From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Nov 4 22:03:46 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA553ku53109; Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:03:46 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-001ohclevP299.dialsprint.net [168.191.25.165]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA553io53100 for ; Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:03:45 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <072201c165b7$a066d980$9919bfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New Club Web Site... Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 00:06:19 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org To All... Your friends at the Naval Academy Parents' Club of Long Island have launched a new club web site and wish to invite you to visit. The URL is www.napcli.org You can find all of the other club web sites by going to our USNA-Net web site (www.USNA-Net.org) and clicking on :Parents' Club Sites: in the main menu on the left. There are now 29 club web sites across the US. USNA-Net is proud to be a part of this effort by providing FREE hosting services for 10 of those club web sites on our new web server. If your club has a site and is paying for hosting services, we can assist your webmaster in moving your site to our server, thereby saving your club the monthly hosting fees involved. No Strings - just Free Hosting - All provided through the generosity of our USNA-Net members. Visit a club web site near you. Parents' Club Membership is a valuable resource that we encourage all of our USNA-Net members to take advantage of. If you're looking for a club near you, there is also a link on that page to all of the clubs, nationwide, with email addresses of all of the Club Presidents. Get involved. Join your local club today. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Nov 5 08:15:23 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA5FFNG94881; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:15:23 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-001ohclevP199.dialsprint.net [168.191.26.111]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA5FFLD94873 for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:15:21 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <02b101c1660d$0f1dbe20$6f1abfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Travel Attire while on Leave (Thansgiving & Christmas) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:17:56 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Someone asked about travel attire while on leave. Here is the "Official" word from the Brigade Adjutant in response you my question. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brigade Adjutant To: Mike Zets Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 10:10 AM Subject: Leave Travel Procedures Sir, Midshipmen have been encouraged to travel in uniform because the uniform is a direct representation of who we are and it has a calming effect on the public. All class rules pertaining to civilian clothes still apply. 3/c and 4/c must leave and return in proper uniform, and the upper two classes are allowed to leave and return in proper civilian attire. Very Respectfully, Brigade Adjutant ----- End of Original Message ----- There you have it. While your Mid should know this, it's nice to have our Parents Lists get the word as well. Go Navy - Beat army !!! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Nov 6 09:43:11 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA6GhBL36480; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:43:11 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-002ohclevP323.dialsprint.net [168.191.25.229]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA6Gh9m36472 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:43:10 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <050301c166e2$80da0b60$e519bfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net AOL Members Only Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:45:53 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org To our AOL Members ONLY... *** If you are not an AOL user you may stop reading here and skip this message. *** *** Thanks. MZ *** Two things. First, we have been asked about Version 7.0. We see no reason to not upgrade as soon as possible. It appears that this new version adds back the ability to send email in Plain Text. This is a real benefit to all AOL users. While we have dropped our NO RTF restriction in anticipation of being able to strip all Rich Text code from incoming email very soon, it is still preferable to send all of your mail in Plain Text to keep messages small and not fill up the mailboxes of your addressees. Next, and MOST IMPORTANTLY ---- One of you (we don't know who) is infected with the HaHaHa Sexy Snow White Virus otherwise known as the W32/Hybris.gen @MM virus. Every time this particular AOL member turns on their computer and establishes a connection to the internet, their computer (without their knowledge) attempts to send the virus to everyone in their address book, including our lists. Our list software filters out attached viruses so the is NO WAY anyone, including the infected computer, could have gotten this virus from our lists. But... Someone at that household opened the original attachment (it probably came from another friend who is also infected) and looked at the story about how Snow White just turned 18 and the dwarfs were going to do something special for her. That's all it took. Just opening the attachment and they were infected. That's how computer viruses work. Now... We have to find that member and get them to disinfect their computer. If you run Windows and are an AOL user, PLEASE run your Anti-Virus Software to check for this virus. If you don't have Anti-Virus software installed on your machine, what are you waiting for???? This virus and others that you can contract from email can destroy everything on your computer's hard drive and cost you big time to get it back up and running - not to mention the loss of all your important files. I wish I could tell you more but I can only identify the sender as "oemcomputer" using AOL as their email client. The infected computer is probably a generic brand (hence the "oemcomputer" name) and is probably being used by a computer novice who has never changed the computer's System Name. Since we have over 800 AOL users signed up to USNA-Net, I can't be more specific. Do your part to help yourself and those in your address book. They are all susceptible to attacks from YOUR infected computer. Just one more thing... NEVER OPEN ATTACHMENTS TO EMAIL !!! Unless you specifically know what they are and were EXPECTING them to arrive. Some of the latest viruses masquerade as attachments from someone you know. So unless you are expecting an attached photo or something (even from YOUR Mid) don't open it unless you've scanned it with the latest version of AV software. More information about the HaHaHa Sexy Virus may be found at... http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=98873& Sorry this went so long but it was really important. Go Navy - Beat amry ! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Nov 7 13:54:10 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA7KsAr88375; Wed, 7 Nov 2001 13:54:10 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-003ohclevP069.dialsprint.net [63.178.92.53]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fA7Ks6N88365 for ; Wed, 7 Nov 2001 13:54:06 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <09df01c167ce$bd030460$355cb23f@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net USNA-Net Newsletter --- November 7, 2001 Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 15:56:55 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org ================================================================ USNA-Net Newsletter Date: November 7, 2001 ================================================================ In this issue... 1. What's new - Web Photos - How to get instant copies. 2. Security 3. Confidentiality 4. Chain Letters 5. Using Multiple Lists - Do's and Don'ts 6. It takes time... ================================================================ This Newsletter is sent to all members of our USNA-Net Listservers. It is published approximately three times each month and is intended to provide insight into our service, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Technical Assistance and Information to our membership. ================================================================ 1. What's new - Web Photos - How to get instant copies. We're always posting new photos to our web site's Photo Gallery. Sandi and I like to post photos with faces so that our members can have the pleasure of finding their Mid among all of the others. Lots of our members have found their "Waldo" in our Photo Gallery and we are always happy to send of a hard copy of the photo if we have one here at USNA-Net Ops but did you know that you can capture and print your very own copy of almost anything that appears on the Internet? We won't go into copyright issues for now but as long as you're not making money off of it or re-publishing it, you can copy just about anything for your own personal use. Here's how... When you get the picture up on your Windows Computer Screen, just right click your mouse on the picture and select "Save Picture As..." Then tell the computer where to store the photo on your hard drive. That's all there is to it. You can then view it using almost any Picture or Paint program (a very simple Paint Program comes with every Windows machine) and even print it out if you have a color printer. The resolution might not be the greatest since most pics on the Net are set up at low resolution for download speed since your monitor can only display 72 dpi (dots per inch). Any higher resolution is generally wasted on Internet images. Nonetheless, if you want to print out a snapshot of your favorite Mid and you find it in our Photo Gallery, you can have him hanging on your refrigerator in no time. 2. Security With recent events being what they are, there has been a lot of concern among our members over Base Security at the Academy. As you all know conditions are always in a state of flux in this regard. As a support group, Sandi and I have made every effort to keep our membership informed of anything that is relevant to getting on the Yard. We have been helped by the Base Ops Office in this regard and will continue to pass on whatever the Academy feels is necessary for our members to know. This brings me to the point of this item... As a parental support group, it is NOT our place to discuss ANY security measures on our lists which the Academy may or may not have in place for the safety of our Mids. (Loose lips sink ships!) Whatever information we need as parents, we can gain through visiting the Public Affairs Office web site. We will no longer allow discussions of ANY security issues to take place on our lists. This goes for security at football games (both on and off the Yard) as well as ANY other event or visitation including concerts, scrimmages, sporting events, etc. or just the ordinary comings and goings of Parents to the Yard. Expect long lines and tight security. Get there early and make allowances for it in your plans. But whatever you do, do not bring it up in any messages to our lists. Our Mids are too precious to put at risk with casual talk about security measures. 3. Confidentiality Almost along the same vein of thought, I wanted to remind our membership that Sandi and I take a great deal of care to insure that our members and their personal information (like names, email addresses, phone numbers, etc.) are kept confidential. But that isn't enough. Our members MUST respect the confidentiality of our lists as well. This means that our members must not forward messages which appear on our list to non-members or allow non-members to have access to our lists, our message traffic or our archives. There are two instances in particular which come to mind. Members who send list messages to their Midshipmen are violating our Privacy Rule. We discuss many things on our lists which are intended 'For Parents Only!" Mids do not share our parental perspective and most of the time don't care what is happening on our lists. If you must share a piece of information with your Mid, make sure that you do NOT just forward a list message to him or her. Take the time to cut and paste (or completely rewrite) the information into a NEW message so that the names and email addresses of our members and their Mids &/or Companies are not revealed. This is especially true of anything which might be embarrassing to a Mid if his classmates should find out. Please use common sense and remember that with email, things can be distributed to thousands of others with the click of the send button. Another potential problem exists with regard to those members who have chosen to join other Parental lists outside the USNA-Net family. While we sincerely respect any member's choice to participate in any other list which they may find informative or useful, we must remind OUR members that it is a serious breach of our Privacy Rule to send any message which is sent to OUR lists to another list. There exists a real expectation of Privacy on our lists that issues, topics and discussions which take place on any USNA-Net list are NOT shared with non-members on any other list. It is also a serious breach of trust to send another member's words or thoughts to any non-USNA-Net family member. So please, if you have chosen to participate in other parental mailing lists, remember that our 2,200 members will always be here for you but we expect that each of you will continue to respect our expectation of Privacy. 