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| Internet Resource Kit |
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| F.A.Q's
How do I contact EazeNet? Hours of Operation: The address is: USAonline, Inc. If you receive dual invoices, pay only one of them. What's a "Virus"? Computer viruses are called viruses because they share some of the traits of biological viruses. A computer virus passes from computer to computer like a biological virus passes from person to person. At a deeper level there are similarities as well. A biological virus is not a living thing. A virus is a fragment of DNA inside a protective jacket. Unlike a cell, a virus has no way to do anything or to reproduce by itself -- it is not alive. Instead, a biological virus must inject its DNA into a cell. The viral DNA then uses the cell's existing machinery to reproduce itself. In some cases, the cell fills with new viral particles until it bursts, releasing the virus. In other cases the new virus particles bud off the cell one at a time and the cell remains alive. A computer virus shares some of these traits. A computer virus must piggyback
on top of some other program or document in order to get executed. Once
it is running, it is then able to infect other programs or documents.
Obviously the analogy between computer and biological viruses stretches
things a bit, but there are enough similarities that the name sticks.
What is SPAM? There are two kinds of SPAM: newsgroup SPAM and e-mail SPAM. Usenet SPAM is a single message sent to 20 or more Usenet newsgroups. The content of this SPAM usually consists of false commercial messages (for example, advertising a company, product or service that does not exist or is misrepresented), or posting get-rich-quick schemes. E-mail SPAM targets individual users with direct mail messages and includes
"mail bombing" (mass mailing intended to overload the addressee's
mailbox), and harassing e-mail (if it would be considered threatening,
abusing or harassing in person, then it would also be considered as such
electronically). At its mildest, SPAM is junk mail; at its worst, it is
harassment. Some of these precautions may block wanted or expected e-mail, because it originates from a source deemed to be unsecured. If you feel you are not receiving e-mail due to WHC's precautionary measures, please contact our office or e-mail support@eaze.net. What you can do about SPAM. 1) Do not reply to SPAM. This simply confirms to the spammer that your e-mail address is a valid one. 2) If you receive e-mail SPAM, originating at any of our addresses to support@eaze.net. If the e-mail SPAM originates from another Internet Service Provider, you should make your complaint to the Internet Abuse department where the message originated from. You may also want to investigate e-mail software with filtering capabilities that will allow you to separate unwanted junk mail from your legitimate correspondence. |