E-spamming at election time --------------------------- Elections 2002 in Goa will come to be known among cybersurfers as the one which lead to a whole deal of spamming. The BJP sent out its propaganda to thousands of email subscribers in the state. Whether they wanted it or not.
This would probably only increase the irritation-levels of persons finding their mailboxes crowded with unsolicited BJP mail. There were complaints from many sides. The party got to Dishnet's accounts too, and its spam came through here too. This is a note sent in to this columnist, from one reader: "Would like to ask you whether our email address with Goatelecom aren't confidential? There is no directory on emails address. How did they give it to BJP party to send us mail? My full email box was flooded with their mails." Another party which emerged as netsavvy -- leave aside its impact (or lack of it) on the election results -- was the newly-formed Goa-Suraj. It set up its web-site months in advance. It also interacted with overseas Goans via cyberspace relatively effectively, notwithstanding the misunderstandings that are wont to come up in anything Goan. Moral of the story? Of course, how net-savvy one is, is perhaps in no way related to the results in the polls. Link to Calangute ----------------- For those from Calangute, check out a new (and still small) mailing-list that keeps you in touch with the beach-village via email. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calangutenet or to join the list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fighting virus -------------- This is an update again linked to cyber-Calangute, and brought to our attention courtesy journalist Joaquim Fernandes. Check out www.goa4all.com, which is being called a "made-in-Calangute" site, and has an interesting unique-selling point (USP) in these days where computer Windows virii spread like wildfire. This site has a special 'virus rescue' section. Designed and run by TotalWebSolutions, a company that specialises in web site design, it hopes to evolve into a free portal owned by Vilanova Lobo. Lobo's argument is that when hit by a virus, we don't know what to do and normally spend lots of money of technicians. Many problems can easily be solved by following the simple steps provided on this website, says he. www.goa4all.com/virlist.htm lists newly-found virus, and explains what damage a particular virus wrecks. It offers tips to configure anti-virus software, and cope with the problem. Goa4all.com says its personnel are now available on msn chat for free online consultations on virus related problems, normally in the mornings. Their id is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course, with so many known persons in this business (including Sachin Chatte, who's battling this plague while not radio-jockeying on All India Radio's FM channel) it's hard to put it this way. But fighting Windows virii can be a real losing battle. One's own solution is simple: shifting to the GNU/Linux computer operating system. This has kept my computer, touch wood, virus-free for over a year. All the .exe or .pif or other virii files coming in, simply don't affect it because of this interesting operating system. Unfortunately, GNU/Linux has the image of being a OS for computer geeks. That's what it once was. It is now fast changing. Admittedly, there is still need for much more support services at the grassroot-level, to ensure that people can easily install and run GNU/Linux. Nonetheless, the Goa-based India Linux Users Group (ILUG) has some 190 members on its website. Quite a number, indicating the interest in this new and innovative, and above all 'free' operating system. Check groups.yahoo.com./group/ilug-goa. To join the group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Football fans ------------- Arunava Chaudhuri's indianfootball.com site recently claimed to have crossed 100,000 hits. This site was launched in April 1998, and would be of interest also to Goa fans of football. (ENDS) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
