From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Apr 2 22:00:55 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3330t401534; Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:00:55 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust24.tnt1.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.10.24]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3330qt01524 for ; Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:00:52 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <28aa01c1dab9$9d39cb60$180ad343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New USNA CAM on our USNA-Net Web Site Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:45:26 -0500 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To our USNA Family... For the past several months, I have been working with a local Annapolis organization to upgrade the Annapolis web cam which we have been displaying on our main page. The image had been fairly poor quality and the view was anything but inspired. Through the efforts of your Moderators, all of that has changed. We went through all of the available technology and finally decided to use the same camera that we use on our own Westlake Camera. Today, the Annapolis camera was replaced with a brand new US Robotics 3Com Camera and new software. Picture resolution is vastly improved and the view is pretty spectacular. It is a telephoto shot of the end of the City Docks (looking generally from South to North along Randall Street) with the Middleton Tavern in the distance on the left and the Hardware store on the right. Just out of view two blocks beyond the center of the photo is Gate 1 at the Academy. The camera has changeable lens which include a wide angle and a regular lens as well a s the telephoto. All of the lens promise to be very helpful as different events come to the City Docks during the year. So check out our brand new camera in Annapolis. It's just another way that USNA-Net has gone the extra mile to make your Internet experience just a little be better and bring you a little closer to your Mids. When you go to our web site at www.USNA-Net.org, just click on the USNA CAM logo on the right side of the page and wait for the pop-up page to bring up the new camera. We've put the camera view into a pop-up window so that you can leave the pop-up window open all day long if you want to keep up with what's happening in downtown Annapolis while you're at work, etc. Enjoy. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Apr 4 09:03:55 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g34E3tj96365; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:03:55 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust239.tnt2.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.27.239]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g34E3rJ96332 for ; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:03:53 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <003201c1dbe1$8f06da00$ef1bd343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New Feature on Web Site... Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:03:50 -0500 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To our dear Navy Family, Always thinking, always trying to come up with things that make being a member of USNA-Net that much more valuable, we added yet another new feature to the web site... USNA-Net Polls... Now you can go to our web site (www.USNA-Net.org) and participate in a weekly poll. This week's poll to get us started is "What email program do you use most?" You can't miss the new icon "USNA-Net Polls" smack in the middle of the main page. Click and Vote. That's all there is to it. We'll be looking for TOPICS upon which to vote in upcoming Polls. So if you have a question that would fit the "poll" format that you've been dying to know the answer to, just reply to this message and let us know. Results will show up after 5 people have voted and the software will only allow you to vote once. Possible Upcoming Polls... "How many times have you visited the Yard?" "Have you ever attended a Navy Home Football game?" "How does your Mid rate the food in King Hall?" "Do you belong to a local Parents Club?" You get the idea. Let us know what you think about this latest addition to our USNA-Net web site. We keep trying to make it the very best resource for Parents on the Web. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Apr 6 08:08:20 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g36D8KM97825; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:08:20 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust2.tnt3.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.35.2]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g36D8Eq97816 for ; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:08:16 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001901c1dd6c$2205daa0$0223d343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Lists and Donations - Revisited Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:08:10 -0500 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Dear USNA-Net Family, It is important that all members of USNA-Net read this message. The West Point Alumni Organization, WP-ORG, (with which USNA-Net is NOT affiliated in ANY WAY) has begun it's 11th semi-annual Fundraiser. Because of confusion, and questions posed to us, on the part of some of our members, Sandi and I feel we should address our response to all of you. The money WP-ORG seeks to raise will NOT benefit USNA-Net in any way. We are a totally independent and separately run organization of Parents. While there had been a relationship in past years, this is no longer the case. As most of you are aware, USNA-Net was the ONLY Navy Parents list in existence until October of last year. We left