4. Chain Letters Along the same lines are the infamous "chain letters" which seem to surface from time to time. Some are prayerful. Others are funny. And some are just plain nuisances. But all of them require that you send them on to X number of friends or worse yet, to everyone you know. If you just can't ignore them or hit the delete key, please be aware that inside your address book are the names and email addresses of everyone to whom you've ever written an email if you have left your email program set up the way it comes from the factory - set to include all addressees in your address book. This includes Mary, Bob and Bill PLUS all of our USNA-Net members to whom you've ever responded AND our actual list addresses if you've ever, even once, sent a message to, or in response to, a USNA-Net list message. This means that when you choose to send that chain letter to everyone in your address book, you are sending it to all of our lists as well. Not good. It also means, unless you know how to send "Blind Copies," that you're sending everyone in your address book the addresses of everyone else in your address book. This is just plain irresponsible and again violates the expectation of privacy that your friends and fellow list members had when they corresponded with you, either privately or via our lists. You wouldn't want USNA-Net to PUBLISH your name and email address, would you? So please don't pass along chain letters or jokes or whatever with tens or hundreds of email addresses included in the "TO:" line. It's just not good form. 5. Using Multiple Lists - Do's and Don'ts At USNA-Net, we have more than ONE parents list. With our 2,200 members, it's a must. Here's a little bit of the why's and wherefore's behind the different lists. You are receiving this message via our Master List (USNA-Net@USNA-Net.org). We use it to reach everyone who subscribes to our service when we have to send out general announcements and this Newsletter. No matter what other USNA-Net lists you belong to, you are also subscribed to this list. NO ONE may post a message to it except for your Moderators. Next we have USNA-Family (USNA-Family@USNA-Net.org). With only a few exceptions EVERYONE belongs to this list. It is used by all of our members for messages of "general" interest to all parents. All of our members may post to this list. So far, so good but this is where it gets a little tricky. You see, not all of our members want to participate in discussions about lacrosse or prayer related messages or Plebe related stuff. In fact a few of them even complained (early on in our formation) about the excessive numbers of these sorts of messages in which they had little or no interest. Some of these members receive their email at work and have trouble sorting through all of the "other" stuff to get to the messages they wanted to read. Soooooo... We put on our thinking caps and decided that we would form extra lists. One dedicated to Sports, one dedicated to Plebe issues and another (our most recent) dedicated to serving the Religious needs of our members. Hence, USNA-Sports, USNA-Plebe and USNA-Prayer. As I said, EVERYONE is on USNA-Family but we offer the other three lists so that if a member want to go on and on about what underwear to pack for Plebe Summer, she can do it without bothering all of those upper-class parents who don't want to relive the good old days. Now, don't get me wrong. Of the 1,400 or so Parents who are currently subscribed to USNA-Plebe, only about 600 of them are from the Plebe Class of 2005. The other EIGHT HUNDRED members of USNA-Plebe are upper-class parents who want to stay on that list to assist Plebe Parents with Plebe stuff. Likewise, everyone on the Sports and Prayer lists are also members of USNA-Family but they have their own list for discussing next week's football game or Praying for a victorious outcome. :>) This way we can accommodate a wider variety of subjects while keeping unwanted message traffic out of the mailboxes of those who don't want to Pray for the Plebes to win their Football bets. So next time, you have a message to send, just decide which list it should go to and send it on its way. If it deals with a Plebe topic, send it to USNA-Plebe@USNA-Net.org. If it deals with any kind of sports stuff, send it to USNA-Net@USNA-Net.org. And if it has any religious significance, send it to USNA-Prayer@USNA-Net.org. Simple. Oh! By the way... Don't send the same message to more than one of our lists since that sends it more than once to each of the members that belong to more than one of our lists. Not only does that cause our members to receive multiple copies of your message, it is a whole lot of unnecessary work for our server. And that brings me to the last part of this newsletter... 6. It takes time... Whenever you hit the send key when sending messages to our lists, try to remember that even for our very fast server and our very fast connection to the Internet (our new server is tied directly to the Internet Backbone and has bandwidth up the wahzoo...), it still takes time for your message to be delivered back to you. Our messages are sent in alphabetical order by Mid's last name. So if your are at or near the end of the alphabet, it may take an hour or more for your message to pop back up in YOUR inbox. Then there is YOUR Internet Service Provider (ISP) to think about. Your ISP may be busy or have a slow connection to the Internet Backbone. There may be other servers in between (relays) which could slow things up. Or worst of all, YOUR mailbox may be full and the message is refused by our ISP. Please try to be patient. Most ISPs will try repeatedly to deliver messages to you, trying every few minutes or hours for as much as FIVE DAYS to send it to you before giving up. Unfortunately when you've sent a message to our members and a member's ISP can't send it through immediately, your Moderators get a Delivery Problem Notification. We get one when it first can't be delivered, sometimes ISPs will send follow up messages every time it tries unsuccessfully and then finally another message when it finally gives up. Right now as I type this, there are 190 such messages in my "Delivery Problems" folder starting from just last night at midnight. So please, have a little pity on your poor Moderator and notify us promptly about address changes (send them to moderator@USNA-Net.org) and check your mail more than once a week. When your mailbox fills up it can cause lots of extra Delivery Problem messages for your list moderators. This is especially true of the web based services such as Hotmail and Juno, etc. That's all for now. Go Navy - Beat army !!!! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator for USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Nov 12 23:20:17 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAD6KHv97634; Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:20:17 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-003ohclevP307.dialsprint.net [63.178.93.45]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAD6KFo97628 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:20:15 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <053c01c16c02$ea8f9fa0$2d5db23f@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Special Announcement Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 00:20:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Dear Friends, In keeping with our never ending search for things which may be of value to our members, Sandi and I have found a couple of items in which we thought you would be very interested. It seems that ever since WWII, families with a son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter in the Military have displayed a pennant with a Blue Star in the front window of their home to let others know that their family has a Serviceman in the Military. When more than one son or daughter is serving simultaneously, the pennant displays the corresponding number of Blue Stars. And if a family member is lost in service to their country, the blue star is replaced with a Gold Star. When we went looking for these pennants for ourselves, we discovered that the only source for them was having difficulty getting them from their overseas supplier and so we went about finding a reliable, American supplier for the pennants. We have found such a source for them and USNA-Net is now making them available to our members at a substantial discount from the advertised retail price we found on the Internet. You can find them in the NEWEST Feature of our