[NCSA-discuss] windows cleanup following gratuitous download

[Rob McCauley]

> Possibly better would be an NCSA webpage describing the
> problem and the cures.

We've detected that you are using Windows and/or Internet Explorer.  Stop it!

> Offering to talk at schools
> would probably not be well received either - the school's
> computer staff might feel their turf encroached on and kids
> might not be terribly interested in another talk by an adult
> stanger on the perils of dope, viruses.... (I'm reminded of
> a skit by Cheech and Chong).

I actually think that schools would probably be the place to go.  I'm
not too concerned if the staff feels like we'd be encroaching on their
turf or not.  Our goal, if we took up this project, would be to help
the kids, not take over someone's job.  An alternative might be to put
together a program and offer it to schools to deliver themselves.
Teach the staff to teach the kids, rather than teaching the kids
directly.  Personally, I don't think I have the time to make the
rounds at schools (though I'd certainly support any of the rest of you
who want to do it), but might be able to make time to teach
technically oriented people at schools about net safety and network
security.  They have the experience presenting information in a way
that kids are more likely to accept.  The technology teacher at my
kids old school was lots of fun.  I might know more than he does on
some subjects, but he'd present it *much* better than I could.

Rob