WP-ORG's "free" hosting in favor of our own independent operation for several good and very valid reasons last September. If you wish to review these issues, please visit our USNA-Net Archives for September, 2001. At that time a handful of former members of this list returned to WP-ORG to start their own list where there were "No Rules" and where they were able operate without restraints. Now, as WP-ORG begins another Semi-Annual Fundraisers, they are seeking donations from the members of their new USNA-PARENTS listserver. Please do NOT confuse this reconstituted group of about 300 individuals with our lists at USNA-Net with over 2,250 families subscribed. Why have we revisited all of this? Because we do not want our members to be confused about the separate operation of our service. USNA-Net is NOT part of WP-ORG or USNA-PARENTS. We operate though our own SEPARATE funding. In October, 2001, USNA-Net, Inc. solicited donations from our membership to offset our costs. In SIX DAYS we reached our annual goal of $4,900. Since we did it so quickly and with so much support from our members, we shouldn't have to ask for additional funds until 2003, if then. On that $4,900 annual budget, we provide our members with SIX listservers, a HUGE WEB SITE of 400+ pages and almost 7 million words of information about Navy Parenting, and host FOURTEEN local Parents' Club web sites FOR FREE and we do it all without outside banner ads or Corporate Sponsorship. What you have to remember is this... WP-ORG is first, last and always, a WEST POINT ALUMNI ORGANIZATION. They have over 28,000 West Point Alumni as members. The vast majority of WP-ORG's $222,000 annual budget is allocated for WP Alumni needs as it should be. Their Navy parents list represents only ONE list out of over 250 lists maintained for the sole use of WP ALUMNI and they NO LONGER host ANY Naval Academy Parent Club Web Sites. Their annual budget includes two full time PAID employees ($103,000 per year) and another $96,000 per year in consultant(s) fees paid out to "augment development efforts" whatever that is. (All of these figures are available on their web site.) If you are being solicited for donations by WP-ORG, it is because you have chosen to join their USNA-PARENTS list. That is your prerogative, and we have no problem with your right to make that choice. But, please, be very clear about this: The solicitation of money from WP-Org has NOTHING to do with THIS Parents' Network and USNA-Net, Inc. GO NAVY - Beat army. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org 100% FOR NAVY PARENT BY NAVY PARENTS !!! *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Apr 6 08:14:01 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g36DE1a14949; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:14:01 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust2.tnt3.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.35.2]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g36DDw214465 for ; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:13:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <006101c1dd6c$ecac3600$0223d343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Lists and Donations - Revisited Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:14:02 -0500 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Dear USNA-Net Family, It is important that all members of USNA-Net read this message. The West Point Alumni Organization, WP-ORG, (with which USNA-Net is NOT affiliated in ANY WAY) has begun it's 11th semi-annual Fundraiser. Because of confusion, and questions posed to us, on the part of some of our members, Sandi and I feel we should address our response to all of you. The money WP-ORG seeks to raise will NOT benefit USNA-Net in any way. We are a totally independent and separately run organization of Parents. While there had been a relationship in past years, this is no longer the case. As most of you are aware, USNA-Net was the ONLY Navy Parents list in existence until October of last year. We left WP-ORG's "free" hosting in favor of our own independent operation for several good and very valid reasons last September. If you wish to review these issues, please visit our USNA-Net Archives for September, 2001. At that time a handful of former members of this list returned to WP-ORG to start their own list where there were "No Rules" and where they were able operate without restraints. Now, as WP-ORG begins another Semi-Annual Fundraisers, they are seeking donations from the members of their new USNA-PARENTS listserver. Please do NOT confuse this reconstituted group of about 300 individuals with our lists at USNA-Net with over 2,250 families subscribed. Why have we revisited all of this? Because we do not want our members to be confused about the separate operation of our service. USNA-Net is NOT part of WP-ORG or USNA-PARENTS. We operate though our own SEPARATE funding. In October, 2001, USNA-Net, Inc. solicited donations from our membership to offset our costs. In SIX DAYS we reached our annual goal of $4,900. Since we did it so quickly and with so much support from our members, we shouldn't have to ask for additional funds until 2003, if then. On that $4,900 annual budget, we provide our members with SIX listservers, a HUGE WEB SITE of 400+ pages and almost 7 million words of information about Navy Parenting, and host FOURTEEN local Parents' Club web sites FOR FREE and we do it all without outside banner ads or Corporate Sponsorship. What you have to remember is this... WP-ORG is first, last and always, a WEST POINT ALUMNI ORGANIZATION. They have over 28,000 West Point Alumni as members. The vast majority of WP-ORG's $222,000 annual budget is allocated for WP Alumni needs as it should be. Their Navy parents list represents only ONE list out of over 250 lists maintained for the sole use of WP ALUMNI and they NO LONGER host ANY Naval Academy Parent Club Web Sites. Their annual budget includes two full time PAID employees ($103,000 per year) and another $96,000 per year in consultant(s) fees paid out to "augment development efforts" whatever that is. (All of these figures are available on their web site.) If you are being solicited for donations by WP-ORG, it is because you have chosen to join their USNA-PARENTS list. That is your prerogative, and we have no problem with your right to make that choice. But, please, be very clear about this: The solicitation of money from WP-Org has NOTHING to do with THIS Parents' Network and USNA-Net, Inc. GO NAVY - Beat army. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org 100% FOR NAVY PARENT BY NAVY PARENTS !!! *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Apr 6 16:35:46 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g36LZkw66643; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:35:46 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust2.tnt3.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.35.2]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g36LZiP66634 for ; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:35:44 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <00ff01c1ddb2$fe19b7a0$0223d343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A REAL Poll at www.USNA-Net.org Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:35:35 -0500 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To all our Navy Family, To the 156 members who participated in the first USNA-Net Member Poll on our web site... Thank You for voting. But that was our first Poll, it ran only three days and we thought of it as sort of a "practice" Poll to test the software and get everyone used to how it worked. NOW... Let's ask a serious question suggested by one of our members. The new Poll which will run until next weekend is... =================================== Do you supply supplemental CASH to your Mid? =================================== Please don't answer it here. Go to the web site and click on the USNA-Net Poll icon smack in the middle of the main page at www.USNA-Net.org - Just click and VOTE. All of your answers are TOTALLY ANONYMOUS. There is no way for anyone to track who answered or what option they checked. All we ask is that you only vote once per Poll. The statistics don't mean much if you rig the results with multiple votes. We will all be waiting to see what the Poll says about how much we send to our Mids per month. The results may surprise us all. Go Navy - Beat army!!! Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Apr 9 09:37:35 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g39DbZX32129; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:37:35 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust221.tnt4.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.46.221]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g39DbUP32119 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:37:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <01a001c1dfcb$83bc5ec0$dd2ed343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM USNA-NET Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:36:10 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... SECOND NOTICE - SECOND NOTICE - SECOND NOTICE - SECOND NOTICE IMPORTANT MESSAGE to all HOTMAIL and YAHOO members of USNA-Net... =================================================== Please address all questions and responses to mzets@USNA-Net.org =================================================== If you currently belong to any USNA-Net Listserver using a WEB BASED EMAIL ACCOUNT such as HOTMAIL or YAHOO, you will be required to change your address in our system to a "standard" email address BEFORE April 15, 2002. Beginning April 16th, USNA-Net listservers will no longer provide service to Web Based Email accounts such as HOTMAIL and YAHOO. The reason for this change is that these accounts are FREQUENTLY out of service, unavailable for delivery or OVER QUOTA. Since the beginning of this year, we have received 2,739 Message Delivery Problem Notifications from various Internet Service Providers. In that twelve weeks, 1,793 of them (65%) have been for Hotmail or Yahoo accounts. While web based email addresses account for less than 10% of our membership, they have caused over 65% of the delivery problems that Sandi and I have to do something about every day. During that 12 weeks, we have received an average of THIRTY TWO Delivery Problem notices EVERY DAY with 2 out of 3 of them caused by these web based services. If you discount the problems caused by the @HOME.COM bankruptcy in February, the problems caused by HOTMAIL and YAHOO email account for almost 80% of all of our problems. That's 80% of the problems from less than 10% of the members. So, for those who currently receive email from us at HOTMAIL or YAHOO, please send us the following... YOUR NAME YOUR OLD (HOTMAIL or YAHOO) ADDRESS YOUR NEW (REGULAR) ADDRESS If you provide those three things, we can change your address in our system in the blink of an eye and our Moderator problems will be GREATLY diminished. For those who use a separate HOTMAIL account for the convenience of keeping USNA-Net email segregated from regular email, we are providing a detailed web page TUTORIAL which will show you exactly how to set up Message Rules and do this using standard features of your regular email program. See the page at... www.USNA-Net.org/routemail/ We are terribly sorry for any inconvenience this may cause a few of our long-time members but you must realize that these web based email services are so terribly unreliable and cause so many unnecessary problems that we feel we must impose this change. Our thanks to all for your continued support and understanding . IMPORTANT: Please address all questions and responses to mzets@USNA-Net.org Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Test 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 *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Apr 18 00:45:37 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3I4jbi86700; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 00:45:37 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (2Cust5.tnt4.