USNA-Net.org web site - our On-Line Store. Sandi and I have also commissioned a new Cloisonné Pin for our members which features the words USNA MOM displayed over Red, White and Blue Ribbons to be worn proudly by every Mom with a Midshipman at the Naval Academy. The USNA MOM Cloisonné Pin cannot be obtained anywhere else except our New On-Line Store. And since our moms take a great deal of PRIDE in the endeavors of their Mids, we thought that these pins would make for a "must have" for many of our members. (Remember that USNA-Net members have been wearing Red, White and Blue Ribbons to signify membership in USNA-Net for over three years now.) What better way to combine your Pride in your Mid, in being a USNA-Net member and in being an American, than wearing this Pin? Both items are Made in America of the finest materials and workmanship available. (A portion of the purchase price will go toward offsetting the operating costs of operating our lists and web server.) Check out the new On-Line Store by going to our web site at www.USNA-Net.org and clicking on the flashing Icon in the middle of the main page. We think you will be very pleased with these exclusive USNA-Net items. Thanks again for all you do for our lists. Mike and Sandi Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Nov 13 08:15:13 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fADFFDq40364; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:15:13 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-002ohclevP191.dialsprint.net [168.191.26.231]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fADFFBV40354 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:15:11 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <02e701c16c55$fe79ce20$e71abfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Tech Note - Web Store Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:15:12 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A number of you have written to say that when you went to the web site looking for the new Icon, it wasn't there. Trust me, it is. What is happening is that your computer is ignoring the new page contents and displaying the page from your computers memory of the last time you visited the page. It's using what is called your computer's cache. It's faster for your computer to bring a copy of the OLD page up from cache on your hard drive than to download it again from the Internet. BUT... The problem with that is you don't see anything new that has been added since your last visit. You may be missing a whole lot of new stuff on other pages as well with this setup. To see new content immediately, hold down the Shift Key while you click on the "Refresh Button" at the top of your browser's main window. This will force the browser to download a NEW copy of the page and viola' there's the new page. To avoid this problem in the future, you need to alter your browser's default settings to force it to check for new content upon every visit. If there are changes, the computer will use the NEW content. If not, it will use the old cache copy and save the download time anyway. (Why the program manufacturers don't make this the default setting is beyond me.) To change the default settings on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Click on TOOLS then INTERNET OPTIONS and then under "Temporary Internet files" click on SETTINGS. When the new window opens, look for "Check for newer versions of the stored pages:" and make sure that EVERY VISIT TO THE PAGE is checked. Click on OK and then OK again to save the new settings. That's all there is to it and you will never have this problem again. Then when we put up new photos or change stuff around on the web site, you will see it immediately. Without this setting, you may never know of the many updates that we make almost weekly to the web site. Hope this helps. One more small detail. The On-Line Store is a small endeavor for our web site and we are trying to minimize the costs involved. In order to do that we have optioned to NOT purchase our own digital certificate (about $500) for secure Internet transactions. Instead, we are using one supplied by our service provider which is perfectly secure but may cause some visitor to get a message warning about the mis-match. This is PERFECTLY ALRIGHT. Your credit card information is transmitted using highest level of encryption available. Please use the on-line order forms with our assurance that everything is absolutely secure. Thanks again. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@mail.com Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Nov 14 09:01:07 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAEG17J85337; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:01:07 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-001ohclevP292.dialsprint.net [168.191.25.158]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAEG15N85328 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:01:05 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <021a01c16d25$92f79080$9e19bfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" References: <00a301c16d1a$f75e1540$a54763cf@nothinbut.net> Subject: usna-net Posting Sports stuff to the Family list... Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:01:02 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Ladies and Gentlemen, Please allow me to remind all of you that you each have an obligation to read and follow our rules of operation when sending messages to our lists. I understand that in the coming weeks as the A/N game approaches, there will be growing enthusiasm and with it will come increased message traffic about that particular sporting event but all of it belongs on USNA-Sports and not on ANY of our other lists. There are over 1,000 members of USNA-Net who have specifically NOT subscribed to USNA-Sports because, presumably, they do not wish to receive ANY email about Sports stuff. Sending messages to the wrong email address is extremely inconsiderate of those members' wishes. ================================================= IMPORTANT - The information in one of these mis-addressed emails this morning quoted the Veterans' Stadium Web Site and that information is NOT what was sent to ticket holders along with their tickets. Please read and abide by the instructions that were mailed to you regarding what you can bring into the stadium and disregard the information posted on the Stadium Web site and quoted in the earlier email. ================================================= TICKETS NEEDED Also - a quick note that many members still need tickets and are posting Ads in our Classifieds. Please do what you can to get your extra tickets to these folks as soon as possible. If you have tickets which you will not be using - DO NOT POST AN AD - just go to the classified ads on our web site and find a WANTED ad. Every ticket that has been available has been gobbled up the first few hours it was advertised. If you place a Tickets For Sale ad, I will just have to go in and remove it within hours of it being put up and that makes extra work for your Moderators. Just in case you forgot or misplaced this info... User Name: brigade Password: bancroft (all lowercase) Thank you all for your understanding and cooperation. