Emailing
Parent-Child
Internet Agreement 
Don't wait for your parents to set the rules for your internet
use: use this agreement! Print it out and show it to your parents
and ask them to agree to it - they will be very impressed with
how responsible you are!
Email Programs
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Etiquette
Email Etiquette
When we converse, we expect other people to observe certain rules of behavior. The same is true for e-mail, the most popular form of online communication. Here are a few pointers to help you communicate more effectively.
Email
Etiquette
These conventions (often called "network etiquette",
or "netiquette") recognize that it is very easy to
dispatch email messages very quickly, and often little thought
is given as to how the message will be received. This leads to
the following code of good practice for email.
How Emailing
Works
Have you ever wondered how e-mail gets from your desktop to a
friend halfway around the world? What is a POP3 server, and how
does it hold your mail? The answers may surprise you, because
it turns out that e-mail is an incredibly simple system at its
core.
Letter
Writing Etiquette
Writing a letter to officials let's them know that you're concerned
about human rights, and that you're taking steps to make the
world a better place! Come on! I'll show you a letter and how
to write to officials! From Amnesty International.
Manners
Matter
The impeccable Miss Manners on why proper netiquette is good
for you. Sit up straight, folks - Miss Manners is here. She has
mastered her voicemail, got control of her cell phone, and now
she's logged on to the Net. By Kevin Kelly in Wired magazine.
Netiquette
This is the complete book by Virginia Shea. It includes everything
you need to know about writing courteously online.
Spam Is Not
the Worst of It
Email etiquette and related gripes. Annoying things you shouldn't
do via email.
History &
Technology
Optical
Telegraphs: an early Internet
So what did they do before email? In 1796 a message could be
sent between two towns in about 15 minutes, extremely fast for
its time. So how did they do it?
Packet
Switching
This is the technology used to break up your email into chunks
that are sent over the net in pieces and the reassembled at the
other end. This site is a simple flash presentation on how this
works.
Smiley
Lore :-)
Yes, I am the inventor of the sideways "smiley face"
(sometimes called an "emoticon") that is commonly used
in E-mail, chat, and newsgroup posts. Or at least I'm one
of the inventors. By Scott E. Fahlman, Principal Research Computer
Scientist, Department of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
Instant Messaging
AOL Instant Messenger
Exchange Instant Messages with your friends, family and fellow
homeschoolers online for free.
Buddy Icons , Expressions,
Away Messages , Games And More
AIM Icons or Buddy Icons for AOL Instant Messenger.
Problem Areas
Getting Rid of "Spam"
and Other E-mail Pests
"Spam" is defined as "Unsolicited Commercial E-mail".
That is, e-mail you didn't ask to be sent to you that is commercial
in nature (e.g., an advertisement).
ScamBusters
Curious about whether it's a scam or not? Visit the Check Station
for a huge list of scams to watch out for, resources to help
you prevent yourself from being taken by investigating the company
first and, if it's already too late, what to do after you've
been ripped off.
Tips
to Making Friends Online
Don't be paranoid! Providing you follow these rules you will
have a great time online. We know of many Internet users who
love chatting online with friends. THEY followed the rules above
- WILL YOU? From McAfee, the anti-virus people.
Urban Legends Archive
If you get some dire plea or warning asking you to forward the
message to others, check here first to see if this is just an
online practical joke.
Urban Legends Reference Pages
Users are requested to please not spread chain letters and hoaxes
by sending copies to everyone you know. Learn how to recognize
hoaxes, what to do about them, and some of the history of hoaxes
on the Internet. Snopes Site by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson.
Virus
Detection and Prevention Tips 
Do not open any files attached to an email from an unknown, suspicious
or untrustworthy source. This and more tips from McAfee, your
source for virus protection software and reliable information.
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