E-Mail Hoax New Pepsi Can / Dr Pepper Can Hoax News From Great Plains Attention DSL & CableNet Customers Ask The Help Desk What's The Meaning Of "HTTP Error 404 - File Not Found?" Sites Of The Month Great Sites To Check Out In October! Short Tutorial Printing Out Your Address Book

Dear Netlink Customer, Fall is a great time of the year, isn't it? The changing colors of nature, cooler weather, Homecoming dances, cooler weather, football games, oh...and did I mention cooler weather? It's also a great season to spend some time online--maybe to help the kids with their school projects or to touch base with friends you haven't seen in a while. We're here to help you and your family get connected to the world! 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: Warnings on a recent virus or e-mail hoax that may affect you An update regarding any new services we are making available An answer to a frequently asked Internet related question Some fun, seasonal websites to check out 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 Netlink Team

E-Mail Hoax - New Pepsi Can / Dr Pepper Can Hoax

There's an eRumor circulating around the Internet saying that Pepsi will soon be coming out with some new patriotic-themed soft drink cans. Various versions of the rumor state that the cans include an image of the Empire State Building as well as the words to the Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge, however, supposedly does not include the words "under God" so as not to offend anyone. Some eRumors refer to Dr Pepper as the producer of these new cans. Many of the e-mail versions also provide an 800 number to Dr Pepper as well as text encouraging people to send an e-mail of protest to the company.

The eRumors regarding both the supposedly new Pepsi can and the supposedly new Dr. Pepper can are HOAXES. Do NOT forward these eRumors on to your friends. If you receive the eRumor from a friend, advise them that the information is a HOAX.

The Details...

A link found on Pepsi's homepage (http://www.pepsi.com/) entitled "FALSE RUMOR ALERT: PATRIOTIC CANS," clarifies what they refer to as the "erroneous report that has been circulating around cyberspace for the past several months." The web page explains that Pepsi has not created any packaging which contains an edited version of the Pledge of Allegiance and that the patriotic packaging produced by Dr Pepper last year was inappropriately tied to this rumor. It then refers people to a link on the Dr Pepper website (http://www.dpsu.com/drpepper_can.html) for further explanation.

The Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. web page referred to above explains that patriotic-themed packages were indeed produced for a short period beginning in February 2002 by Dr Pepper. (A picture of the packaging can be viewed on their web page.) The special can included an image of the Statue of Liberty and three words from the Pledge of of Allegiance, "One Nation...Indivisible." Dr Pepper further explains..."The special packaging was designed to reflect our pride in this country's determination to stand together as one. The Statue of Liberty and Pledge of Allegiance were chosen as two of the greatest symbols of American freedom. Only three words were used from the Pledge of Allegiance. Those three words were in concert with the patriotic mood of the nation."

Many people receiving and forwarding the eRumor believed that the entire Pledge had been quoted on the cans with only the words "under God" left out. However, only three of the thirty-one words from the Pledge of Allegiance were used.

See below an example of an actual New Pepsi Can HOAX being circulated around the Web:

Pepsi has a new patriotic can coming out with pictures of the Empire State Bldg. and the Pledge of Allegiance on them. But Pepsi forgot two little words on the pledge, "Under God." Pepsi said they did not want to offend anyone. If this is true, then we do not want to offend anyone at the Pepsi corporate office. If we do not buy any Pepsi product then they will not receive any of our monies. Our money, after all, does have the words "Under God" on it. Please pass this word to everyone you know. Tell your Sunday School classes and tell your ministers so that they can tell the whole congregation. Christians stand up and let your voices be heard. We want the words "under God" to be read by every person who buys a can.

Again, the "New Pepsi Can" and "Dr Pepper Can" e-mails floating around the Internet are HOAXES. Do NOT forward them to your friends.