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Nov 15 09:51:07 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAFGp7f21094; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:51:07 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-001ohclevP052.dialsprint.net [168.191.26.36]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAFGp3n21081 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:51:03 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <074501c16df5$b935a400$241abfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net High School Scholarship Program Sponsored by WP Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:51:05 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Dear Navy Parents, If you still have a child attending High School or know of others who do, this is a wonderful program designed to provide educational challenge and scholarship funding. Please feel free to FORWARD this information to anyone who might be interested including your local High School Guidance Office and Science Teachers. Below are excerpts from promotional materials for a contest that many of our members will find of interest. Contest is sponsored by the USMA (WEST POINT) Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and American Society of Civil Engineers. For complete information, visit the contest website: http://www.usma.edu/bridgecontest Contest coordinator is Cathy Bale: 845-938-2548; or . * * * * * The West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest seeks assistance of graduates, parents, and friends. OVERVIEW The West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest is a nationwide competition aimed at promoting math, science, and technology education in U. S. elementary and secondary schools. Anyone can participate in this contest, but only eligible contestants--U. S. students in Grades K through 12--may compete for prizes. The contest began on November 11, 2001. GOALS The West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest has the following goals: - Provide participants with an opportunity to learn about engineering through a realistic, hands-on design experience. - Provide participants with an opportunity to use the computer as a problem-solving tool. - Commemorate the Bicentennial of the U. S. Military Academy--the first school of engineering in the United States. - Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the American Society of Civil Engineers--the first national professional engineering society in the United States. HOW YOU CAN HELP Call your local schools, libraries, newspapers, and science museums. Tell everyone you know about the contest and provide the contest website address. All the information anyone needs to design bridges and enter the contest can be found at http://www.usma.edu/bridgecontest Download a ready-to-print pamphlet or article from the "Resources" section of the website. Hand out copies or publish them in in your business newsletters, school newspapers, or local papers. Call Cathy Bale, contest coordinator, for a supply of pamphlets or manuals to distribute to teachers and schools in your area. 845-938-2548. (While supplies last.) If you know an editor of a major publication or if you have resources that would help us spread the word, please call Cathy Bale. [GRAY MATTER] ARTICLE BY JACKIE WHITESIDE, '93 Bridge the Gap The West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest is a nationwide, internet-based competition to promote math, science, and technology education in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Students is grades K-12 are challenged to create virtual bridges using an award winning software package called the West Point Bridge Designer. The goal of the contest is to model a bridge that meets a realistic set of design specifications, is structurally adequate, and can be built with a minimal cost. Participation in the contest is free. With the West Point Bridge Designer software, students are introduced to engineering through the design of a steel highway bridge. Students can work individually or on a 2 person team. Teams can submit as many bridge designs as they like but only the best design will be saved and included in the contest standings. Initially, participants register for the contest, download the software, design a bridge, and submit their design electronically for judging. A contest scoreboard breaks competitors into four geographical zones for awards and lets competitors see how they stand. The Qualifying Round runs from 11 November 2001 through 28 February 2002. The top 10 contestants from each of the four zones enter the Semi-Final Round, which occurs on 16 March 2002. On that day, teams will download, develop, and submit a design for a new bridge. The top team from each zone and the top 2 teams overall will be invited to West Point for the Final Round of the contest. The all expenses paid trip takes place over the weekend of 26 April, during which contestants will have a chance to see West Point, compete in the final 2 hour round, and attend the contest banquet. The prizes are significant. Each member of the first place team will receive a $15,000 scholarship. Each member of the second place team will receive a $10,000 scholarship while members of the third place team get a $5,000 scholarship each. In addition, everyone who successfully competes in the Final Round will also receive a notebook computer. Sponsored by the United States Military Academy's Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, the contest is fitting because West Point was the first school of engineering in the United States. The contest not only commemorates the Academy's Bicentennial but it is also commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the American Society of Civil Engineers - the first national professional engineering society in the United States. Funding for the contest came from multiple sources, including the Association of Graduates, the American Society of Engineers, Verizon, the Department of the Army, and private individuals. Many of the nation's most famous early engineers were West Pointers. Herman Haupt, Class of 1835, was the Chief Engineer for the Union Army and was a pioneer in truss bridge design. Montgomery Meigs, Class of 1836, built our nation's Capitol dome. Thomas Casey, Class of 1852, is credited with completing the Washington Monument. George W. Goethals, class of 1880, was the chief engineer working on the Panama Canal. Given the Academy's distinguished 200 year history and these famous graduates, the Academy's Bicentennial Year is the perfect time for the Engineering Design Contest. Who knows...participants in this contest may be West Point's future famous graduates. Author's Note: To learn more about the project, head to the West Point Bicentennial Engineering Design Contest website at www.usma.edu/bridgecontest. You can also help spread the word about the contest by visiting your local schools and media outlets. Let educators, students, and journalists know there is a ready to print article about the contest available in the resource section of the contest site. There is also a simple flyer you can print and distribute to your schools and libraries. * * * * * * * Again - Please Feel free to FORWARD THIS MESSAGE to anyone who might be interested. You may disregard the automated footer which appears below. