'Netline News
Date: April 1,  2004
Happy Easter

 
 From the editor

The birds are chirping, the grass is greener, and Spring is here! My favorite time of year! Kids are riding their bikes, parents are raking the lawn and the smell of the fresh air brings smiles to our faces! But April is also the time of showers and on those rainy days take time and do some web surfing. This months issue brings information regarding viruses, a tutorial on how to clear your SPAM boxes, and a list of great sites to visit! Sit back and enjoy!
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 Inside this Issue
<> Your Local Help Desk
<> Short Tutorial
<> Sites of the Month
<> Thoughts
<> Feature of the month
<> Internet Classes
<> This Month's Chronicles
<> Question and Answer
<> Odd Facts
 Your Local Help Desk

Most of you have probably received an email from a mainstreetcom.com account recently about your email account being disabled for various reasons. These emails are not actually from anyone at Mainstreet Communications. These emails tend to be from the following addresses:

management @ mainstreetcom.com
BOGUS ˆ the above email account doesn't exist on our email server
administration @ mainstreetcom.com
BOGUS ˆ the above email account doesn't exist on our email server
staff @ mainstreetcom.com
BOGUS ˆ the above email account doesn't exist on our email server
noreply @ mainstreetcom.com
BOGUS ˆ the above email account doesn't exist on our email server
support @ mainstreetcom.com
VALID - the above is a valid email account on our email server that is being forged/spoofed

Of the addresses listed above management@, administration@, staff@ and noreply@ ARE bogus senders. The support @ mainstreetcom.com account is a legitimate address on our email server that is being forged/spoofed. If you receive an email from one of the bogus senders containing an attachment please do not open the attachment as it is a virus and your computer will then be infected and the virus will mass mail itself to all of the contacts you have in your address book. If you receive an email from support @ mainstreetcom.com that contains an attachment do not open it as it is a virus ˆ We would like to emphasize that we never send emails with an attachment from support @ mainstreetcom.com. If you receive an email from support @ mainstreetcom.com that does not include an attachment it is likely safe to read. As is in this case, many time virus writers design their virus to forge the sender of the message so it looks like it is coming from someone on your local network and that is how they deceive you into opening the infected email and attachment. If you have attempted to open the attachment, make sure your anti-virus software is up to date, and proceed to run a scan of your entire computer. In most cases your anti-virus software will detect the virus, but you also can check this link out and read about the different viruses and how to remove them. http://www.sarc.com

Help Desk hours are:

Monday - Friday: 8am to 9pm

Saturday: 10am to 2pm

Phone number: 351-8324

e-mail: support@mainstreetcom.com

Short Tutorial

Clearing Spam Mailboxes
For those of you planning on using, or are using our new Spam filtering software, below are the steps for cleaning out your Spam mailbox. The filter will block most of the Spam you receive, but it does not delete them. It puts them in a separate box on our servers and you need to clean this box periodically (depending on how much Spam email you receive). Here are the steps:
1. Go to this link http://mail.mainstreetcom.com
2. Enter your username and password.
3. Click Login
4. You will now see a folder named Spam
5. Click on this folder and you will see all mail that has been blocked for you.
6. Delete any messages you do not wish to keep.
**To delete all, there is a delete all option at the bottom of the page.
**To move a message that is not spam to your regular mailbox, there is a Move to option at the bottom of the page. You can then select which mailbox you wish to move it to.

Arm yourself with the information needed to defend yourself from computer viruses.
http://cnet.com/software/0-5067630-8-6319437-1.html
http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/avert/virus-alerts/default.asp
http://www.f-secure.com/
Sites of the Month

This official site of the National Arbor Day Foundation provides information about planting and caring for trees, our Rain Forest Rescue and Tree City USA ...
www.arborday.org

April 3rd is Find A Rainbow day! Check this link out and find out how a Rainbow is formed!
www.wrh.noaa.gov/Flagstaff/science/rainbow.htm

healthfinder® — your guide to reliable health information
www.healthfinder.gov/

With this month having that "tax" day, April 15th, most of us think a little more serious about our financial budget and plan for the future.
www.personal-budget-planning-saving-money.com/

Great site for Spring activities to do with your child. 
www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_spring.html

Kids are excited to dye their Easter Eggs, but do you know how to do it safely? This website gives you tips on Egg Safety:
www.state.ak.us/dec/deh/sanitat/easter.htm
 

Great interactive map! City maps with point-to-point driving directions, city guides, and SmartView, which displays restaurants, parks, ATMs, and other local features.
http://maps.yahoo.com/

Email your favorite website
netnews@mainstreetcom.com

Joke of the Month


Got a joke to share- netnews@mainstreetcom.com

Feature of the Month



Sign up for HBO and get Cinemax
FREE for 6 months, plus a chance to win a year FREE of HBO!
 

Give us a call to see how you
can receive a $20 rebate!
351-1460
 

Free Internet Classes

Browsing Only
Melrose High School Library
April 27.............7:00-9:00 p.m.

Emailing Only
Melrose High School Library
April 29.............7:00-9:00 p.m.

Surfin with Seniors-Browsing Only
Eden Valley High School-Rm 127
April 12...........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Emailing for Seniors
Eden Valley High School-Rm 127
April 13...........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Surfin with Seniors-Browsing Only
Kimball High School
Media Center
April 26..........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Emailing for Seniors
Kimball High School
Media Center
April 28..........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Call to register and for more info:
Melrose Telephone Company
256-7471        548-3200
597-3333        764-7600


Browsing Only
Sauk Centre High School Library
April 20.......7:00 - 9:00 pm
 
Emailing Only
Sauk Centre High School Library
April 22......7:00 - 9:00 pm

Call to register and for more info:
351.1460

This Month's Chronicles

Birthstone: Diamond
Flower:   Sweet Pea, Daisy
 

 


April 2004
April 1............. April Fools Day
April 3............. Find a Rainbow Day
April 4............. Daylight Savings
April 7............. World Health Day
April 9............. Good Friday
April 11........... Easter Sunday
April 15........... Income Tax Day
April 22........... Earth Day
April 30........... Arbor Day

This Day in History
www.scopesys.com/anyday

Horoscopes
Aries:    March 21 - April 19
Taurus:  April 20 - May 20
 

Questions & Answers

Question: How do I change my background on my computer?

The Microsoft Windows background can be adjusted by opening the background display properties. To do this follow the below steps.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Open Display Properties in the control
    panel.
3. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 users click the Background tab, Windows XP users click the Desktop tab.

By default Microsoft Windows will have a listing of default Windows background. If you wish to change the background to a different picture, such as a family picture click the browse button and browse to the directory of the picture. 

Note: Microsoft Windows 95 users only have the ability to set the background as .BMP images, therefore if you have a different format of image you will need to convert it to .BMP image before setting it as the background. All other Windows users should be able to set a .BMP, .JPG, or .GIF image as their background
Email your questions and we will do our best to answer them!
netnews@mainstreetcom.com

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We do not have financial interest in, or endorse, any of the sites, or products offered by the sites, listed in this customer newsletter.   No opinions expressed on these sites should be considered to be the opinion of diversiCOM Mainstreet Communications or it's employees. This is a free service of diversiCOM Mainstreet Communications to enhance your Internet surfing experience.