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.47.5]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3I4jZ686692 for ; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 00:45:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20c101c1e693$01c73ce0$052fd343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Safe Harbor Wallet Cards... Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 00:39:17 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To those of you who asked for a page full of cards. We have them on the web site now. Just go to the Safe Harbor page (www.usna-net.org/safeharbor/) and scroll down to just below the business card image. You'll find a link there to a full page of 10 single sided cards which you can either save as a Word Document or print directly from your Windows browser. It's important that ALL of our Mids know about this program and that they have the 800 number in their wallets. "Safe Harbor - Don't leave the Yard without it." Our apologies to Carl Malden and American Express. Just print out the cards and get them to your Mids. It can only work if they have a number to call when they need emergency help. Also, please remember the Safe Harbor Program really is for Emergency Situations only. Thanks. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Apr 22 12:05:35 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3MG5ZZ46581; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:05:35 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust192.tnt1.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.10.192]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3MG5WV46569 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:05:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <158001c1ea17$6f525a60$c00ad343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Our Last Poll Results... Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:04:49 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Our last poll results for the question... "Has your Mid ever seriously considered leaving USNA?" No, Never 72.1% - (132 Votes) Yes, Plebe Year 10.9% - (20 Votes) Yes, Youngster Year 7.6% - (14 Votes) Yes, Plebe Summer 6.5% - (12 Votes) Yes, Second Class Year 2.7% - (5 Votes) Yes, Firstie Year 0% - (0 Votes) Total Votes: 183 Our next poll question (which begins today) is... "Did you or your spouse ever serve on Active Duty in the US Military?" We thought it would be interesting to know how many parents are "Priors" themselves. So whether you were in the military or not, if you have a Mid at the Academy, please stop by our Poll and let us know about you. Did you serve? For which Branch? For how long??? Just click on the Poll Icon and Vote. It totally anonymous and fun to get to know about ourselves a little better each week. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Apr 22 13:55:47 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3MHtlN72235; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:55:47 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust192.tnt1.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.10.192]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3MHtf572215 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:55:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <2ace01c1ea26$ab5adc80$c00ad343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Our Last Poll Results... Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:53:31 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Last Week's Poll results for the question... "Has your Mid ever seriously considered leaving USNA?" No, Never 72.1% - (132 Votes) |============= Yes, Plebe Year 10.9% - (20 Votes) |== Yes, Youngster Year 7.6% - (14 Votes) |= Yes, Plebe Summer 6.5% - (12 Votes) |= Yes, Second Class Year 2.7% - (5 Votes) | Yes, Firstie Year 0% - (0 Votes) | Total Votes: 183 Our next poll question (which begins today) is... "Did you or your spouse ever serve on Active Duty in the US Military?" We thought it would be interesting to know how many parents are "Priors" themselves. So whether you were in the military or not, if you have a Mid at the Academy, please stop by our Poll and let us know about you. Did you serve? For which Branch? For how long??? Just click on the Poll Icon and Vote. It totally anonymous and fun to get to know about ourselves a little better each week. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Apr 23 13:56:38 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3NHuc930889; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:56:38 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust33.tnt1.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.10.33]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3NHuZr30873 for ; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:56:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <182c01c1eaf0$25bedac0$210ad343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Have you recruited an '06 Parent yet? Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:56:04 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To all... especially to all the '05 Parents on our USNA-Plebe list, The question I have for you is, "Have you recruited an '06 Parent to join our USNA-Net lists yet?" All of you realize just how valuable this service has been to you for the past eleven months. Would you wish the ignorance of not knowing what you learned from these lists on anyone? The obvious answer is a very loud "NO!" Now it's your turn to help us find the next class of USNA parents and make sure that they just don't know about us but that they join our organization. Every year we rely upon our current members to make sure that the next group of helpless moms and dads get connected with our group of over 2,250 experienced parents and become members of USNA-Net. It's FREE! Let me say that again... It's FREE !!! It's also very PRIVATE !!! No one gives out your personal information or email address. No one will even know you belong to the organization unless you write to the group. We can even help with that by forwarding your embarrassing questions and problems anonymously. But we can't help anyone if they don't join. Since the Academy doesn't send out our USNA-Net information with their "Info" packs, it's up to you, our present members, to get the word out - tell everyone you see to go to our web site at www.USNA-Net.org and click on "How to Subscribe" It's that easy. No, actually, we made it even easier... Tell them to go to www.USNA.org and they will be taken to our web site. That's right. There are now only Two (2) web addresses that you ever have to remember. www.USNA.edu is the US Naval Academy web site and www.USNA.org is our USNA-Net web site How's that for easy? Pretty slick. And simple enough for even the most forgetful of us to remember. So no matter what you though your excuse would be this year, we've made it so easy that you've finally run out of excuses. :>) Find that '06 Parent and get them to join TODAY! We'll continue to nag all of you for the next couple of months. As a matter of fact, USNA-Net, in cooperation with the Alumni Association is making the month of June "Join Your Local Parents Club Month" and in conjunction with that effort will be encouraging all of our members to join their local parents' club and JOIN USNA-Net!!! Do your part today. Pass the blessing of belonging to a group of over 2,250 other USNA Families along to the next class of parents. Get them involved with USNA-Net, the original USNA Parents Network. Mike and Sandi Zets Westlake, Ohio Ens. Michael Stoker - '00/10th Company (currently aboard The USS Russell, DDG-59 - Pearl Harbor, HI) *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Apr 25 09:25:37 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3PDPbL10290; Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:25:37 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust224.tnt4.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.46.224]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3PDPYt10269 for ; Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:25:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <031701c1ec5b$faa85740$e02ed343@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Mid Store goes On-Line... Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:20:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Thought you might be interested in this. The link below takes you to a page that has links to not only the Mid Store, but to the Visitor's Center, the Alumni Association, the Athletic Association and others. This might be a page you will want to bookmark. Sandi Zets Westlake, OH (jsandi@usna-net.org) Moderator: USNA-Net Webmaster: www.USNA-Net.org ****** USNA STORE GOES ONLINE ****** The USNA Store (Midshipman Store) is proud to announce ONLINE SHOPPING for Authorized Patrons available immediately. Access to round the clock shopping for your favorite USNA merchandise is now available at www.navyonline.com. Authorized patrons include Midshipmen, USNA Faculty and Staff, USNA Alumni Association lifetime members, and immediate family members of all groups mentioned above. A variety of numbers must be used for password access. Midshipmen will use their Alpha Code as password access. Alumni Association lifetime members will use their Alumni lifetime membership number. Faculty and Staff will need to call or visit the USNA Store administrative office at 410-293-2408 or 410-293-2392 to register for an on-line shopping number. Great USNA emblematic merchandise from the USNA Store is now conveniently available for shipment anywhere in the world. Find over 190 different items in a variety of categories including Plebe Issue, Go Navy, Clothing, Travel, Kids, Gifts, USMC, and 18th Hole. It's fast, it's easy and most of all it's convenient. If you have questions or comments, please contact us at usnastor@nadn.navy.mil or call 410-293-2408 or 410-293-2392. *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Apr 25 14:10:59 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3PIAxD75437; Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:10:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust224.tnt4.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.46.224]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3PIAu875429 for ; Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:10:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <03bb01c1ec83$bdc28f80$e02ed343@sandi> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Mid Store On-Line shopping... Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:05:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... FYI: If you are interested in going to the On-Line Mid Store announced earlier today there is something you need to know. When you are prompted to put in your Mid's name and alpha code make sure you omit the "m" prefix when putting in the alpha number. You need only put in the six digit number. Sandi *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Apr 27 10:48:27 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3REmRa23331; Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:48:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust22.tnt2.