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Nov 16 08:27:23 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAGFRNq46916; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:27:23 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from dfw-smtpout2.email.verio.net (dfw-smtpout2.email.verio.net [129.250.36.42]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAGFRMI46910 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:27:22 -0700 (MST) Received: from [129.250.38.62] (helo=dfw-mmp2.email.verio.net) by dfw-smtpout2.email.verio.net with esmtp id 164ktW-0000AJ-00 for usna-net@usna-net.org; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:27:06 +0000 Received: from [168.191.26.55] (helo=sandi) by dfw-mmp2.email.verio.net with smtp id 164ktt-0005Dx-00 for usna-net@usna-net.org; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:27:30 +0000 Message-ID: <00c301c16eb3$0c22e7a0$371abfa8@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Foundation Update: yard access, Lucky Bag Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:26:20 -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 5.50.4522.1200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org FOUNDATION UPDATE: Yard access, Lucky Bag, News Clips Yard Access: Activities of the Naval Academy involving outside groups (athletic teams, clubs, tours, class reunions, meetings, tourists, etc.) are being accommodated. Important in the orderly handling of these events/activities is early planning and coordination. USNA has limited assets to provide specialized requests, so early liaison is important. FAQs are now available at www.usna.edu/SecuInfoPers/FAQS.htm. Please go to this site and review the FAQs. The FAQs cover all manner of events and access at USNA-concerts to weddings, athletic contests to meetings. The USNA "Courtesy" shuttle bus will continue indefinitely, 0900-2200 daily. Please note: The Shuttle service over the four day Thanksgiving Holiday will be modified. It is important now more than ever, to keep the lines of communication open with your son or daughter. Please know that they have been briefed on security matters and are knowledgeable of what is required of them as Midshipmen. If your mid has a question, they should go to their company officer for clarification. Also, make sure that your mid has updated their parent file, if you have recently moved or changed your phone number. Lucky Bag Update: Many parents have been calling about Lucky Bag ads for the back of the yearbook. A letter regarding these ads will be mailed over the holidays and parents should wait until these letters go out to call or take action. Visit the Lucky Bag web site for general information at www.usna.edu/LuckyBag and future updates - MIDN John Augusto, Editor in Chief, 02 Lucky Bag. You can also send an e-mail to yearbook@usna.edu or call (410) 293-5094. News Clips: The USNA Alumni Association has a wonderful service that allows you to view past and present news articles about the USNA, USNA graduates, etc. Information is available from a variety of sources and can be found at www.usna.com - scroll down to the USNA In the News and select the archives section or one of the daily posted articles. U.S. Naval Academy Foundation www.usnafoundation.com www.usna.com *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Nov 20 12:08:46 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAKJ8kA46566; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:08:46 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-004ohclevP073.dialsprint.net [63.178.92.161]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAKJ8iq46560 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:08:44 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <035d01c171f6$cbceb660$a15cb23f@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A/N Tickets ARE STILL AVAILABLE Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:08:52 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org BULLETIN... A limited number of Army/Navy tickets are STILL AVAILABLE for purchase at the Naval Academy Athletic Association Office as of 1400 Hrs today. They are NOT for sale to the general public. They will only be sold to Members of the NAAA, Alumni, Season Ticket Holders and MIDSHIPMEN. They cannot be ordered over the phone. Do NOT call the NAAA. Do NOT call 1-800-US-4-NAVY ! Have your Mid go to the NAAA ticket office across from the Visitor's Center on the Yard and purchase them for you. I was not able to determine how many tickets were available but they did have some tickets for sale. GO NAVY - BEAT army !!! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Nov 20 14:44:13 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAKLiDU65365; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:44:13 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from dfw-smtpout3.email.verio.net (dfw-smtpout3.email.verio.net [129.250.36.43]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAKLiCX65357 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:44:12 -0700 (MST) Received: from [129.250.38.64] (helo=dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net) by dfw-smtpout3.email.verio.net with esmtp id 166Igc-0004Ug-00 for usna-net@usna-net.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:44:10 +0000 Received: from [63.178.92.161] (helo=sandi) by dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net with smtp id 166Igh-0005Qv-00 for usna-net@usna-net.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:44:16 +0000 Message-ID: <014401c1720c$16c70400$a15cb23f@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: Additional Army/Navy Ticket Purchases Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:41:15 -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 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org This just in...looks like you may also buy A/N Tickets yourself. Call IMMEDIATELY if you want to take advantage of these tickets!! We have no idea how many are available. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 3:22 PM Subject: USNA Foundation Parent Program E-mail - Additional Army/Navy Ticket Purchases > On behalf of the United States Naval Academy Foundation and Alumni > Association, we are offering you an exclusive opportunity to purchase > additional tickets for the upcoming Army/Navy 2001 Gala, Tailgate and > Game!!! > > We have been provided with the opportunity to extend this offer to > you and other special friends. Feel free to contact your Navy friends and > extend this offer to them also! > > To purchase tickets, have your credit card ready, and call Shannon > Lydon-Buchanan at 410-293-1932 or respond to Shannon Spillane at > shannon.spillane@usna.com at your earliest convenience. > > TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS!! > > GO NAVY!! BEAT ARMY!! > > *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Wed Nov 21 09:26:25 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fALGQPd63357; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:26:25 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net (dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net [129.250.36.44]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fALGQOt63351 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:26:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from [129.250.38.64] (helo=dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net) by dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net with esmtp id 166aCd-0001fd-00 for usna-net@usna-net.org; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 16:26:23 +0000 Received: from [168.191.26.89] (helo=sandi) by dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net with smtp id 166aCj-0004Ah-00 for