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Welcome
to the June 2004 Issue of eNews from
Holmes Stamp & Sign.
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CONGRATULATIONS
to last month's winner Beverly of Atlantic Laser Office Supply,
Neptune beach, FL. She won a $50 Gift Certificate to Aqua
East.
Please
be sure to check out www.holmesstamp.com
often. We have a new section on the home page called "News
and Updates" this is a section of our web page
where we like to have some fun! Its updated every day or so
and you never know what will be there from the latest news
on sports and entertainment, to fun computer games we found
on the internet.
Holmes
Stamp Company has a huge selection of desk plates, clocks,
business card holders, to personalize. They make great gifts.
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Netiquette 101: Being Civilized on
the Computer
Privacy
and Safety
- Nothing
is ever really private on the Internet. Don't include your
home address and phone number in your signature file. Don't
unwittingly give out so much information about yourself
that a stranger can put your day together. And don't give
out personal information about someone else.
- Log
off if you leave your computer.
- Never
share your password with anyone. Likewise, do not use anyone
else's password. Change your password if you even think
it has been compromised. Words or backwards words are not
secure passwords. Mix cases, numbers, letters, and symbols.
- Never
put in an e-mail message anything you would not put on a
postcard. Anything you say in e-mail or online may be taken
down and used against you. You are your postings. They're
all people may know about you.
- Don't
respond to spam, even to request removal from a list. It
only verifies that the sender has reached a legitimate e-mail
address.
- Minimize
the proliferation of spam by not sending messages to long
lists of e-mail addresses that can be "harvested"
by spammers. Or, disguise the addresses. One way to do that
is to use "Bcc" for most of the addresses instead
of "To." Don't publish your e-mail address on
your web page.
- Virtual
appearances are always deceiving. Don't make the mistake
of thinking that you know someone after having "met"
him or her online. You know only what he or she chooses
to say and only what others say about him or her.
- Don't
respond to threatening or inappropriate messages. Report
persistent abusers to your parents or system administrator.
Communication
and Getting Along
- Use
mixed case. UPPER CASE LOOKS AS IF YOU'RE SHOUTING.
- Use
symbols for emphasis. "That *is* what I meant".
Use underscores for underlining. "_War and Peace_ is
my favorite book".
- Mail
should have a subject heading which reflects the content
of the message.
- Use
smileys (emoticons) like :-) to indicate tone of voice,
but use them sparingly. Don't assume that using a smiley
will make the recipient happy with what you say or wipe
out an otherwise insulting comment.
- Include
a signature, but keep it short (no longer than 4 lines).
- When
forwarding a message that has been forwarded to you, remove
the layers of addresses that take up disk space and frustrate
the reader.
- Be
careful when you reply to messages or postings sent to large
groups. Sometimes replies are sent back to the entire group!
- A good
rule of thumb: Be careful about what you send and forgiving
in what you receive. You should not send heated messages
("flames") even if you are provoked. On the other
hand, you shouldn't be surprised if you get flamed, and
it's usually best to ignore flames.
- Don't
send large amounts of unsolicited information to people.
- It's
rude to multitask people. Don't be instant messaging when
your parents are trying to talk to you or a friend is on
the phone.
- Don't
annoy system administrators. They usually have your best
interests at heart.
- Understand
and practice copyright compliance.
- Having
a copy of something doesn't mean that you have the right
to copy or distribute it.
- Do
not post or share significant sections of copyrighted
material. Paraphrase words; post less than 30 seconds
of a musical selection; do not post others' images unless
you have explicit permission to do so.
Having
a Life
- Take
a break from being online every hour. Read a book, eat a
snack, go outside, do your homework. Get together with your
friends in person instead of instant messaging each other.
- Be
a careful custodian of disk space and bandwidth. If downloading
a file is going to give you enough time to weave a small
rug, forget it.
Concentrate
on tool use rather than the tools themselves. Don't get sucked
into chatting or game playing or web surfing when you should
be working on your English paper or having dinner with your
family. Keep your priorities straight.
Reply
to this email blast and you are eligible to win a $50 Gift
Certificate to Long Horn Steakhouse. All replies will be entered
in a drawing and the winner will be randomly selected. No
purchase necessary.
Holmes
Stamp Company
1670 San Marco Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(888) 465-6373
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