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.27.22]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3REmOg23324 for ; Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:48:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00f301c1edfa$9ad45c60$161bd343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A WARNING ABOUT KLEZE.E Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:48:30 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... There is a new V1RUS making the rounds. What else is new? It's a nasty called Kleze.e but both Norton and McAfee AV Programs DO catch it and protect you from it. So why am I telling you about this? Because... There is now an email message going around that warns you about this V1RUS and tells you to install a "FAKE" version of Kleze.e to fool the real one and prevent you from getting it. THIS IS A HOAX! IT IS THE REAL V1RUS THAT IS BEING SENT WITH THIS EMAIL!!!! DO NOT DELIBERATELY INSTALL ANY FAKE V1RUS TO FOOL THE REAL ONE!!!! The email even tells you to ignore your antivirus software when it warns you of a virus while you are supposedly installing the fake. It is NOT a prevention or a "vaccine" against the REAL virus!!! IT IS THE REAL VIRUS! Please don't be fooled. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org PS... This is the message that comes with the virus. Please don't be taken in. This is an insidious attempt to spread the real virus to trusting souls who will do anything they are told by the experts. Just install and use your anti-virus software and you will be safe. The tip-off that this message is fake is the incorrect or awkward grammar in the English message. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:17 AM Klez.E is the most common world-wide spreading worm. It's very dangerous by corrupting your files. Because of its very smart stealth and anti-anti-virus technic,most common AV software can't detect or clean it. We developed this free immunity tool to defeat the malicious virus. You only need to run this tool once,and then Klez will never come into your PC. NOTE: Because this tool acts as a fake Klez to fool the real worm,some AV monitor maybe cry when you run it. If so,Ignore the warning,and select 'continue'. If you have any question, please mail to me. ----- End of Original Message ----- --- *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Apr 29 11:26:55 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3TFQtb93078; Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:26:55 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust154.tnt4.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.46.154]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3TFQqR93068 for ; Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:26:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00df01c1ef92$441d0220$9a2ed343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Blank Email and Attachments Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:26:38 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... To all, Our lists are NOT sending out V1RUS laden emails. But... a few of our members have a problem and it is driving the rest of us nuts. SEVERAL of our members are infected with the W32Klez.e@MM V1RUS which sends itself out to everyone in the member's address book under an ASSUMED IDENTITY - one that it finds at random in the sender's address book. The email fakes who it comes from and thereby, makes it very difficult to discover WHO the actual infected party really is. We know it is several different members who are infected because the hidden header information that accompanies each email comes from different Internet Service Providers (at least "sans.rr.com" and "verizon.net" for certain). Here's how this virus works. It comes attached to an email and once you OPEN THE ATTACHMENT, it immediately begins sending out copies of itself to everyone in the infected computer's address book. It sends these out with a return address saying it is FROM some random person's address in the infected computer's address book. So if the infected person has ever written to you, it is possible that the virus will be sent TO you and it is also possible that the message will say it is FROM YOU when it is sent to others even though YOU are not infected. MAJOR DANGER - Aside from the annoyance of some of us receiving copies of this email, if you are infected, the virus will launch a destructive attack on your hard drive on the 6th day of March, May, September, or November, overwriting some local and network files AND if the month is January or July, all files may be overwritten. This virus could destroy all of our files if left untreated. So here's the deal... If you don't have antivirus software on your computer, GET IT AND INSTALL IT! To operate in today's internet world without it is asking for trouble. If your antivirus software is over TWO WEEKS OLD, you need to download the free updates that are available from the people you bought the software from. There are so many new viruses coming out all the time that you may get a new virus that your AV software doesn't know about if you don't update at least every two weeks. Please check your computer for viruses TODAY as a courtesy to our other members and as a safeguard for your computer and all of its files. Lastly... Rest easy. You will NEVER receive an attached virus from any USNA-Net list. Our software strips all attachments from all messages sent to our lists. (That's why several messages have recently come as blank messages without any text.) USNA-Net has total protection for ALL of our lists unlike OTHER listservers who have refused to implemented such safeguards. Remember, the ONLY way you can get this or any other virus is to open an attachment that comes with an email. The only way to insure that no one in your household who uses your computer never opens a virus-laden attachment is to have CURRENT antivirus software running and keeping you safe all the time. Please check your computer today. It really could be YOU who is infected. