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Sherri On 1/21/07, delma bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > November HTML Mailer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: The CenturyTel Internet Team > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:56 AM > Subject: Your Internet Insights! > > > > Inside This Issue > E-mail Scam! > Bogus Coca-Cola Sweepstakes Promises Car and Cash > > Ask The Help Desk > Why Do I Receive Red X's Within Empty Boxes In Some E-mail Messages? > > Sites Of The Month > Great Sites To Check Out In January! > > Short Tutorial > Attaching Files (Attachments) To E-mail Messages > > > > Dear Valued CenturyTel Customer > Happy New Year to you! This January eNewsletter is designed to help you > start 2007 with new ways to boost your Internet knowledge. You'll get a > "heads up" about a phishing scam using a bogus Coca-Cola car and cash > sweepstakes. You'll learn how to attach files to e-mail messages, and why > you sometimes receive e-mail messages containing those little red X's in > boxes. Plus, you'll get our picks for helpful sites including one to help > you find your risk for major diseases, one to help you connect with > charities, and one to help you catch a glimpse of your favorite stars. > > The goal of each of our monthly eNewsletters is to keep our subscribers > informed regarding their Internet connection and to improve their Internet > experience. To meet this goal, each monthly newsletter will usually contain > information related to: > > > 1.. Warnings on a recent virus, e-mail hoax or security issue that may > affect you > 2.. An update on new services and other local interests > 3.. An answer to a frequently asked Internet related question > 4.. Some fun, seasonal websites to check out > 5.. A short, step-by-step tutorial on an e-mail or browser related task > We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to be a > valuable tool for enhancing your Internet experience. If, however, you'd > prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, click HERE. > > To see what's inside this issue, take a look at the index to the left and > thanks for reading! > > > > - The CenturyTel Internet Team > > E-mail Scam - Bogus Coca-Cola Sweepstakes Promises Car and Cash > It may look like an e-mail from Coca-Cola but it's definitely not "The Real > Thing." There's an e-mail in circulation, allegedly from a Hong Kong-based > Coca-Cola sales and marketing manager, that promotes a sweepstakes to win a > Mercedes-Benz ML Jeep convertible and $800,000 cash. The problem? There is > no such sweepstakes and there is no such car as a Mercedes-Benz ML Jeep > convertible. It's a phishing expedition, using the trusted Coca-Cola brand > as bait, designed to obtain personal and financial information from victims. > > It used to be that such hoaxes only hijacked the names of banking > institutions or services like PayPal and eBay. But now non-financial > consumer brands, such as the soft drink giant, are being used without > permission by online scammers. On their website, the Coca-Cola Company > states they are "... in no way associated with these e-mails or programs. We > are not a sponsor and our name and trademarks are used here without > permission." > > If you receive an e-mail like the one described above, you have a couple of > options. You can do nothing and simply delete the message. (Do not reply to > it or unsubscribe.) Or you can report the suspicious e-mail to the Federal > Trade Commission (FTC) at http://www.ftc.gov. > > As always, you need to be aware of the telltale signs of phishing. According > to PhishTank.com, a collaborative clearinghouse for data and information > about phishing on the Internet, look for the following signs: > > > a.. Generic greeting that doesn't use your name > b.. Link to a website that doesn't start with "https" (The "s" stands for > secure.) > c.. Request for personal information like account numbers > d.. Sense of urgency that pressures you to act quickly > > Back to Top > > Ask The Help Desk - Why Do I Receive Red X's Within Empty Boxes In Some > E-mail Messages? > Question: Why do I sometimes receive e-mail messages that contain an empty > box with a red "X" within the message pane rather than a picture? My friends > are having the same problem. > > Answer: Graphics and photos contained within an e-mail message are often not > "stored" within the e-mail message itself but rather on a remote Web server > (computer). If the message you receive is in an HTML format (supposed to > have graphics or photos as part of the message) and a little box with a red > "X" shows up instead of the image, there may be a broken connection > somewhere between the image link within the e-mail message and the remote > Web server where the image is actually stored. > > What causes a broken connection? There could be a number of reasons > including: > > > a.. A typo by the person who keyed in the Web address of the image's > server. When this occurs, the request