Communicate with John Overbaugh

Introduction  Seriously involved for five years  Been in Internet industry since 1995  Been teaching Genealogy merit badge for four years 

Goals of Class  Discuss Internet and Security  Introduce class to concepts  Demonstrate effective use of listserves  Demonstrate effective newsletters  Show how how to find people via

Clients  Outlook  Outlook Express  Hotmail, Yahoo!  Eudora

Security  Firewalls –Software: BlackIce, Symantec/Norton –Hardware: LinkSys, Cisco, etc.  Operating System –XP Pro or Server? –Enable extensions –IE Security  Other: Credit cards, passwords

Concepts  Folders  Distribution List (DL)  Listserv/Mailing List  SPAM

Listserves  Rootsweb.com  Familysearch.com

Joining and using Mailing Lists  Follow directions—varies by list  Lurk for a while  Judge who is the expert  Ask for help—GEDCOM, etc.

Newsletters  Rootsweb Review  Rootsweb Missing Links  Roots-L  Gen-Newbie  TreasureMaps

Out of the Blue  Find a name  Send mail  See what happens  Get a mail  Respond