Most people on the Internet are very nice..

But, there are a few people who are not nice..

It is generally okay to sign guest books and leave comments but you should follow these rules:

• NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR HOME ADDRESS

• NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER

• IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ASK YOUR PARENTS OR A TEACHER

• REMEMBER YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FILL IN EVERY QUESTION – YOU CAN LEAVE SOME BLANK.

• YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE YOUR FULL NAME BUT BE CAREFUL.

• YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE YOUR E MAIL ADDRESS BUT AGAIN BE CAREFUL. 

• IF YOU START RECEIVING E MAILS THAT YOU DO NOT WANT, TELL AN ADULT.

In order to protect young children and teenagers from the dangers of e-mail and Internet use, Infomat.net has teamed up with GAC International, providers of a unique range of protection software for the home and school.

For the home, Predator Guard Plus compares words on the computer screen with a library of words and phrases that might cause concern. Options available to parents and carers about what should happen if a "detection" occurs, include a screen warning for the child, the storing of a screen snapshot capture for later viewing by the responsible adult, closure of the program being used and combinations of all three. Children are safer, and they like Predator Guard Plus because nothing is detected when nothing is wrong, so their right to reasonable privacy is respected. Predator Guard Plus works in all computer programs, online and offline.

For schools and colleges, Odysseus for Education works on a similar principle to Predator Guard Plus, but information about detections is automatically sent to a designated collecting point, which can be any computer on the network. The software is very flexible in its operation and can be configured to meet the varying needs of individuals and groups. Rather than constraining computer use with all or nothing filtering and blocking, Odysseus for Education enables the locally responsible adults to take decisions on the configuration and post-detection strategy.