for the image goes to a server > location where no image exists. It is similar to looking for a home at 1500 > Peach Street when the correct address is 1500 Peach Avenue. > > > b.. Something on the Web server changed before you downloaded the e-mail. > The graphic was eliminated, its name changed, or it was stored in a > different folder, which changed its path. > > > c.. A power outage occurred somewhere between your computer and the > location of the image's Web server. > > > d.. You've downloaded your e-mail and then closed your Internet connection > to review your messages. If images within any of your incoming e-mail > messages are stored at a remote server location, your computer will not be > able to access them since you are no longer connected to the Internet. > > > e.. Newer versions of Microsoft e-mail client software (i.e. Outlook > Express, Outlook, and Entourage) block graphics from appearing automatically > in HTML e-mail messages and, of course, the red boxes show up in their > place. (Click on "Download Pictures" at the top of the e-mail and the > pictures will appear.) Note: Different e-mail clients and Web browsers use > different symbols for a broken graphic link. For instance, Apple's Safari > Web browser uses a blue box with a question mark symbol. > > Back to Top > > Great Sites To Check Out This Month > What's Your Health Risk? > http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu - One way to take better care of > your health in 2007 is to educate yourself about your disease risks. This > site, developed over the past ten years by the Harvard Center for Cancer > Prevention, can help you discover your risk of developing five important > diseases . cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and stroke. Simply > answer questions about your health, background, and lifestyle with > easy-to-use interactive tools and get personalized tips for preventing > disease. Knowledge is power and Your Disease Risk gives you the knowledge > you need to make smarter, healthier choices. > > Track The Travels Of $10s And $20s > http://WheresGeorge.com - Ever wondered where your paper money goes after > it leaves your wallet at the checkout counter? Well a guy by the name of > Hank Eskin was so curious that he started a website in 1998 called > WheresGeorge.com so he and others could track the travels of U.S. currency. > All you need to do is enter the denomination, series, and serial number of > any U.S. dollar bill, as well as your current zip code. The site will then > follow the movement of that bill, giving you the average speed in miles per > day and the actual travel time between exchanges of the currency. > > Stargazing > http://seeing-stars.com/Awards/ - Hollywood's numerous awards ceremonies > are in full swing with the Grammy Awards and Academy Awards in February and > the excitement continuing until the Emmy's in June. If you've always dreamed > of seeing your favorite stars in person, seeing-stars.com is your insider's > guide to making it happen. Here you can find out how to catch a glimpse of > the stars as they arrive in their limos, sit in the audience of the American > Music Awards, or even watch an actor get his star on the Walk of Fame. If > you're really starstruck, check out this site's pages on where the stars > live, shop, play, and dine . and even where they're buried. > > Give It A Try > http://justgive.org - If one of your New Year's resolutions is to expand > your charitable giving, give this unique site a try. JustGive is a nonprofit > organization whose mission is to connect people with the charities and > causes they care about and to increase overall giving. They'll help you find > the charities most meaningful to you from more than 1,000,000 nonprofits. > You can also buy a charity gift certificate, start a charity wedding > registry, track your donations, and get a tax summary at the end of the > year. > > Super Bowl Legend > http://snopes.com/business/bank/superbowl.asp - Legend has it that annual > stock market trends are predicted by the winner of the Super Bowl. According > to what's known as the "Super Bowl Indicator," a triumphant team from the > old American Football League (now the American Football Conference) > foreshadows a down market, but a winner from the old NFL (now the National > Football Conference) means the bulls are coming. Learn the origins of this > famous legend here and take a look at how accurate the "Super Bowl > Indicator" has been in the past at predicting Wall Street's ups and downs. > > Back to Top > > Short Tutorial - Attaching Files (Attachments) To E-mail Messages > Not sure how to attach files to e-mail messages? Follow the steps below and > you'll be a pro in no time! > > Adding Attachments Using Outlook Express 6 On Windows XP SP2 > > > 1.. With Outlook Express open, create a new e-mail message. Prepare it for > sending by filling in the recipient's address, the subject, and the body of > your message. > > > 2.. Click your cursor arrow on the "Attach" button in the toolbar. (It > looks like a paper clip.) The "Insert Attachment" dialog box will appear. > (Alternately, you can click on "Insert" in the menu bar and select "File > Attachment" from the drop-down menu to open the "Insert Attachment" dialog > box.) > > > 3.. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the "Look-in" field and select > the directory where the file you want to attach is located. > > > 4.. Once the file you want to attach shows up in the main part of the > window, click on it to highlight it. (Hold the shift key down while clicking > to highlight multiple files.) Then click the "Attach" button. > > > 5.. The file you selected to attach should now show up in an "Attach" > field below the "Subject" line field. If you want to attach additional files > to the same e-mail, begin with Step 1 again. Click on the "Send" button to > mail the message with the attachment(s). > Adding Attachments Using Thunderbird 1.5 On Windows XP SP2 And Mac OS X 10.4 > > 1.. With Thunderbird open, create a new e-mail message. Prepare it for > sending by filling in the recipient's address, the subject, and the body of > your message. > > > 2.. Click your cursor arrow on the "Attach" button in the toolbar. (It > looks like a paper clip.) The "Attach File(s)" dialog box will appear. > > > 3.. Browse to the file you would like to attach by clicking on the > drop-down arrow next to the "Look-in" field. Select the directory where the > file you want to attach is located. > > > 4.. Once you find the file you want to attach, click on it to highlight > it. (Hold the shift key down while clicking to highlight multiple files.) > Then click the "Open" button. > > > 5.. The file you selected to attach should now show up in the > "Attachments" field to the right of your message's address info and subject > line. If you want to attach additional files to the same e-mail, begin with > Step 1 again. Click on the "Send" button to mail the message with the > attachment(s). > Adding Attachments Using Netscape 7.2 Mail On Windows XP SP2 And Mac OS X > 10.4 > > 1.. With Netscape Mail open, create a new e-mail message. Prepare it for > sending by filling in the recipient's address, the subject, and the body of > your message. > > > 2.. Click your cursor arrow on the "Attach" button in the toolbar. (It > looks like a paper clip.) The "Attach File(s)" dialog box will appear. > > > 3.. Browse to the file you would like to attach by clicking on the > drop-down arrow next to the "Look-in" field. Select the directory where the > file you want to attach is located. Note: On the Macintosh, you get what > looks like a standard Macintosh "Open" dialog box. There is no "Look-in" > field. > > > 4.. Once you find the file you want to attach, click on it to highlight > it. (Hold the shift key down while clicking to highlight multiple files.) > Then click the "Open" button. > > > 5.. The file you selected to attach should now show up in the > "Attachments" field to the right of your message's address info and subject > line. If you want to attach additional files to the same e-mail, begin with > Step 1 again. Click on the "Send" button to mail the message with the > attachment(s). > Adding Attachments Using Mail 2.1.1 On Mac OS X 10.4 > > 1.. With Mail open, create a new e-mail message. Prepare it for sending by > filling in the recipient's address, the subject, and the body of your > message. > > > 2.. Click your cursor arrow on the "Attach" button in the toolbar. (It > looks like a paper clip.) A standard "Open" dialog box will appear. > > > 3.. Browse to the file you would like to attach. > > > 4.. Once you find the file you want to attach, click on it to highlight > it. (Hold the shift key down while clicking to highlight multiple files.) If > you are sending the file to a Windows user, click in the check box next to > "Send Windows Friendly Attachments." Then click the "Choose File" button. > > > 5.. The file you selected to attach should now show up in the body of your > message. If you want to attach additional files to the same e-mail, begin > with Step 1 again. Click on the "Send" button to mail the message with the > attachment(s). > > Back to Top > > While we would very much like to send you e-mail communications, we also > respect your privacy. If you would prefer not to hear from us via e-mail, > please click here to be removed from our e-mail lists. > > Thanks for your business! > > Best regards, > > Your CenturyTel Internet Team > > CenturyTel Inc. > 100 CenturyTel Dr. > Monroe, LA 71203 > 877.592.1198 > > (We have used our best efforts in collecting and preparing the information > published herein. However, we do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any and > all liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, whether > such errors or omissions resulted from negligence, accident, or other > causes.) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.2/641 - Release Date: 1/20/2007 > 10:24 AM > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
