March 20, 2001:
Protecting Your Kids On The Internet
Setting up New Profile in Communicator
Setting Up a New Profile in Outlook
Express
Protecting Your Kids On The Internet
Content Filtering
After reviewing several different software programs for filtering web content, we found that most have similar features such as: filtering out inappropriate web sites and content, monitoring the sites visited by keeping a log, and time spent on-line. You can also customize these programs by setting up different settings for each user. There are lists of approved sites that your child may visit and you may add sites to this list or chose to add words or phrases that you find inappropriate and wish to not be viewed. These are accessed through a parental control option with a password. The following are a few software programs with the above features.
Netnanny
www.netnanny.com
($39.95 program with no subscription fees / free trial)
Cyberpatrol
www.cyberpatrol.com
($49.95 program includes 12 mo. subscription,
$49.95 each additional year subscription / free trial)
Cybersitter
www.cybersitter.com
($39.95 program with no subscription fees / free trial)
Content Monitoring
The following program from Lighthouse monitors
where your child has been and keeps a log, but does not block inappropriate
material or web sites. Thus giving you information on where your child
has gone. Only by knowing what you child has viewed this can you protect
your child and communicate with them.
Lighthouse
www.guidinglightsoftware.com
Kids Web Browser
The following program for Surf Monkey is a
stand alone web browser designed just for children that comes as
a download. With this web browser there are 10,000 hand approved
web sites and exclusive monitored chat rooms with a profanity filter or
you can choose to disable chat. You can also block .exe downloads,
inappropriate sites and newsgroups. There is even an email profanity filter
or you can block email all together. They can also send messages
back and forth with parent-approved friends. This is a downloadable
browser with a $5.95 fee for families of 3 children and an additional
fee for more than 3.
Surf Monkey
www.surfmonkey.com
More Information
For more information on internet filtering
programs please visit the UDATAnet homepage and click on “Protect
Your Kids”.
GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help insure that families have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences. GetNetWise has developed an excellent guide to filters and other tools.
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Setting up New Profile in Communicator
Click on Start button
Scroll to Programs
Scroll to Netscape Communicator
Scroll to Utilities
Scroll to User Profile Manager and left click
Click on NEW button
Click on NEXT button
Type in Full Name ex: Chuck Smith
Type in email address: ex: chuck@udata.com
Click on NEXT button
Type in Profile Name ex: chuck
C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\chuck
(DO NOT change)
Click on NEXT button
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server, type in:
mail.udata.com
Click on NEXT button
Go to Mail Server User Name: ex: chuck
Go to Incoming Mail Server, type in:
mail.udata.com
Mail Server Type POP3
Click on NEXT Button
Skip News NNTP server
Click on FINISH Button
Start Netscape Communicator
Log on with new profile ex: chuck
Click on EDIT at top of screen
Scroll to Preferences and left click
On the left side of window, find Mail &
Newsgroups
Click on the + in front of Mail & Newgroups
Click on Mail Servers
On right side of window:
Incoming Mail Servers, hi-light mail inside
of box
Click on EDIT button to the right
Go to Server Name: type in: mail.udata.com
Go to Server Type: should be POP3 Server
Go to User Name: type in user name: ex:
chuck
X Remember Password
X Check Mail Every 10 Min.
Click on OK Button
Go to Middle of right side wondow
Go to Outgoing Mail Server
Go to Outgoing Mail SMTP Server, type in:
mail.udata.com
Go to Outgoing Mail Server User Name, type
in user name: ex: chuck
Click on OK button
When you get your mail the first time, it
will ask for Password. Type in your email password.
Setting Up a New Profile in Outlook Express
Start Outlook Express
Click on FILE
Highlight the word IDENTITY
Click on ADD NEW IDENTITY
Type in your name ex: John
Doe
Put check in box to require a password for
this identity, if desired
Click OK
When asked if you wish to change to this identity
now, click YES
The Internet Connection Wizard will now open
Type in your name as you wish it to appear
to others when you send email
Click NEXT
Click the circle that says "I already have
an existing email address that I would like to use"
Type in the email address that you want to
use
Click NEXT
Make sure that the Incoming Mail Server is
a POP3
When Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP)
Server appears, type in: mail.udata.com
When Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server appears,
type in: mail.udata.com
Click NEXT
Internet Mail Logon screen will now appear
Where Account Name appears, type in
your UDATA username.
When Password appears, type in the password
you chose when you signed up with UDATA.
Click on FINISH
When you want to switch your identities just
click on File, Switch Identity,
choose the name of the identity you want,
enter the password if you chose to
be prompted for one when you log on to that
identity.