From owner-usna-net@usna.org Fri Apr 7 13:06:38 2006 Received: from navy1.usna.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k37I6cHv032232; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:06:38 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k37I6cCa032231; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:06:38 -0500 Received: from Orion (nolmstd-cadent1-69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) (authenticated bits=0) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k37I6bYi032227 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:06:37 -0500 Message-ID: <97d701c65a6e$18737500$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net A Speical Request from your Moderators... Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 14:07:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna.org Reply-To: "Mike Zets" A special message from your USNA-Net Moderators... ================================================== Every so often, I find myself thinking... "I should tell them about that." And so this time, I shall. Lately, our members seem to have fallen into several "bad habits" with regard to questions and answers for the lists and Sandi and I want to make sure you all remember just how things are supposed to work. A member has a question. She writes to the list with the question and other parents who know the answer, who have experience in that topic, send an answer to the list, sharing their know-how and experience with everyone else. That's the way our lists are designed to work. Sharing of Advice and Support among the entire group. It's what makes this service so unique and so very helpful. But lately, things seem to be going a bit differently. Too many members are responding PRIVATELY to questions and not sharing their answers with the group. OR..... They're not responding at all. They read the email, knowing the answer, and they just shrug their "virtual" shoulders, figuring that someone else will answer the question. And lately, it's come down to no one answers on the list. When you answer a question "on the lists" you are sharing your answer with the dozens of others who read the original question and wanted to know the answer, too. When you answer privately, those members never hear your answer. I'm writing today to encourage all of our members to participate in the lists when it's appropriate -- to share YOUR answers with the entire group. This is what makes our service so wonderful. We have a wealth of knowledge and experience among our 3,500+ members and it's magnificent when we share what we know with everyone. Everyone has something to contribute; something which can help a fellow parent. So, please.... If you can remember. Hit the "Reply to All" button when you know the answer to a question. Don't wait for someone else to do it. And if you have questions, remember to write to the list. The addresses are all on our main page at www.USNA.org. Go Navy. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA.org *** USNA-Net List message from: "Mike Zets" Visit our new web site at www.USNA.org ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna.org From owner-usna-net@usna.org Fri Apr 21 11:15:26 2006 Received: from navy1.usna.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3LGFBLO013758; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:15:26 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k3LGFBIV013757; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:15:11 -0500 Received: from Orion (nolmstd-cadent1-69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) (authenticated bits=0) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3LGF9En013753 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:15:10 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Gone phishing lately? Don't get hooked! Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:15:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna.org Reply-To: "Mike Zets" A special message from your USNA-Net Moderators... ================================================== This is an ADVISARY message from your Moderators about potential security risks on the Internet. All of our members should be aware of this growing SECURITY problem... It is called PHISHING (pronounced fishing) and it is a real problem to everyone with a modem and a computer. They come as Emails that LOOK just like they came from your bank or eBay or PayPal. In one form or another, these emails look really authentic and claim that something is wrong with YOUR account or that they are conducting a security check or... You get the idea. This morning I got another one. This time from PayPal (I really do have an account with them) and they were telling me that I had just purchased a new laptop computer and they were confirming the purchase, ship to address (not mine) and shipping charges for a total of $1,380.85 USD. AND... Lo and behold, in the middle of the bottom of the email page was a not-so-inconspicuous link to "Dispute this Purchase." Upon closer examination, it would NOT have taken me to PayPal's web site, even thought everything on the page seemed to indicate that if I clicked on that link I would be taken to PayPal where I could legitimately dispute the purchase. BOGUS... First of all, if YOU get one of these emails, delete it immediately. THEY ARE ALL FAKE! No one sends email to you which requires that you click on a link and log in to fix a problem with your account. NO ONE! Not your bank. Not your credit card companies and certainly not PayPal or eBay. When you click on these bogus links, you aren't just visiting a benign web site. In almost all cases, you launch an executable program on the foreign server which grabs all sorts of information from your computer! Just clicking on a link in that email can give away a ton of information about you including your email address, street address, and all of the private passwords which are stored on our computer! The bogus web site also looks exactly like you are visiting the real thing, including a place for you to supply a user name and password. DON'T DO IT! It won't access your account, it will give your user name and password to the bad guys. Some go even further and once it appears that you have logged in to your account, they require that you input all your current private information such as SSN, street address, mother's maiden name... You name it. They want you to "confirm" it for them. All the while looking just like the real web site. Many people fall for these hoaxes and have their identities stolen. Or worse yet, they voluntarily GIVE away their identities. So don't fall victim to these Phishing expeditions. When you see any email that purports to come from your bank or credit card company, etc. Delete it and call the company at the number you get off of your latest account statement or the back of your credit card. THEN you can be sure that you aren't being scammed. Please be careful. Identity theft is a very real problem. Don't get scammed. Go Navy... Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA.org *** USNA-Net List message from: "Mike Zets" Visit our new web site at www.USNA.org ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna.org From owner-usna-net@usna.org Wed Apr 26 21:09:22 2006 Received: from navy1.usna.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3R29MEr014107; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:09:22 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k3R29MpV014106; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:09:22 -0500 Received: from Orion (nolmstd-cadent1-69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) (authenticated bits=0) by navy1.usna.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3R29KB0014099 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:09:21 -0500 Message-ID: <3c4d01c6699f$9f4d5600$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Revamped - Expanded Parents Handbook... Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:09:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna.org Reply-To: "Mike Zets" A special message from your USNA-Net Moderators... ================================================== Just in time for all of our new members, we have revised the Parents' Handbook on our web site at www.USNA.org. We've added a Table of Contents to help you find things when you come back to it, hopefully over and over again. (We actually recommend reading it from start to finish as you would a book when you go to it the first time.) AND... We've finally added the much sought after GLOSSARY of USNA terms plus a generous sprinkling of Navy terms, too. With 282 Navy or USNA Terms defined in regular civilian English, you'll finally be able to understand what we've all been talking about on our lists. You'll find the GLOSSARY included in our Parents' Handbook and also available directly from the latest new icon on our main page. Just look for the "Glossary" icon near the left center on www USNA.org Enjoy. And while you're at it, if you can think of a few more terms to add to our Glossary, please send them along with YOUR definition to me at this address. We'll be sure to add it quickly. Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA.org *** USNA-Net List message from: "Mike Zets" Visit our new web site at www.USNA.org ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna.org