RE: [cobalt-users] Off Topic - Memorial Ribbon

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> For any of you that wish to download this memorial ribbon image:
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> http://www.americanwebhost.com/usaribbon.gif
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If used, it might be a good idea to link it to http://www.redcross.org/ or
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/relief-outside or
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/paypage/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/104-4694744-0382359
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Dan Kriwitsky

Proud To Be An American

P.S. From CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email):

SAN FRANCISCO -- September 12, 2001 -- Email protection and consumer
advocacy groups warned today of online attempts to fraudulently
profit from yesterday's attacks on the USA. These attempts are taking
the form of unsolicited e-mail ("spam") and postings in community
forums, soliciting "donations" in the name of victims of the attacks.

A typical message claims to be part of an "Express Relief Fund" or
"Victims Survivor Fund". One message claims that donations will go to
the Red Cross, but the donation link leads to a Web site unconnected
with that organization.

The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE) and
SpamCon Foundation offer these tips to help determine whether a
request is valid:

* If you don't know the organization or person who sent the request,
it's probably fraudulent.

* Virtually no bona-fide relief agencies request funds by sending
email to people who are not already involved in that agency.
Solicitations made in this way may also violate laws in the United
States and Europe. (See http://law.spamcon.org.)

* If you click on a link to donate, examine the URL shown in your
browser. If the domain name of the URL is hidden, unfamiliar, or
doesn't match the link's text, the request is probably fraudulent.

* Verify the solicitor's identity through another medium (such as
phone) before giving money. Spammers frequently forge the identity
and style of well-known entities to gain credibility.

"WTC spams" appeared within an hour of the World Trade Center
disaster. Some, while not fraudulent, made light of the event. One
spam promised, "No terrorists here! Join our porn site, turn off the
TV, quit watching the crap happening in the states, and join our free
site!"