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Help for Spam Relief
  • SPEWS.org Spam Prevention Early Warning System - SPEWS is a list of areas on the Internet which several system administrators, ISP postmasters, and other service providers have assembled and use to deny email and in some cases, all network traffic from.
  • SpamCop.net - Indispensible information for those receiving or accused of sending SPAM.
  • Spamcon Foundation - Spamcon.org
  • www.spamhaus.org -Where does spam come from? Who's supporting the spammers? Welcome to The Spamhaus Project. Spamhaus tracks known Spam Gangs and Spam Support Services, and works with ISPs to identify and remove spammers from the Internet.
  • Write to your Senator to make spamming illegal. While the problem is international, Washington State has had some success. Write also to your representatives in the Michigan Legislature. If you have a good draft of a sample letter others can use, sign it into our guestbook and we will post it here.


    • Have you received a virus warning in email?
    Don't pass it on without checking to see if it's a hoax! Here's how:

  • Hoax warnings This page is considered the industry standard information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts.

  • (U.S. Dept of Energy-- Computer Incident Advisory Capacity)

  • Symantec.com (Norton Anti-virus)

    How to Identify a Hoax

    There are several methods to identify virus hoaxes, but first consider what makes a successful hoax on the Internet. There are two known factors that make a successful virus hoax, they are: (1) technical sounding language, and (2) credibility by association. If the warning uses the proper technical jargon, most individuals, including technologically savy individuals, tend to believe the warning is real. For example, the Good Times hoax says that "...if the program is not stopped, the computer's processor will be placed in an nth-complexity infinite binary loop which can severely damage the processor...". The first time you read this, it sounds like it might be something real. With a little research, you find that there is no such thing as an nth-complexity infinite binary loop and that processors are designed to run loops for weeks at a time without damage.

    When we say credibility by association we are referring to who sent the warning. If the janitor at a large technological organization sends a warning to someone outside of that organization, people on the outside tend to believe the warning because the company should know about those things. Even though the person sending the warning may not have a clue what he is talking about, the prestige of the company backs the warning, making it appear real. If a manager at the company sends the warning, the message is doubly backed by the company's and the manager's reputations.

    Individuals should also be especially alert if the warning urges you to pass it on to your friends. This should raise a red flag that the warning may be a hoax. Another flag to watch for is when the warning indicates that it is a Federal Communication Commission (FCC) warning. According to the FCC, they have not and never will disseminate warnings on viruses. It is not part of their job.


    Other Computer Information:

  • Help me get started surfing the net!
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  • Don't have e-mail yet? Get it at Hotmail.com!
    (Hint - Also good to use for personal mail if all you have is a work e-mail address...)
  • This free email has special features such as Auto Forward Mail and Search featureJayde free email.
  • Always wanted your own home page? Here is where you can get one free! Delphi Personal Home Pages.
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  • Set up Battle Creek's Home page as your home page button on Netscape!

  • Look under the Option menu at the top of your screen for "preferences" (scroll down.)
    Then type in (or copy & paste):

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    (even if you're not from Michigan at all!)
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