COMPUTER CORNER

COMMUNICATIONS INFO
In response to many questions asked of the Communications Convenor

SECURITY ON LINE
WEB SITE BUILDING
AVOIDING E-JUNK MAIL
FIREWALLS
BLIND E-LISTS
EASY-OPEN
FILE ATTACHMENTS
FOR E-MAIL
AUDIO & VIDEO
FREE ON LINE
CONFERENCES

The CBC has an absolutely excellent section of their web site that will tell you far more about Internet security than you will find here. Please take a look at this.
Be aware though it will be time consuming to go through it all.
So it is suggested you treat it like a tutorial and do one section at a time.
It is well worth spending a few minutes a day to go through the whole thing.
Find it here.

Further questions or other info you'd like to see here?
Call Communications Convenor (Doreen Lankshear-Smith) at 807-577-3345 Or email her at doreenls@web.ca

SECURITY ON LINE


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FIREWALLS
You may want the added security of a firewall if you spend a lot of time on line and especially if you access the Internet by broadband (high speed ADSL or Cable). Commercial firewalls are available, but a perfectly good one, ZoneAlarm, is available for free download if it is for personal use. There is a charge for ZoneAlarm Pro for commercial use. Download the free Zone Alarm
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FILE ATTACHMENTS
Many have been unable to open file attachments. When sending a file to someone by email follow these guidelines:
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DOES YOUR CONGREGATION/PASTORAL CHARGE HAVE A WEB SITE YET?

FAQ

Q. Why do we need one?
A.
Q. Okay, we're convinced. How do we go about this?
A.
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TIPS ON AVOIDING JUNK MAIL
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CALLS ON LINE WITH NO LONG DISTANCE CHARGES (IT'S LEGAL)

There are a number of free programs which enable you to send instant messages and voice talk with one or more persons on line. Your computer must have a sound card and a microphone. "NetMeeting" comes with Windows. You may need to install this from your Windows CD. This is good for one-on-one communication. Supports audio, video, chat, file transfer and sharing.

Most programs enable transfer of files, sharing a computer screen, instant messaging etc. One of the best of the free ones for multi users is Yahoo Messenger - this is an excellent one for audio conferencing. It also supports instant messaging, audio and video if you have a web cam. Great for family communication across the globe.

Others you may want to check out include:


Things to be careful about:
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HIDING E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR SECURITY REASONS
How many people have your e-mail address that you don't know about? This is one way to get/increase the amount of junk mail you receive. So protect the addresses of your friends when you send out pretty pictures, jokes etc. to a list of recipients. One way to do this, without special software, is as follows:
Start by making a new entry in your address book, naming it as an organization or group. So for example, for the Joke List, you make a new entry called JokeList and in the email address section put in your own email address. Now address the email to Joke. Blind copy all the rest of the recipients. Then save the list as a group, which will of course be called JokeList.
This does not mean that you don't trust your friends/recipients if they should pass it on to their list, but this has a ripple effect and somewhere along the line there will be a teenage computer nerd looking to collect e-addresses to turn in for cash - or to send out unwanted mail.

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Further questions or other info you'd like to see here?
Call Communications Convenor (Doreen Lankshear-Smith) at 807-577-3345 Or email her at doreenls@web.ca

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