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Apr 29 15:45:27 2002 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3TJjRr51961; Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:45:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from sandi (1Cust154.tnt4.cleveland3.oh.da.uu.net [67.211.46.154]) by usna-net.org (8.11.6) id g3TJjN851945 for ; Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:45:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <01db01c1efb6$4076d320$9a2ed343@sandi> Reply-To: "Mike Zets" From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net IMPORTANT Change in Policy... Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:44:16 -0400 Organization: USNA-Net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... ============================================================= AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON CARE PACKAGES FOR I-DAY! All local Parents' Club Officers should pass this message to their membership! ============================================================= To all, While this is usually a topic for our Plebe list, since there are so many parents who will be instructing new Plebe Parents about CARE PACKAGES on I-Day, we thought that the entire membership should know that there has been a SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN OFFICIAL POLICY regarding care packages. Our Upper-class Parents will want to know because between now and I-Day most of you will be instructing '06 Parents on what to do for this momentous day. Since 9/11, a Midshipman is REQUIRED to announce to the Main Office that he/she is expecting a package to be hand delivered to Bancroft. Official Policy is that if the package is delivered unannounced, it will be REFUSED at the Main Office. It has been customary on past I-Days for parents who come to I-Day to leave a Care Package filled with necessary and/or helpful items (addressed to their Plebe) at the Main Office in Bancroft Hall during the day, so that their Plebe will have these items within a day or two of beginning Plebe Summer. Some energetic parents even LEFT one package at Bancroft and MAILED a second package at the local Annapolis Post Office so that their Plebe could get TWO Care Packages as quickly as possible. THAT HAS NOW CHANGED DUE TO INCREASED SECURITY AT THE YARD! This comes directly from Base Operations: ALL Care Packages are to be mailed via United States Postal Service to Bancroft Hall. Leaving packages at the Main Office in Bancroft on I-Day is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. To quote Commander Scott Grundmeier, Naval Academy Base Operations Officer, "I strongly encourage Moms & Dads to mail the packages through the USPS versus dropping anything off at Main Office." He went on to say, "Main Office is an integral part of the Brigade Watch Organization and is not equipped to serve as a medium for parcel service. Besides...then my security force won't have to check each one as it comes through the Gate. The USPS serves as an official screener for packages and thus lessens our need to commit man hours to screening packages as they arrive." So, what does this mean to our Parents? The Main Office at Bancroft may REFUSE to accept packages to be left for Plebes on I-Day. The USPS will be screening all packages and make life easier for the Academy Staff. A package MAILED will get to your Plebe sooner than one that is left at the Main Office if it is accepted there at all. Make up your I-Day Care Packages as usual but drop them off at the local Annapolis Post Office before you leave town. It is also possible that the Gate Security Personnel will not allow you to bring packages onto the Academy grounds as you deliver your Plebe on I-Day. This could put a severe crimp in your day and make you late for your appointed report time. So... Avoid the problems of getting packages through the Gate, avoid the problems of having a package refused at the Main Office and simply prepare it to be mailed after you have your Plebe's Platoon Number. During Plebe Summer, the US Postal Service mailing address for your Plebe will be... Midn First Middle Last Class of 2006 ? Platoon PO Box XYYYY Annapolis MD 21412-YYYY For "?" insert your Mid's assigned Platoon number. For XYYYY insert your Mid's assigned P.O. Box Number Note: The last four digits of the P.O. Box (YYYY) are the last four digits of the ZIP Code. You can obtain your Plebe's Platoon Number during the day at a designated tent/table near Alumni Hall. Your Plebe should have this information for you at the end of the day following the swearing in ceremony but you should not wait until then to obtain it. There will be precious little time then for the "goodbyes" that need to be said and you may possibly forget to ask or your Plebe may not have it with him/her.. Do your part and DO NOT BRING Care Packages to the Academy on I-Day. Mail them from home or from Annapolis before you leave the area but do not risk having the packages confiscated or refused at the Main Office. On behalf of Base Ops and USNA-Net... Thank you all for your cooperation. Go Navy - Beat Army. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ============================================ Have you visited our On-Line Store yet? Go to our new Web Site at www.USNA-Net.org Click on "On-Line Store" in the upper right. ============================================