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[10] WHAT IS COMMON SENSE AND HOW DO I USE IT?
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People tend to be more abusive or defensive while typing away on a
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computer keyboard. People are also more apt to being gulliable
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or confused by the text of others displayed on their screen.
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It is very important when you feel these exaggerated emotions to take
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a deep breath and think. Here are a list of 'common sense' notions
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that you should keep in mind when using SDF.
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1. Don't tell your password to anyone. NO ONE, not even your god
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should know your password let alone ask you for it.
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2. Check email headers if you get a slightly strange (or obviously
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strange) email from someone saying they are an 'admin' or 'info'
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or 'sysop' or 'support' or 'help'. In 100% of the cases you will
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find that these do not actually originate on SDF and most likely
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contain a malicious Microsoft virus. Delete these and do not
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forward them to anyone.
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3. DON'T PANIC - If something goes wrong such as your URL disappears
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or your session 'freezes' or you get a strange error, be patient
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and wait .. if you just wait 5 minutes, the problem will have
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'fixed itself' or disappeared. Also, check bboard:<ANNOUNCE> for
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system notices, maintenance schedules and resolved issues.
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4. Becareful with emotions. Sometimes users can provoke each other
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to get a reaction, embarrass or hurt one another's feelings. The
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best medicine if you are being flamed or trolled is to 'walk away'.
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Also, if you meet someone on SDF and decide to meet in person,
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please use caution and follow these simple guidelines:
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a. Arrange a meeting in a public place. Don't invite someone
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to your home and don't go to a stranger's home.
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b. Meet in groups. Avoid meeting one on one with a stranger.
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c. If you are going to fall in love, please do so AFTER you
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have met. If the feeling isn't mutual, do not persist.
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d. Don't let your failed relationship affect your desire to
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be a part of SDF.
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5. Don't compromise membership priviledges. If you are an ARPA member
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don't compile or install programs in /tmp or your home directory
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that would otherwise only be available to ARPA members. Most notably
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are programs that allocate sockets or allow a user to gain access to
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other ARPA only utilities.
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6. Use /tmp for temporary storage, but be aware. Each client system
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has roughly 2GB of 'temporary' space available to all users. You
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may use this space, but use 'df /tmp' to check that you are not
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going to cause other users problems. Note, files in /tmp expire
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at around 60 days.
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