From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Jan 20 14:42:16 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0KJgGJv037962; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:42:16 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from NOVA (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0KJgE4u037952 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:42:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <00e301c3df8d$83df5420$0302a8c0@NOVA> From: "Sandi Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Navy Cross Country Team To Honor Willie McCool Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:42:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... NAVY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TO HONOR WILLLIE MCCOOL ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA TRAGEDY ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Navy cross country team would like to invite the general public to join them in a three mile walk on the Navy cross country (USNA Golf Course) course that will commemorate the life of Astronaut Willie McCool ('83) on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 8:50 a.m. The walk will start at the future site of his memorial, which is based on his best time of 24:47 and being "15 minutes from home" as the Space Shuttle Columbia was before the tragic accident. The walk will take approximately 30 minutes and will commence at exactly 8:59 a.m., which is the same time that last contact was made with Columbia on Feb. 1, 2003. For more information please contact head men's cross country coach, Al Cantello, at cantello@usna.edu *** USNA-Net post by: "Sandi Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Jan 23 18:36:59 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0NNaxsn070171; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:36:59 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0NNav5e070159 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:36:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <133201c3e209$cd15b200$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Major Selection for the Class of 2007 Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:37:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... We received this this afternoon and felt that our members would benefit from hearing this news first hand. It seems that the criteria for the Selection of Academic Majors has changed slightly. Please remember that we are not passing this on for the purposes of opening a discussion about the "right or wrong" of this change in Academy Policy. We simply wish to make our members the best informed possible. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org ==== Original Message ==== 21 January 2004 From: W. C. Miller, USNA Academic Dean and Provost Major Selection for the Class of 2007 and Subsequent Background. The Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Gordon England and the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark have expressed a need for a larger number of newly commissioned ensigns who have completed technical majors in college in order to prepare these new officers for subsequent assignments in the world's most technically advanced Navy. At the Naval Academy, this increasing demand for technically educated ensigns will be reflected in increasing percentages of USNA graduating classes selecting technical majors; that is, those offered by the Divisions of Engineering & Weapons and Mathematics & Science. Class of 2007 Guidance. At least 64% of the midshipmen in the current midshipman fourth class will be required to select technical majors when members of the class select their academic majors in March 2004. Every effort will be made to give each midshipman his or her first choice in academic major; nevertheless, if fewer than 64% of midshipmen in the class select technical majors as their first choice in March, some midshipmen will be required to enroll in their second choice of major. For example, earlier this month almost 200 members of the fourth class selected Political Science as their initial preference for an academic major. The Naval Academy does not have the resources to teach that many students in a single major, so some of those midshipmen in 2007 who selected Political Science as their initial preference must find another major. Selecting an Academic Major. In considering which academic majors to indicate as your first and second choices in March, ensure that you give careful consideration to both choices and that at least one of your preferences is from among the technical majors offered at USNA. Consider your performance in courses you have already taken at the Academy, as well as your SAT test performance, as indicators of your potential strengths. Honestly appraise your interests: Are you going to enjoy spending the majority of your subsequent Naval Academy time studying either one of these majors? If your first choice is a non-technical major, have you selected as your second choice a technical major in which you can succeed at USNA? Talk to your academic advisors. Visit the departments you are considering; most of them are planning open house presentations of information that could prove very useful to you, but you are welcome anytime. Make a thoughtful choice. While I encourage you to discuss options with your upper class midshipmen, be aware that the classes of 2006 and earlier have selected majors and will complete their studies under a different set of rules. We will provide you more information on this topic as you approach the time to make your selection. W. C. Miller Academic Dean and Provost *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Jan 24 19:06:53 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0P06rpq040380; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:06:53 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0P06oJP040363 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:06:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1feb01c3e2d7$24d54af0$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Rumors and the Dark Ages... Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:06:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Ladies and Gentlemen, It's that time of year again with Service Selections just a few days away and not much else for your Mids to do besides study and attend classes, with daytime temps in the teens and snow keeping everyone cooped up. It's time for rumors to fly. This time of year is always resplendent with every rumor imaginable flying unchecked from 1st Wing to 8th, from Hospital Point to Rip Miller Field. The truth might even be found somewhere in any one of them but that's not what we're here to accomplish. USNA-Net is a service designed solely for PARENTS to seek Advice and Support about parenting issues. We're not here to be "Rumor Central," reporting on and attempting to confirm or deny this or that rumor. Nor are we a source of information about the validity of anything which your Midshipman may have heard between classes or in the Weight Room about Midshipman Attrition or the motives of the Department of the Navy with regard to Junior Officer Retention. All of these rumors are outside the scope of our organization's Mission Statement. We would beg our membership to remember why we're here and to help each other deal with the frustrations and joys of being a parent of a Midshipman. We will have ample opportunity in a few days as Service Selections are announced and some rejoice while others wonder what to do as they miss the cut for their "first choice" and look at a much different future than the one they had planned for so many years. Be mindful of all of our members as we discuss Service Selections. Remember that kindness, encouragement and understanding are the best medicine in times of disappointment. In the meantime, remember that rumors are just that... rumors. Most are figments of the Dark Ages mentality on the Yard and should be dismissed outright. Encourage your Mid to do the same. Nothing positive comes from passing on rumors and gossip, not at home, not at the Academy. Here's wishing all of our Firsties the very best this week. Respectfully, Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Mon Jan 26 17:40:29 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0QMeTuq096466; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:40:29 