now get immediate email notification of EVERY ad placed in our Classifieds and will ensure that each and every one of them is BY a member - FOR a member. Rest assured that all of the remaining ads currently on our Classifieds are REAL and have been placed by bona fide members of USNA-Net. Again, we apologize to those who are still looking for tickets for the fact that two tickets escaped our circle of USNA-Net members. As they say... "Sir! No Excuse, Sir!" We're sorry. It will not happen again. Mike and Sandi Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderators for USNA-Net Listservers Webmasters - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ***** DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE ***** to non-members under any circumstances! ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. From usna-net-owner@westpoint.west-point.org Thu Nov 30 21:56:25 2000 Received: (from root@localhost) by westpoint.west-point.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id VAA13933 for usna-net-outgoing; Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:56:25 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <035901c05b4a$29f678a0$4401d4cd@sandi> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net: A/N Tickets for sale. Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 22:52:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Precedence: bulk To all... In case you're still looking for tickets, there are several different sets available through our Classified Ads. These ads have been added only in the past few hours. Check them out. User Name: brigade Password: honor (all lowercase) Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.navy-usna.org *** USNA-NET post by: Mike Zets ***** DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE ***** to non-members under any circumstances!