The A3C Connection, October/November/December 2000

The A3C Connection, October/November/December 2000 (PDF), for printing.

• Slamming Spamming
  • What Is Spam
  • The Origins of Spam
  • Why Email Spam is Bad
  • How to Complain
  • -- Step 1: Find the machines the spam traveled through.
  • -- Step 2: Check the body of the note for email addresses or Web sites.
  • -- Step 3: Find an email address on those machines to send your complaint to.
  • -- Step 4: Compose and send your complaint.
  • -- Don't expect to receive personalized replies.
  • -- Spam Complaint Web Pages
  • Tricks to Minimize Email Spam
  • -- Never Reply To Spam
  • -- Use Email Filters
  • -- Use Usenet Wisely
  • -- Switch to Email-Based Discussion Lists
  • -- Use a "Throwaway" Address on Usenet
  • -- Fake your own From: address:
• Figure 2: Headers of a Legit Email Message
  • The Headers
  • Where Did All These Headers Come From?
  • -- The Message As I Sent It
  • -- The Message as My ISP's Outgoing Email (SMTP) Server Passed It On:
  • -- The Message When It Came to UIC:
  • -- The Message When It Arrived:
• Figure 3: A Typical Spam Email Message
• Reading Email Headers
  • Displaying Email Headers
  • Received: Headers
  • -- The Last Received: Header:
  • Other Headers
• nslookup: Matching Host Names and IP Addresses
• More Info on Reading Email Headers and Spam
• Designing Accessible Web Pages
  • The Accessibility Goal
  • Creating Web Pages
  • The Importance of Web Design
  • -- Access to All
  • -- Legislation
  • Web Accessibility at UIC -- An Example
  • Making Your Web Page Accessible
  • -- Web Access Essentials:
  • -- Additional Tips:
  • W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
  • -- W3C Quick Tips
  • Navigating a Web Page From the Perspective of a Surfer With a Disability
  • -- Visual Disabilities --- Screen Magnifiers
  • -- Overall Structure of the Page
  • -- Visual Disabilities --- Screen Readers
  • -- Graphics and the ALT Tag
  • -- Reading Tables
  • -- Frames and Drop Down Menus
  • Additional Accessibility Features
  • Testing Your Page
  • How Accessible Is My Web Page?
  • Resources
  • For More Information
• UIC Web Accessibility Contest
• About The ACCC Connection