usna-net@usna-net.org; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 16:26:29 +0000 Message-ID: <004501c172a9$14e0c980$591abfa8@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: BWI-Annapolis transportation Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:25:05 -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 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org I know that this may not help you, coming as late as it has...but the following information was just sent to me. The Baltimore Sun newspaper had an article today that there is new transportation between BWI and Annapolis. Starting today, you can ride from Annapolis to BWI via the Sky Blue route, an express shuttle operated by Annapolis Transit that will take you from Annapolis to BWI and Arundel Mills for a one-way fare of $3. For more information about the Sky Blue route call 410-263-7964. See the complete story at: www.sunspot.net/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.bus15nov15.story Sandi Zets Westlake, OH (jsandi@mail.com) Moderator: USNA-Net Webmaster: www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sun Nov 25 11:30:19 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAPIUJN25539; Sun, 25 Nov 2001 11:30:19 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-002ohclevP288.dialsprint.net [168.191.25.218]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAPIUEH25527 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2001 11:30:15 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <003301c175df$3dcbae80$da19bfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net USNA-Net Newsletter - Date November 25, 2001 Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 13:30:20 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org ================================================================ USNA-Net Newsletter Date November 25, 2001 ================================================================ In this issue... 1. USNA-06 List 2. USNA-MOM Cloisonne Pins & Service Flags - Tell the Other Academies! 3. Yet another reminder - Prohibited Content. 4. Upgrade to AOL 7.0 5. Netscape Navigator & JavaScript 6. Club Web Sites hosted for FREE ================================================================ This Newsletter is sent to all members of our USNA-Net Listservers. It is published approximately three times each month and is intended to provide insight into our service, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Technical Assistance and Information to our membership. ================================================================ A note from Mike and Sandi... We hope that you have all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Weekend and that everything was better than you had wished it would be. Remember that in just 20 days, your Mids will all be headed home again for the Holiday Break. Take heart. They'll be back in less than three weeks. In the meantime, remember that all your friends on USNA-Net are here for you. Tell our USNA-Family list all about your Thanksgiving experiences and share your advice about what to gifts to give for the Holidays. We all still have a little shopping to do. 1. USNA-06 List Believe it or not, we actually have had a number of parents request to subscribe who will have Mids in the coming Class of 2006. In past years, we have not opened membership to incoming parents until April 15th (IRS Day) of the Spring before their Plebe Summer. In this way, we tried to keep some of the repetition of questions from these new Plebe Parents to a minimum. (Ha!) This year, we thought we'd try it differently. We will be admitting all incoming '06 Parents to our lists as soon as they find us and wish to subscr ibe but instead of placing them directly into USNA-Plebe, we will add them to a NEW list, USNA-06. While on that list, they will receive copies of all of the messages sent to Net, Family and Plebe but will not have posting privileges to those lists until 4/15/02. They will be able to send messages to their own USNA-06 list but not to the primary lists. Think of it as associate memberships. When 4/15 comes around they will be merged into USNA-Plebe and the USNA-06 list will be retired. In order for this to work, however, we can't leave them alone on the USNA-06 list until April 15th. I am requesting volunteers from our existing membership to join the USNA-06 list to assist Sandi and me with Mentoring until then. We'd like to get some of our more experienced '04 through '00 Parents to sign up to participate in this temporary list. So, if you have the time to spare and like to WRITE to the lists with answers to questions, we'd like to hear from you. (No lurkers, please.) Just drop us a note and we'll subscribe you to the new list. It's always fun helping other really new parents. 2. Service Flags & Cloisonne Pins Our On-Line Store has been a huge success! We've sold 249 USNA MOM pins and 192 Service Pennants as of this writing. Many, many thanks to all who placed an order. We will begin shipping them out later this week. If you haven't ordered yet and wanted to, please visit the On-Line Store on the Web Site and get your order in. You might be interested to know that our Parents have ordered 39 Two Star and 15 Three Star Pennants so far. I wasn't aware of that many members with multiple children and spouses in the military. What an awesome group of patriots we have among us. Just another quick note about the Pennants... If you have anyone else among your friends and relatives who would like a Pennant, be sure to tell them about our On-Line Store. Please let your counterparts at the OTHER ACADEMIES know about this fine American tradition of hanging a Service Pennant in the front window of your home. If you have access to West Point or Air Force Parents, get the word out. Send a note to their parents lists, telling them about our On-Line Store. As you meet them at the All Academy Balls held during the Holidays, pass on the word. Hanging one of these Pennants in your window is a wonderful way to remind all of your friends and neighbors that the young boy or girl who cut their grass or babysat their kids just a few years ago is now serving to protect their freedom. 3. Yet another reminder - Prohibited Content. Just a short reminder to review our Rules of Operation about Goods &/or Services - Wanted or For Sale. All messages offering or asking for anything, even favors, are prohibited on all of our lists. An innocent request for a video tape or ride share or offering Tickets For Sale might not seem like a big deal but it is. If everyone of our 2,200 members did this just once each semester, you would find TWELVE requests or offers in your mailbox EVERY DAY! Our server would have to pump out an additional 9,680,000 emails in a year's time. With that much message overload, our members would soon tire of all of the JUNK mail in their mailboxes and simply unsubscribe. Without members, we have no one to Advise and Support. So please, use the Classified Ads for ALL of this sort of thing and keep our lists focused on our REAL Mission - Advice and Support of Navy Parents. 4. Upgrade to AOL 7.0 To our AOL members, you might try upgrading to Version 7.0 when you have the opportunity. It is a much better version than 6.0 was. In fact, we have been told by several members that using 7.0 has fixed many problems that they experienced when they moved up from Version 5.0 to 6.0. While I still don't think AOL is the way to go, their new 7.0 is a real improvement. 