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Hi Murray , I have many sites to send. I tried to sort them out today to send only ones that were valuable. I ran out of time but I intend to send them by Monday. When I do it probabaly would make sense to email them off list as there are so many that the sheer amount may overwhelm the list capability. I hope they will be as good as the ones you offer. *Seattle* Audrey friend of pwp aussie John 49/42/38?? ----- Original Message ----- From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 7:36 PM Subject: WWWeb Resources 14 - E-Mail 102 & Internet Search 103 > Parkinson's Awareness Month - Day 14 > > I've gathered links, bookmarks, and URL's for Parkinson Resources on > the WWWeb and I plan to post them in bunches on this List in my own > personal attempt to raise Parkinson's Awareness around the world... > > I encourage you all to jump in and critique, improve, support these > efforts in whatever way you see fit.... > > I somehow thought these posts would spawn a lot of interactivity... > > This hasn't really happened... To date I have 5 sites to add to the list (as a > result of interactivity). C'mon guys... We can do better... And don't be afraid to > jump in.... I've strayed a little from Parkinson's today but hopefully these > "tools" will help everyone post positively and search for more and better > informed wwwebsites on PD. > > WWWeb Resources 14 - E-Mail 102 & Internet Search 103 > > Here are my "bookmarks" on "newbies" and E-Mail... > > E-Mail Tips > http://everythingemail.net/email_help_tips.html > Be sure to surf this site and all the links backwards & forwards, up & down. > It's a delight. Don't miss the TOURBUS! > > Every computer is different but I'll try to explain E-Mail 102... > > E-mail is sent from one computer to another by SMPT Simple Mail Transfer > Protocol. This means simply that everything you send on an e-mail will > be sent in a SIMPLE text format. If you send anything other than plain > text it will be translated to a text format, transmitted, and must be > interpreted by the receiver. If we don't all run the same software > package with the same interpretation capability then errors will occur. > What we are doing on the list, is using the text only (no graphics - GIF's - JPG's > etc.) to maintain the intelligence of universality. We serve 1900+ > members in 37 countries and while the mainstream may use IBM clones > running Win95 or better the beauty of this List is that no one HAS to. > > Almost every software package that is pre 1995 or made by someone other > than Micro-Soft is unable to interpret the newer standards of > formatting that MS Outlook Express (in particular) applies by default. > That is why, from time to time, members are gently chided re: GIF's, > JPG's, rich text formatting, HTML encoding, attachments etc. because > it can be unintelligible to some members. The members on digest format > and on AOL find it particularly annoying because they get bundled > messages and it is awkward to delete individual posts. In the worst > cases it blocks e-mail at their server and they are required to dial up > the help line to straighten it all out. When everyone sets their > defaults to plain text only and avoids multi-part formatting this List > runs very smoothly. > > I use a 386 clone with 16Megs of RAM and a 200M hard drive with > Win3.1 and Pegasus email client and Opera as the browser. I do this on > purpose so that I can support the similarly configured computers that are > given to some of our support group. Some of our members are on severely > limited incomes and simply do not have the ability to upgrade. > > I deliberately avoid MS Outlook Express because of it's buggy nature, > susceptibility to viruses, tendency to default to Rich Text formatting, > etc. Pegasus e-mail client also has filters, works extremely > efficiently, is dependable etc. (and it is downloadable freeware) > Software selection / upgrading is up to the individual and the comfort > level of all members is best served by plain text, no pressure to > upgrade etc. > > Running the latest powerful software on the latest powerful hardware IS most > efficient when browsing the Internet. That said, I think it absolutely essential > to maintain the universality of the List by applying the simple protocols of > plain text only for our e-mail. > > How E-Mail Works > http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/20how.htm > > Guides to E-Mail Netiquette > http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/cis/help/netiquette.htm > (links) > > Internet Mail Enhancement Patch > http://www.slipstick.com/addins/utilities/imep.htm > > Bob Brand's E-Mail Pet Peeves - A MUST READ! > http://www.thebee.com/bweb/iinfo43.htm > http://www.thebee.com/bweb/factsoflife.htm > http://www.thebee.com/bweb/iinfo115.htm > > Bob Brand's Internet for Real People > http://www.thebee.com/bweb/brand.htm > http://www.thebee.com/bweb/index2.htm > > Netiquette Guidelines > http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html > > Netiquette Help > http://netnet.net/~neverman/help.htm > > Emily Post's e-Mail Etiquette (satire) > http://www.templetons.com/brad/emily.html > > On the Net, you are what you e-mail. > > Before you send that file, go down our checklist and think about how you > can avoid any risk of giving offense. > > 1. Don't attach an image or document to an e-mail message if the recipient > isn't expecting it. > > 2. If you're sending text (say, a press release or a resume), don't > convert it into Adobe Acrobat format--such files are too big. > > 3. Don't send attachments to a mailing list discussion group (unless > it's encouraged in the group or participants ask for them). > > 4. Before sending a file, ask recipients how they want it to arrive > --inserted inside the message as encoded text or broken down into > several small attachments. > > 5. When you reply to a message with an attachment, make sure the > attachment doesn't accompany your reply. Many mail programs retain > the attachment unless you configure them not to. > > 6. It's generally wise to attach only one file to an e-mail message > because many online services--America Online among them--can't > handle more than one. To send multiple files, attach each to a separate > message. > > 7. Before sending a big file, find out if the recipient has a compression > utility such as WinZip or PKZip. If so, compress the file. > > I hope this helps... > > Next... How to search the Internet.... (Much easier than E-Mail 102) > > **************************************************************************** * > > This one's easy... Internet Search 103 > > Internet Beginner's Guides & Tutorials > http://www.refdesk.com/factbeg.html > http://livinginternet.com/ > > Then start searching for anything at all but use all of these 3 search > engines one at a time and only look at the top 5 hits... you will soon > discover a pattern to searching... it's that simple... > > I use these 3 all the time, the very best all 'round Search Engines goin'... > > Google > http://www.google.com > > FastSearch > http://www.alltheweb.com > > Pandia > http://www.pandia.com > (Try their MetaSearch and/or PowerSearch) > > You can try other search engines too but the above 3 get the best results > most of the time.... > > The next thing to do is "team searching" where you select an "item" > to search on and team up with someone. You seach independently > for a day or so (or an hour) and then compare results. Or, you offer each other > "challenges" such as "What are zitter mutant rats?" This was an > actual question posed here on the List after the rats were mentioned > in a scientific review... > > "You have to be careful if you don't know where you're going because > you might not get there". - Yogi Berra > > University of Albany > Internet Tutorials > http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/ > > Sample - Boolean Searching on the Internet > http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/boolean.html > > Power Reporting - Resources for Journalists > Home Page > http://powerreporting.com/ > Search Engines > http://powerreporting.com/category/Search_tools/Engines > Search Tools > http://powerreporting.com/category/Search_tools > Non Profit Research > http://powerreporting.com/category/Nonprofit_research > > Search Engine Watch > http://searchenginewatch.com/ > > Search Engine Directory > http://www.dnc.net/users/king/search.htm > > Search Engine Guide > http://www.searchengineguide.com/ > > The Chocolate Lovers' Page > The chocolate search engine. No kidding. > http://chocolate.scream.org/ > > My personal favorite search engine... > http://www.google.com > > Scroll these URL's, peruse them, forward them to someone to > promote Parkinson's Awareness.... murray > > ********************************************************** > Disclaimer: > > Be forewarned... you must never assume that information obtained from the web > is necessarily the best information available (or even valid). Remember, no one > sets content rules on the Internet. That said, there is an education awaiting you! > > Links to Web sites are provided for information purposes. > I assume no responsibility or liability for material on linked sites. > > Please Be Advised: Medical information should always be reviewed with > your physician or attending professional before attempting to change any > medication or therapy. > > *********************************************************** >