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0QMeP9g096448 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:40:26 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <30f801c3e45d$694cfb10$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net New Classified Ad Structure Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:40:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... We've stopped hiding your light under our bushel. In an effort to make our web site as beneficial to our members as possible, we've made a small but significant change to our Classified Ad page. The Advertisements are now OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC to read all of the ads. Previously, only members could read the ads. We haven't changed who may place an ad. As in the past, ONLY MEMBERS MAY PLACE ADS. This hasn't changed. Now, when you place an ad, a whole lot more individuals will be able to see it. After all, how many members own a home that they might rent to a fellow member for Commissioning Week? With the new setup, many more area residents will be able to find our members who wish to rent or sell or whatever. By limiting who may PLACE AN AD, we still retain the true benefit of membership for our USNA-Net members. As always, we encourage all of our members to read the Classifieds and now, we also encourage all of you to tell your fellow parents and friends (members or not) to stop by our web site and check up on what new in the Classifieds. You will still need a user name and password to place an ad but it's now a heck of a lot easier for everyone to read our members' ads. Please check out the Classified today. The link is in the Main Menu on the left of the Main Page. Just look between Photo Gallery and Countdown Clocks. Enjoy... Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Tue Jan 27 13:07:55 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0RI7ttg072588; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:07:55 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0RI7reR072572 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:07:53 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <06a301c3e500$816c3960$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net VIRUSES and Infected Members. Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:08:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... I don't know whether to sigh in resignation or to be angry that it's happening again. Yesterday, a new virus was launched in the internet email community by some sicko who will probably never be found and prosecuted. If they ever do catch one of these perverted idiots who write viruses, I suggest they draw and quarter him on live worldwide TV. The virus is called W32/Mydoom@MM and it has been assigned a risk value of HIGH for users of MS Windows Operating Systems. Mac Users are immune. The email comes in an attachment to a file with only one line in the body of the message... "The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment." It has also been seen attached to blank email with only a few words in the subject line. DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS !!! Now for the reason I'm so upset... I have repeatedly told all of our members to get and install up-to-date AntiVirus Software on their computers. Well, as usual, a few of you have shrugged their shoulders and ignored this advice. And as usual, several of our MEMBERS ARE NOW INFECTED. How do I know, because I got 37 copies of the virus before midnight yesterday and over FIFTY more of them in the last 12 hours!!!! If you saw this message and opened the attached file, you got infected. AND you're sending out copy after copy of the danged thing to everyone in your address book for as long as your computer is turned on since you got infected. Once infected you don't have to be connected to the internet. You just have to turn on your computer. The virus will dial up or connect to the internet on its own. It even has its own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client so that it can send mail without using your email program. Sigh. So I guess what I want to know is... How is someone with enough high quality genetic "stuff" to have and raise one of the smartest kids in the entire US, so careless that they would run a computer without up-to-date Anti-Virus Software??? It boggles the mind that anyone could be that indifferent in spite of all the warning we've give to our members no a regular basis. If you are reading this message and don't have UP-TO-DATE AntiVirus software running all the time on your computer, do us all a favor. Please get it and install it TODAY. You can find it at any Electronics or Computer store in your area. Remember, it's not a matter of IF you get infected. It's just a matter of WHEN you will be infected. Then you'll be spreading the virus to everyone in your address book from Grandma to your Mid. Even to other members. Everyone whose address is in your computer. Please be a responsible member of this network. To those members who have AV software and keep it up to date... THANK YOU !!! Please forgive this intrusion. No response is necessary. Thanks again. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org PS... In the time it took me to write this letter, I received 26 more copies of the MyDoom virus from infected members. Be Smart. Be protected. Get you AV software and keep it up to date. - Mike *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================ From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Jan 29 13:05:08 2004 Received: (navy@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0TI58Ak025132; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:05:08 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: navy set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (24-54-98-145.clvdoh.adelphia.net [24.54.98.145]) by usna-net.org (8.12.10) id i0TI50aa025088 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:05:00 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <2c2601c3e692$6a915930$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Spreading Viruses Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:05:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Just a follow up to my note a few days back about the new MyDoom virus. We still have several members who are currently infected. From the frequency and timing of the copies that we are getting here, at least one of you is connected for long periods each day over a DSL or Cable Modem. Please, if you don't have up-to-date virus protection running right now, ASSUME that you are infected and go get an AV program today. Or at least do us all a favor and turn off your computer until you do. On the 26th, the first day this virus was spreading, I personally received 143 copies of it from people who got infected and had either my email address or the address of one of our USNA-Net lists in their address book. Sandi got about 1/3 that many sent to her directly by infected members. This was by far the worst episode of virus attack we've ever seen. Please note... NOT ONE INFECTED EMAIL ATTACHMENT was sent out to our members via our lists. Our servers are incapable of forwarding attachments. This is NOT the case with all mailing lists that are out there. Some actually do permit members to send attachments to each other via their lists and so it IS POSSIBLE for you to get infected by an attachment sent to you via these irresponsible mailing lists. Be careful! KaZaA FILE SHARING SOFTWARE... Also, if you or one of your kids has KaZaA file sharing software loaded on your computer (used by most to download MUSIC files), this new virus will be IMPORTED via this software into your computer. It can spread through this program bypassing your AV software completely. Check your computer today to see if one of your family has loaded KaZaA file sharing software onto your computer. Besides the fact that most uses of this software are for the illegal downloading and sharing of stolen music files, this program will download and install the virus through a backdoor that your AV software is powerless to stop. Please scan your computer for this virus today. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ================================================ Pass on our USNA-Net tradition to the next Class. Tell another Parent about www.USNA-Net.org today! ================================================