5. Netscape Navigator & JavaScript If you are using the latest version of Netscape Navigator to surf the web, this is very important... The latest version of NN (as it comes "out of the box") DOES NOT support Java and JavaScripts! Some part of a license agreement wasn't agreed upon in time for the new Version release. Java and JavaScripts are used everywhere on the Web. Almost every web site has some Script to help you during your visit. Most surfers aren't even aware of the scripts which are embedded in the pages that they visit. Our USNA-Net web site, for instance, makes pretty heavy use of JavaScripts to run the site counter, the countdown clocks, to aid you navigation around the site and a host of other things that just WON'T work with the latest version of Netscape Navigator unless you download the Java Plug-In from the NN web site. So if you use NN and suddenly things that used to work, don't work anymore. Get the Java Engine (free) from the Netscape web site and install it today. 6. Club Web Sites hosted for FREE Remember that USNA-Net provides FREE hosting services for any USNA Parents Club who either has an existing web site or wishes to set one up. All you have to do is get in touch with us and tell us who your Webmaster is. We can take care of everything else. We'll purchase the Domain Name for you (or move your existing site) and provide all of the hosting services for your Club's own web site. We won't write it or maintain it. (That's the Club's responsibility.) But everything else is provided at no charge to the club, ever. We now host 14 of the 40 Club web sites across the country. Is you Club (or a club member) still paying hosting charges or Domain Registration fees every year? Our members have generously provided funding for our server and free hosting for ANY parents club that wants to take advantage of it. No size restrictions, no advertising banners, no hassles. Just free hosting. Drop us an email today. Mike & Sandi Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderators - USNA-Net Listservers Webmasters - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Nov 26 14:19:26 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAQLJQH13700; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:19:26 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-001ohclevP300.dialsprint.net [168.191.25.166]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAQLJOf13690 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:19:24 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <02b701c176c0$0a9c5320$a619bfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net USNA-MOM Pins Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:19:30 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org To all of our members who ordered USNA-MOM Cloisonne Pins... All orders which were received before noon today (EST) were shipped today via First Class US Mail and should arrive between tomorrow and Thursday. Keep a lookout for them in the mail. If you don't receive your Pin(s) by Thursday or if there is a problem with your order just drop us an email at this address. Service Pennants are still coming from the factory and will be shipped as soon as we get them. Possibly yet this week. Thanks, Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Nov 27 19:13:51 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAS2Dpw57345; Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:13:51 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-004ohclevP283.dialsprint.net [63.178.93.85]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fAS2Dm657335 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:13:48 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <065c01c177b2$5829c120$555db23f@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Be VERY careful... Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:13:59 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org In the past several days, a number of our members have OPENED attachments to email and have been infected with at least one of two or three different email borne vlruses. There seems to be a lot of it going around right now. We have received several copies ourselves here at USNA-Net HQ and have privately notified the senders of their problem. This is a very serious problem, since once infected, the user's computer will begin sending out a copy of the infected attachment to EVERYONE in your address book, friends, relatives, business associates, - everyone. DO NOT OPEN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS you receive from anyone (even your best friend) unless you are expecting it and have scanned it for infections first. If you didn't hear that when I just said it. Here it is again... DO NOT OPEN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS YOU RECEIVE FROM ANYONE ! These Trojan w0rms and vlruses can cripple your computer and cost you much time and expense to rid yourself of the infection. By the way ... Our server is set to reject any file over a certain (very small) size and will not forward messages to our lists which contain attachments of any kind. You can't get an infection from our lists but you CAN get one from another member with whom you correspond directly. Or even from your Mid ! Please be careful not to open attachments to email. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers Webmaster - www.USNA-Net.org ( W0rms and vlruses are deliberately misspelled above to prevent our filters from stopping this message from being sent to our lists. - MZ ) *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Nov 29 04:38:05 2001 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fATBc5535491; Thu, 29 Nov 2001 04:38:05 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (sdn-ar-001ohclevP259.dialsprint.net [168.191.25.149]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id fATBc3Q35477 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2001 04:38:03 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <00cd01c178ca$52b4ebc0$9519bfa8@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net We'll be right back after these messages... Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:38:07 -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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org To all, Just so that you know. Sandi and I will be away for the weekend (A/N in Philly, where else?) beginning this morning through Sunday evening. We will be taking our laptop and staying connected for those things that need tending but we would ask that admin requests, changes of address and other such things wait until Monday, if at all possible. If you need us, please write. We'll get back to you but just not as quickly as other times. And remember, there are a whole lot of other parents out there to answer questions for you all the time. If you really want to bump into us, we'll be seated in Section 532 Row 2 Seats 8 & 9 from about 0900. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the game. Go Navy - Beat army !!! Mike & Sandi Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderators - USNA-Net Listservers Webmasters - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ This Message is PRIVATE and may not be forwarded to or passed on to ANY non-member under any circumstances - ESPECIALLY MIDSHIPMEN. Violators will be unsubscribed! ============================================ Visit us now at our New Web Address : www.USNA-Net.org