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News From Great Plains - Attention DSL & CableNet Customers

Netlink would like to inform our DSL and CableNet customers about a possible security issue, that other customers could view your files and folders through their PCs. It is Netlink's concern that this could be a security risk to our customers. To eliminate the problem please take the following steps to disable "File & Print Sharing". These steps will decrease your chances of being maliciously attacked. If a firewall is installed and operational on your system, you can disregard this notice! Please choose your operating system and continue with the instructions:

Windows XP Users
Windows 2000 Users
Windows 98 \ 95 or ME Users

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Ask The Help Desk - What's The Meaning Of "HTTP Error 404 - File Not Found?"

Question: I try entering certain websites and all I get is an "HTTP Error 404 - File not found" warning. The web page I am trying to access will not open. How do I fix this?

Answer: An "HTTP 404 Error" occurs when you try to access a web page that does not exist. Either the web page has changed its name, its location (leaving no forwarding web address), or is literally no longer on the Internet. There is nothing you can do about the situation other than making sure you have typed the URL (web address of the site) correctly.

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Great Sites To Check Out This Month

Make Your Own Fun Halloween Costumes
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/season/specialfeature/halloween_ms_costumes/ -  This is a great site for do-it-yourselfers when it comes to making your own Halloween costume. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to turn your child (or even yourself) into a butterfly, pizza slice, bird's nest, big bad wolf, or a chicken...along with lots of other ideas. If you're waiting until the very last minute, there are even links to solutions for procrastinating trick-or-treaters!

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
http://jonahmovie.com/ -  Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato and Junior Asparagus are now on the big screen along with the rest of the VeggieTale crew in their first full-length feature film. You may be familiar with these talking vegetables as they have been in many VeggieTale videos. (Over 20 million videos have been sold in the last two years.) Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie tells the story of Jonah and the Whale -- of course, as told using talking vegetables! This site includes official Jonah Movie Poster Screen Savers, an Arcade of Jonah games, very funny bios of the cast, movie trailers and more. This movie is an animated comedy and promises to be great for the entire family.

DairyCam
http://dairycam.com/ -  Milk. You know, the white stuff you pour on your cereal every morning? The Dairy Center is an Iowa-based, foundation-owned dairy operation which educates the public on the many benefits of dairy products. And, believe it or not, they've got a live webcam (updated every 30 seconds) located in their milking parlor. The best times for viewing are 4:30 a.m. (set your alarm clock) and 4:00 p.m. Each milking process takes about three hours.

Send Your Name To Mars
http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/  -  In January 2003, twin Mars Rovers will be sent to Mars with instruments that will attempt to determine the red planet's climate and water history. Submit your name at this site and it will be placed on a DVD Name Disc and mounted onto one of the rovers. Each rover will photograph and return to Earth with a picture of the DVD disk of names. You can even print off an official signed and dated Participation Certificate. Millions have signed-up already. It's free and the opportunity ends on November 15, 2002.

College Football 2002
http://college.espn.go.com/ncf/index -  The definitive site to go to for everything related to college football. Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Mel Kiper Jr., Trev Alberts, etc., provide their expert analysis on upcoming games. New stories about your favorite teams from across the country are added daily. Already thinking about next year? The site includes information on recruiting classes, top 100 high school prospects and more.

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Short Tutorial - Printing Out Your Address Book

Have you ever wanted to print the information found in your Address Book but weren't sure how to do it? Follow the steps below to print off a hard copy of your entire Address Book.

Address Book Using Outlook Express And Windows 98:

1. Open your Address Book.
2. Select "View" from the menu bar located at the top of the Address Book window and select "Sort By" from the resulting drop down menu. A sub-menu will appear with choices that allow you to choose whether you want the list sorted by name, e-mail address, phone number, and so on.
3. Go to "Edit" on the menu located at the top of the Address Book window and click (left click) on "Select all" from the drop down menu. This will print all entries in your Address Book. By holding down the "shift" key while clicking, you can select multiple entries for printing.
4. When you are ready to print, press the "Print" button on your keyboard, hit the Control + "P" keys or use the File menu located at the top of your tool bar. At the bottom of the print screen, you will see additional printing options such as a business card, memo or just a phone list. Experiment with some of these styles to see which suits your needs best.

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Mike Huggenberger
Director
Great Plains Communications Netlink

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